Senior Engineer, FW & Product Test Eng - Longmont-MAX- Office, CO, United States
$104,000 - $177,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 8 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves validating the firmware that powers Micron's enterprise SSD products.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and implement automated test content for SSD firmware features, including NVMe and customer-specific requirements.
- Develop and maintain functional, performance, stress, interoperability, and negative test cases using established frameworks and automation tools.
- Investigate regression and field failures, perform root-cause analysis, and communicate findings to multi-functional teams.
- Enhance test automation, CI-based regression systems, reporting tools, and validation workflows to improve coverage and efficiency.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree with 5-6 years of experience or Master's degree with 3-5 years of experience in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.
- Strong Python programming skills, including experience with automation development and libraries such as NumPy, pandas, and Scikit-learn.
- Experience with software or firmware validation, test automation, and execution of structured verification strategies.
- Familiarity with machine learning concepts and applying existing AI/ML tools to engineering or testing challenges.
Nice to have
- Experience with machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
- Familiarity with embedded systems, firmware development concepts, and storage technologies including NVMe, PCIe, SSDs, or NAND flash.
- Experience developing automation solutions for validation, testing, or CI/CD environments.
- Working knowledge of C or Rust, along with experience using Linux, Windows, and Git-based development workflows.
Skills: SSD firmware, NVMe, test automation, Python, embedded systems
This role has been open 2 days — well below the 60-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
721
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Median days open
60 d
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Median salary
$168k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Micron Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (721 roles · 81 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 62 | 721 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 257 | 6025 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 90 d | 60 d (+30 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $168k |
Skills observed across this category: SSD firmware, NVMe, test automation, Python, embedded systems
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 122 open roles · median 69 d
- AMD · 62 open roles · median 32 d
- Micron Technology (this employer) · 62 open roles · median 90 d
- NVIDIA · 55 open roles · median 61 d
- Lattice Semiconductor · 41 open roles · median 32 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 27 open roles · median 80 d
How we counted: 721 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 81 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 11 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.