Senior Engineer - Test Development - San Jose, California, United States
$163,000 - $253,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 10 February 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 29 August 2026.
Develop black-box functional test coverage and methodologies for NVMe SSD host interface firmware driving Samsung's V-NAND technology.
About the role
Senior Engineer - Test Development within the Technology Enabling Development Lab (TED) focusing on host interface firmware and functional testing. The role centers on host interface firmware layers driving V-NAND technology for NVMe SSDs in enterprise storage systems.
What you'll do
- Develop black-box functional test coverage and test methodologies for NVMe SSDs. - Debug and triage failures, collaborate with the firmware team to reproduce problems, and design and run experiments. - Analyze customer field issues and improve functional test coverage where gaps are identified. - Provide guidance to the automation team and assist with integrating test coverage into the existing framework. - Interface with local US and international customers and OEMs.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience, or Master's degree with 3+ years of experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent. - Hands-on experience in embedded software or firmware development/testing, including storage devices or embedded platforms. - Technical knowledge of storage technologies, including NVMe (NVM Express), PCIe (PCI Express), and NAND Flash/FTL. - Scripting proficiency in languages such as Python, Bash, and Linux shell scripts. - Knowledge of enterprise storage/server systems and proficiency in Linux. - Hands-on experience with PCI protocol analyzers and storage test tools, including performance benchmarks and IO stress tools.
Nice to have
- Familiarity and experience with agile development methodologies and practices, particularly in AI/ML-focused environments.
Skills: NVMe SSD, functional test, firmware, PCIe, NAND Flash, storage test tools
This role has been open 211 days — well above the 56-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
757
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Median days open
56 d
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Median salary
$169k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Samsung Semiconductor | All employers we track in this specialty (757 roles · 84 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 757 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 12 | 6250 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 173 d | 56 d (+117 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $169k |
Skills observed across this category: NVMe SSD, functional test, firmware, PCIe, NAND Flash, storage test tools
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 124 open roles · median 56 d
- Micron Technology · 65 open roles · median 89 d
- AMD · 63 open roles · median 41 d
- NVIDIA · 58 open roles · median 56 d
- Lattice Semiconductor · 45 open roles · median 46 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 36 open roles · median 33 d
How we counted: 757 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 84 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 26 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.
Samsung Semiconductor
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