Sr Applications Engineer - 2288
$112,000 - $186,670 USD yearly
Support UFS standard enablement and joint storage validation for Managed Flash products across strategic SoC partner ecosystems.
Originally posted 3 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
KIOXIA America Inc. is seeking a Sr. Applications Engineer to support the development and market adoption of Managed Flash products within the technology ecosystem. The role serves as a technical bridge with strategic SoC partners to enable UFS standards and lead storage validation initiatives across mobile, automotive, client PC, AI, and IoT segments.
What you'll do
- Drive and manage technical and roadmap alignment between KIOXIA and strategic SoC design teams while enabling new UFS standards with key partners.
- Oversee joint storage validation processes with ecosystem partners to ensure product compatibility and performance.
- Coordinate with HQ engineering teams, Sales, Product Management, Technical Marketing, and Business Operations to deliver samples and product support for validations and reference designs.
- Participate in JEDEC standard organizations to track and contribute to storage specifications.
- Plan and execute joint marketing activities, developing and presenting live product demonstrations for industry conferences including FMS and CES.
- Provide technical application engineering support and guidance for Managed Flash customers.
What you'll need
- 5+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 3+ years of experience with a Master's degree.
- Strong technical background in flash memory technologies, storage protocols (specifically UFS/JEDEC standards), and SoC architectures.
- Experience working with or supporting ecosystems across mobile, automotive, client PC, AI, or IoT segments through validation processes.
- Demonstrated ability to interface with customers and technical leadership to present product roadmaps and resolve technical issues.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally to support engineering teams and customer relationships.
Nice to have
- Fluency in both English and Japanese.
Skills: UFS, JEDEC, NAND Flash, SoC, storage validation
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 70-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · Memory Design
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Open roles in category
29
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Median days open
70 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$176k
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| Metric | KIOXIA America | All employers we track in this specialty (29 roles · 11 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 29 |
| Median days open | 0 d | 70 d (−70 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $176k |
Skills observed across this category: UFS, JEDEC, NAND Flash, SoC, storage validation
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 7 open roles · median 76 d
- Teradyne · 5 open roles · median 97 d
- SK Hynix America · 4 open roles · median 120 d
- Synopsys · 3 open roles · median 36 d
- Samsung Semiconductor · 2 open roles · median 171 d
- SanDisk · 2 open roles · median 5 d
How we counted: 29 open Applications FAE (Memory Design) roles from 11 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 4 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.