principal software engineering Principal Engineer tech_leadership 8-12 yrs · Posted May 19, 2026

About this role

Micron is hiring a principal-level Principal Engineer in the software engineering function based in Bangalore, India. The posting calls out experience with C, Linux, Testing and roughly 8–12 years of relevant work.

Role
Principal Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
principal
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
Bangalore, India
Experience
8–12 years
Posted
May 19, 2026
AI Summary
Principal Engineer responsible for SSD design from development through high-volume manufacturing, including product characterization, failure analysis, and customer support. Requires 8-12 years experience with NAND memory, interface standards (SATA/SAS/PCIe), and hands-on debugging tools. Must drive system-level issues to closure and support internal/external customers.

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Job description

from Micron careers

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.

Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.

As an SSD Design Engineer at Micron Technology, Inc., Solid State Drive (SSD) team, you responsible for taking solid state drives from design to high volume manufacturing.

This will involve product characterization, margin analysis, performance/power characterization, internal/external customer support, and manufacturing support.   You will also be responsible for improving performance, improving testability, and identifying NAND/DRAM reliability issues other areas of responsibility include electrical and physical failure analysis, implementation of new device qualifications, characterization development, and yield evaluation/improvement.

Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Drive and solve system level issues on SSD
  • Perform Product Failure Analysis
  • Support new product development
  • Analyze failures to determine root cause of issues
  • Drive issues to closure by interfacing/collaborating with other product development teams
  • Verify Architecture specifications to test plan alignment by generating a Master Test Plan on each product
  • Support Internal/External Customers
  • Provide technical support (e.g. failure analysis, questions, etc.) to any internal or external customer as part of product development
  • This is an excerpt. Read the full job description on Micron careers →
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