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Join a new multibillion-dollar global company that brings together amazing technology, people, and operational scale to become a powerhouse in the memory industry.

In a transaction valued at $9B, Intel Corporation is spinning-off its NAND Memory Business—a global leader in the design and manufacture of integrated circuits and solid-state drives (SSDs) for use in data centers, personal computers, and other devices—to form an independent company that will be a subsidiary of parent company SK hynix.

The new company will be headquartered in San Jose, California, with aspirations to conduct an IPO and become a publicly traded U.S. company. As the current head of Intel’s Memory Business, Rob Crooke will lead the new company as CEO, with a number of Intel executives and senior leaders joining him to stand-up and grow the new company. The new venture combines elements of an established, successful Silicon Valley technology company with the spirit, agility, and entrepreneurial mindset of a start-up.

In addition to the U.S. headquarters and other facilities in the U.S., the company has a significant international presence in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The newly formed company will continue to lead the world in innovating new Memory technologies and will soon be the second largest NAND memory company in the world by revenue.  

You can be part of the takeoff at the start of a fast-growing business that develops products and solutions that deliver strong business value for customers, an engaging workplace for employees, and a greater impact on the world. Our goal is simple: Grow at an unprecedented rate and become the best memory solutions company in the world.

This is an opportunity for the right applicant to join us and help design, build, and lead the new company’s Engineering team. We want a team of Engineering professionals who will be strategic partners with the business.  We are seeking applicants who will grow and thrive in our culture: team-oriented, diverse, innovative, customer inspired, results driven, disciplined, passionate, and adaptable.

This position is associated with the sale of Intel's NAND memory and storage business to SK hynix (You can read more about the transaction in the press release - https://newsroom.intel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/10/nand-memory-news-q-a.pdf).

The transaction will enhance the resources and potential of the business' storage solutions, including client and enterprise SSDs, in the rapidly growing NAND Flash space amid the era of big data.

This is an exciting time to be at Intel - come join our NPSG Customer Validation Team as a Customer Validation Engineer and work on one of the most advanced 3DNAND and SSD technology portfolios in the world. As the global leader in the semiconductor industry, Intel possesses many industry-leading SSD technologies including the most capable Quadruple Level Cell (QLC) NAND Flash products. As a Customer Validation Engineer, you will be part of a world-class team that will transition to lead the SSD business at SK hynix.

This position aligns to Phase 1 of the transaction, which includes the 3DNAND enterprise and client SSD business. Phase 1 is expected to close in late 2021, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. At deal close, all employees aligned to this phase of the transaction will transition to SK hynix.

Now NPSG Customer Validation Team is looking for talents to join us and grow with us together, if you're obsessed with adapting to customer's needs in a timely manner, if you're addicted to technical details, if you don't mind to get your hand dirty to dig out the bugs and are passionate to find the root causes, you're the accompanier we're looking for, we're expecting you.

In this position, your primary responsibility is to validate and debug the next generation of NPSG industry-leading PCIe Solid State Drives. You will also be expected to perform excellent at your daily work, including
- Debug system level failures in various validation or qualification environments
- Drive closure of product and third party defects with various internal and external teams
- Work with teams across the organization to improve debug capabilities and methodologies

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Minimum Requirements:
The candidate must host a bachelor's Degree in in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field.

•  Oral and written fluency in English
•  4+ years of experience in the following areas:
•  Software development (Python, C, C++)
•  Development and debug in both Linux and Windows environments
•  System level validation or development
•  PC Platform, BIOS, Drivers, IO technologies
•  Debugging HW/SW issues

​​​​​​​Preferred qualifications:

2+ years of experience in the following areas:

•  PCIe, and/or NVMe protocol and debug, including debug tools protocol analyzers
•  NAND memory fundamentals Validation
•  Git or other version control systems
•  Continuous integration and agile methodologies

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.