Principal SSD Systems Architect

Company: Micron Technology, Inc.
Location: San Jose
Posted on: August 6, 2022

Job Description:

**Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.** Join an inclusive team passionate about one thing: using their expertise in the relentless pursuit of innovation for customers and partners. The solutions we build help make everything from virtual reality experiences to breakthroughs in neural networks possible. We do it all while committing to integrity, sustainability, and giving back to our communities. Because doing so can fuel the very innovation we are pursuing.Micron Technology fast paced is a leader in the semiconductor industry developing and manufacturing DRAM and NAND Flash products. As part of the continued growth in non-volatile memory technologies, Micron continues to invest in the internal development of Solid State Drives (SSD). As a Principal Systems Architecture, you will work as an integral part of the architecture and product planning teams to define storage systems and solutions for our customers.Your new responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following areas:+ Identify and define new innovative product concepts and SSD architectures+ Maintain strong technical engineering relationships with customer/partner system architects and key technologists in memory products+ Work with Micron technologists, design engineers, and engineering teams to ensure successful implementation and feasibility demonstration of new product concepts+ Develop new product/architecture specifications+ Help to choose concepts for feasibility demonstration+ Generate new intellectual property and patents+ Evangelize Micron's new products, technologies, and capabilities; Attend and represent Micron at appropriate industry consortia, technical organizations, and technical conferences+ Identify key industry technical trends and competitive landscapes; Keep abreast of new advanced technology and architecture trends in the market+ Drive Modeling and analysis of Performance, Power and host driven workloads.+ Work with a team to generate System Architecture specifications. Provide System Architectural requirements to our go to market teams**Successful candidates for this position will have:**+ A **minimum of 7+ years** of architecture, design, product, test, support, system, or applications engineering experience in storage systems.Systems experience, including:+ Experience in SSD and or HDD architecture, Design or analysis and/or troubleshooting Operating systems: Linux, Windows, VMware Device drivers & Firmware Storage devices Solid understanding of SATA, SAS or PCIe NVMe interface protocols and signaling.**Technical Skills, including:**+ Proven technical and team leadership+ Detailed knowledge of NAND Flash, Solid State drives, and or Hard Disk Drives+ ASIC Controllers: HDL and controller architecture and design+ Firmware: Agile process, C Coding and Firmware Architecture for embedded products+ Storage protocols: SATA/ATA, SAS and NVMe+ NAND interfaces: ONFI, toggle, etc+ NAND Management: NAND flash translation, error detection and correction+ Storage Systems: Workloads and detailed architecture for Storage systems, NAS's, SAN's, Cloud and Workstations including RAID.+ Proven problem solving and troubleshooting skills.+ Excellent verbal and written communications skills**Ability to travel and be available for international travel****About Micron Technology, Inc.**We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life _for all_ . With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron - and Crucial - brands. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities - from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience.To learn more, please visit micron.com/careersMicron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.Please note that in order to assist in providing a safe and healthy workplace for all Micron team members, new employment offers for jobs based in India, Malaysia, Singapore, and the U.S., are contingent upon the applicant's provision of a copy of their COVID-19 vaccination document to Micron on a confidential basis prior to their scheduled start date confirming that they have completed the COVID-19 vaccination process, subject to any written request for medical or religious accommodation and to the extent permitted by applicable law.For US Sites Only: To request assistance with the application process and/or for reasonable accommodations, please contact Micron's People Organization at hrsupport_na@micron.com or 1-800-336-8918Micron Prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards.Micron does not charge candidates any recruitment fees or unlawfully collect any other payment from candidates as consideration for their employment with Micron.

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