PCIe SSD (Solid State Drive) Validation Engineer

PCIe SSD (Solid State Drive) Validation Engineer Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract PCIe SSD (Solid State Drive) Validation Engineer position with our client located in Santa Clara, CA. Job Responsibilities Execute PCIe validation Execute Gen4/Gen5/Gen6 link and protocol tests across different platforms and system configurations. Validate SSD behavior under abnormal and corner conditions & provide periodic PCIe validation readouts for critical program milestones. Collaborate Triage failures from regression, bring up, and customer scenarios; correlate PCIe traces, NVMe/OCP logs, and system logs. Partner with FW, HW, and systems teams to root cause and verify fixes, and roll improvements back into the test suite. PCIe tools Leverage PCIe analyzers/exercisers for trace capture, error injection. Use oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, BERTs, and related tools (as needed) to support signal and protocol level debug. Test Roadmap & Leadership Lead coverage improvements based on lessons learned, standardize PCIe test APIs, logs, and reporting for reuse across products & share PCIe debug and test BKMs. Job Qualifications 6+ years’ experience in SSD, storage, or PCIe centric validation / bring up (or equivalent embedded / high speed I/O domain). Master's or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering. Comfortable with Python (or similar) for test and tooling development; able to work effectively in Linux based validation environments. Experience with CI / regression infrastructure (e.g., Jenkins, Git based workflows) for large scale test execution. Hands on experience using PCIe analyzers/exercisers (e.g., Teledyne/LeCroy, Keysight, or similar) for trace capture and debug is a plus. Strong debug skills across HW/FW/system boundaries is a plus. Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to present findings, trade offs, and recommendations to engineering and program teams. Highly self motivated, detail oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast paced development environment. Job Details Job Type: Contract Pay Range: $70 - $75/hour. Location: Santa Clara, CA (Onsite). Benefits Package Competitive salaries. Insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan). Education/certification reimbursement. Pre-tax commuter benefits. Paid Time Off (PTO). Administered 401k plan. #J-18808-Ljbffr Protingent