Operates with broad autonomy and drives high-impact decisions that influence customer confidence, qualification success, and business outcomes. Serve as the Customer Validation Lead (CVL) for strategic customers, hyperscalers, or OEMs. Define and own customer validation strategy, test depth, acceptance criteria, and risk mitigation. Lead qualification planning, execution readiness reviews, and customer closure decisions. Drive alignment between customer requirements and internal validation, firmware, and system teams. Provide technical leadership for complex, multi-domain validation and debug challenges. 8+ years of experience in customer, system, or product validation engineering. Demonstrated ownership of customer-facing validation programs with significant technical impact. Experience leading complex technical initiatives across multiple engineering domains. Deep expertise in enterprise SSD systems, storage behavior, and system-level interactions. Strong analytical judgment and ability to assess and manage technical risk under ambiguity. Experience influencing validation strategy and driving quality improvements at scale. Comfort serving as final technical authority for validation scope and outcomes. Proven ability to coordinate multi-functional teams including firmware, hardware, and systems engineering. Strong customer-facing interpersonal skills for technical briefings and resolving critical issues. Master's degree or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. $162,000.00 - $344,000.00 a year Additional compensation may include benefits, bonuses and equity. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target base pay for new hire salaries of the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional job-related factors, including knowledge, skills, experience, tenure and relevant education or training. The pay scale is subject to change depending on business needs. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. To learn about your right to work click here. AI alert: Candidates are encouraged to use AI tools to enhance their resume and/or application materials. However, all information provided must be accurate and reflect the candidate's true skills and experiences. Misuse of AI to fabricate or misrepresent qualifications will result in immediate disqualification.
