Staff/ Senior Staff QA Engineer

What You Can Expect

• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans for PCIe, CXL, NVMe, and SSD firmware validation

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Python, Pytest, and Robot Framework

• Build end-to-end automation frameworks from scratch for storage and interconnect validation

• Collaborate with development, QA, and DevOps teams to ensure high-quality releases.

• Apply advanced OOP principles to create reusable automation components

• Troubleshoot and optimize test suites for firmware reliability, performance, and coverage

• Drive automation initiatives and continuous improvement in QA processes

• Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills; work effectively as a team player

What Were Looking For

• BS/MS degree in: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering

• 4-10 years of hands-on experience and leadership in QA/Validation for PCIe, CXL, NVMe, SSD domains

• Strong knowledge of PCIe, CXL, NVMe protocols, SSD architecture, and firmware testing

• Expert-level Python programming for automation

• Hands-on experience with testing storage products using Oakgate, Sanblaze, NVMe compliance tools, and Linux environments

• SSD Testing tools like DriveMaster, FIO, VDBench, ezFIO, CrystalDiskMark, PCMarch, etc.

• Proficiency in Pytest, Robot Framework, and scripting

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions)

• Solid understanding of OOP concepts and software design principles

• Familiarity with Firmware Validation with simulation tools (Virtualizer, Simics, PCSim) and FPGA Prototyping for Pre-silicon testing

• Setting up protocol analyzers, capturing traces and analyzing traces

• Excellent debugging skills and ability to analyze firmware logs

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams

• Good to Have - Experience with high-speed interconnects, storage benchmarking, and advanced CI/CD integration & Understanding of management protocols MCTP, Redfish, NVMe-MI, etc.