Chief Engineer – Data Center SSD Program Family
About The Position
We are seeking a Chief Engineer to lead the Data Center SSD program family. In this pivotal role, you will guide critical technical decisions across the portfolio, ensuring innovation, performance leadership, and successful execution from inception to delivery. As Chief Engineer, you will partner with ASIC and SSD architects, strategic planners, and system integration leads to define and shape the SSD product family. You will act as an extension of the Architecture and System Integration team, strengthening connections, providing technical expertise, and leading cross-functional teams. Collaborate across the lifecycle to define SoC and SSD features, evaluate power and performance, and translate evolving customer requirements into actionable deliverables. Co-author key technical documents including Landing Zone sections, architecture requirements, ASIC specifications, implementations, and Product Requirement Documents. Serve as the key technical contact for the product family, ensuring core components are leveraged across SSD programs and extended to other initiatives. Drive on-time delivery of products that meet customer requirements and seamlessly work in customer environments.
Requirements
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 10+ years of experience in PCIe/NVMe SSD, SoC, or storage system architecture, with proven leadership in product architecture, systems integration, and product launch.
- Deep knowledge of PCIe/NVMe protocol stack and host-storage interface behavior, SSD subsystems and high‑speed interfaces, with proven experience in writing ASIC/Product requirements, manage change controls, and debug complex issues.
- Experience with SSD and SoC architectures for AI/ML workloads, ensuring performance, scalability, and power efficiency.
- Strong technical leadership across diverse engineering disciplines, with excellent communication, multitasking, and influencing skills.
- Self-motivation, initiative, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Strategic thinking with analytical and systems-level reasoning.
- Comfort working in ambiguity and driving clarity across complex technical domains.
Nice To Haves
- Broad SoC and SSD system-level experience spanning all SSD component domains.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical efforts and communicate effectively with executives and engineering teams.
- Experience with Die-to-Die interfaces and chiplet architecture is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Guide critical technical decisions across the portfolio, ensuring innovation, performance leadership, and successful execution from inception to delivery.
- Partner with ASIC and SSD architects, strategic planners, and system integration leads to define and shape the SSD product family.
- Act as an extension of the Architecture and System Integration team, strengthening connections, providing technical expertise, and leading cross-functional teams.
- Collaborate across the lifecycle to define SoC and SSD features, evaluate power and performance, and translate evolving customer requirements into actionable deliverables.
- Co-author key technical documents including Landing Zone sections, architecture requirements, ASIC specifications, implementations, and Product Requirement Documents.
- Serve as the key technical contact for the product family, ensuring core components are leveraged across SSD programs and extended to other initiatives.
- Drive on-time delivery of products that meet customer requirements and seamlessly work in customer environments.
Benefits
- The compensation range for this role is $139,520 - $223,300.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
