Principal Hardware Engineer, SSD

**Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for *all*.** Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever. ## Our Vision Join Micron Technology and help transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all. As a world leader in memory and storage solutions, Micron is developing next-generation SSD technologies that power data centers, AI infrastructure, client computing, and intelligent edge applications. We are seeking a highly motivated, team-oriented SSD Hardware Engineer to build the development of Micron's next-generation Solid State Drive (SSD) products. This position requires expertise in hardware architecture, high-speed digital composition, and system-level integration. The successful candidate will possess strong experience with PCIe, DDR, ONFI, and high-speed interface implementation, along with extensive hands-on laboratory debugging and validation experience. ## AI & Intelligent Systems As part of Micron's digital transformation strategy, engineers are encouraged to bring to bear and continuously develop skills in AI-enabled software development and intelligent automation. Preferred qualifications include: - Practical experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into applications, including Large Language Models (LLMs) and advanced inference services. - Knowledge of agentic architectures and autonomous software agents capable of reasoning, planning, and accomplishing multi-step workflows. - Experience developing AI solutions using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), tool chaining, task orchestration, and context-aware decision systems. - Understanding of Responsible AI practices, including model evaluation, observability, governance, and secure deployment. - Ability to identify and implement opportunities where automation can improve engineering productivity, build efficiency, debugging effectiveness, and business outcomes. ## Responsibilities - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure hardware builds meet all firmware, system, performance, reliability, and manufacturability requirements. - Participate in system architecture definition, build reviews, requirements development, and product planning activities for SSD solutions. - Conduct signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) analysis, simulation, validation, and characterization tasks. - Document, communicate, and present build results and recommendations to collaborators. - Evaluate and analyze build proposals, perform engineering tradeoff studies, and recommend efficient build solutions. - Build hardware for high-volume manufacturing, incorporating Design for Excellence (DFx), cost optimization, reliability, and quality considerations. - Own SSD hardware development activities throughout the complete product lifecycle, including schematic capture, simulations, worst-case analysis, component derating, validation, and production support. - Define PCB stack-up specifications, signal transmission methods, component arrangement approaches, routing limitations, and board-level signal integrity/power integrity considerations. - Work closely with firmware, validation, manufacturing, reliability, and customer support teams during development, qualification, and RMA investigations. - Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineers at early career stages and peers. - Leverage AI-based tools and automation technologies to accelerate build, validation, debug, and engineering workflows. ## Required Skills & Proficiencies - Self-motivated, diligent, and meticulous with a strong desire to solve complex technical challenges. - Excellent interpersonal, collaboration, and communication skills. - Strong understanding of transmission line theory and high-speed signal propagation fundamentals. - Solid knowledge of time-domain and frequency…