Job Description

Will be required to lead end to end system level validation of complex storage platforms across multiple customer and internal programs. This role requires deep technical ownership of validation strategy, hands on debug of system/firmware/hardware interactions, and strong cross functional influence across firmware, hardware, QA, and customer engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities
- Own system level validation strategy for SSD platforms across FVT/DVT/SVT and customer qualification phases.
- Define and drive end to end test plans covering performance, reliability, corner cases, stress, and long duration workloads.
- Lead system bring up, platform configuration, and debug across OEM and hyperscaler environments.
- Perform deep dive failure triage and root cause analysis spanning firmware, hardware, drivers, OS, and test infrastructure.
- Drive issue resolution through data backed analysis, clear problem statements, and cross team collaboration.
- Act as technical authority for system verification sign off readiness and risk assessment.




- Mentor and technically guide senior/lead engineers; review test strategies and debug approaches.
- Partner with customer engineering teams to support customer specific validation, escalations, and qualifications.
- Contribute to test methodology improvements, automation strategy, and lab efficiency.
- Influence architecture and design decisions by providing early validation feedback. Qualifications

Required Technical Skills:
- Education: BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- Experience: 8+ years of experience in SoC or IP verification.
- Robust experience in system validation / design verification for storage or complex compute platforms.
- Deep understanding of:
- PCIe, NVMe, SSD architectures
- Host device interactions across Linux/Windows/VMware
- Performance, latency, endurance, and stress characterization
- Hands on debug using logs, traces, protocol analyzers, and syste

📌 Staff Product Validation Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Western Digital
📍 Bengaluru