Senior Staff Engineer

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Samsung Semiconductor
Full time
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USA
11/13/2026
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San Jose, CA

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end functional validation for current and next-generation NVMe SSD products.
Define black-box test methodologies, validation plans, coverage metrics, and release-readiness criteria.
Validate compliance with NVM Express and PCI-SIG specifications across NVMe, PCIe, NVMe-MI, and sideband interfaces.
Develop coverage for out-of-band management, discovery and enumeration, health monitoring, telemetry, management commands, and error handling.
Lead PCIe testing for link training, initialization, link-state transitions, reset and recovery, power management, error injection, and interoperability.
Reproduce failures, design experiments, identify root causes, and drive corrective actions with firmware, hardware, silicon, platform, and system validation teams.
Analyze customer issues, field failures, and OEM escalations and convert coverage gaps into regression tests and preventive quality measures.
Guide validation and automation teams in developing, integrating, and maintaining scalable automated test suites.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 15+ years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with 13+ years, or a PhD with 10+ years.
Extensive hands-on experience in NVMe SSD functional validation, protocol testing, system-level qualification, and device debugging.
Strong knowledge of NVMe, PCIe, NVMe-MI, and sideband interfaces, with the ability to translate specifications into comprehensive test plans.
Expertise in black-box test design, protocol corner cases, negative testing, fault injection, and broad regression coverage.
Strong Python, Bash, and Linux shell scripting skills for test development, automation, and debugging.
Deep experience debugging SSD, firmware, and protocol failures using logs, traces, protocol analyzers, and system diagnostics.
Track record of leading technical projects, influencing cross-team decisions, driving root-cause analysis, and delivering with minimal supervision.

Benefits

Daily onsite work at the San Jose, California office under the company’s flexible work policy.
Base pay range of $189,000–$301,000 USD, plus incentive opportunities tied to individual and company performance.
Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits.
Four or more weeks of paid time off annually, plus holidays and sick leave.
Charitable giving match and community involvement opportunities.
Fertility-care or adoption stipend, caregiver support, and medical travel support.
On-demand emotional wellness apps and free confidential therapy sessions.
Onsite café and gym, virtual fitness classes, and a flexible work environment.

Salary: $189k - $301k/yr

Samsung Semiconductor

Samsung Semiconductor is a leading innovator in advanced semiconductor solutions, delivering high-performance chips that power everything from consumer electronics to next‑generation data centers. By combining cutting‑edge research with scalable manufacturing, the company enables faster, more eff...

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