**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-domain analysis techniques. + Extensive experience with high-speed PCB build, routing reviews, power distribution networks, and EMI/ESD mitigation techniques. + Experience crafting solutions for signal integrity and power integrity in high-performance systems. + Analog circuit build and simulation experience using SPICE or equivalent modeling tools. + Familiarity with automated test methodologies and test automation frameworks is preferred. + Hands-on SI laboratory experience measuring high-bandwidth signals (20-35 GHz range). + Experience using PCIe compliance equipment and validation methodologies. + Proficiency with schematic capture tools, PCB layout constraints, and board-level build verification. + Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and contribute to technical development within the team. **Minimum Qualifications** + A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience, is required.