Manager, Data Center SSD Firmware - Media Management

Req. ID:\n\nJR95836 Manager, Data Center SSD Firmware - Media Management (Evergreen)\n\nOur vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.\n\nMicron 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.\n\nMicron Technology is seeking a Manager, Data Center SSD Firmware (M1/M2) to lead the Media Management (MM) firmware component team supporting Data Center SSD products. This role combines people management, technical leadership, and firmware component ownership to enable successful delivery of complex SSD firmware solutions.\n\nMedia Management (MM) firmware is the SSD firmware domain responsible for translating host data requests into reliable and efficient NAND flash operations. It comprises the Flash Translation Layer (FTL), which manages logical\u2011to\u2011physical address mapping, data placement, wear leveling, and reliability algorithms, and the Back End (BE), which controls low\u2011level NAND command execution and media interactions. Together, MM firmware is foundational to SSD performance, reliability, endurance, and quality of service.\n\nThe successful candidate will manage and develop a team of firmware engineers, serve as a firmware component lead for Data Center SSD programs, and partner closely with firmware leadership and cross\u2011functional teams to drive execution, quality, and continuous improvement.\n\nResponsibilities\n\n * People \u0026 Functional Management\n * Manage and develop the Singapore\u2011based DC SSD Firmware Media Management (MM) team, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, coaching, and career development.\n * Drive continuous skill growth and technical depth across the team to meet current and future business needs.\n * Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, collaboration, and inclusion.\n * Firmware Component Leadership\n * Serve as Firmware Component Lead for Media Management in Data Center SSD programs.\n * Own firmware component responsibilities including resource planning, scope definition, execution planning, and delivery tracking.\n * Ensure component designs and implementations meet product requirements, quality standards, and schedule commitments.\n * Program Execution \u0026 Delivery\n * Partner with SSD firmware project leads and cross\u2011functional engineering teams to support successful execution and on\u2011time delivery of firmware milestones.\n * Identify technical and execution risks early; drive mitigation plans and escalate appropriately.\n * Take on additional assignments as needed to support broader SSD Engineering Group objectives.\n * Process \u0026 Continuous Improvement\n * Collaborate with the Firmware Leadership Team to improve engineering processes, development efficiency, and product quality.\n * Promote best practices in firmware design, code quality, reviews, documentation, and knowledge sharing.\n * Collaboration \u0026 Communication\n * Foster strong teamwork and effective communication within the firmware organization and with global partners.\n * Build trusted working relationships with peer managers, technical leads, and stakeholders.\n * Micron Values \u0026 Leadership\n * Act as a responsible Micron employee, demonstrating integrity, professionalism, and Micron values.\n * Lead by example and serve as a positive role model for engineers and peers.\n * Serve as Firmware Component Lead for Media Management in Data Center SSD programs.\n * Own firmware component responsibilities including resource planning, scope definition, execution planning, and delivery tracking.\n * Ensure component designs and implementations meet product requirements, quality standards, and schedule commitments.\n * Program Execution \u0026 Delivery\n * Partner with SSD firmware project leads and cross\u2011functional engineering teams to support successful execution and on\u2011time delivery of firmware milestones.\n * Identify technical and execution risks early; drive mitigation plans and escalate appropriately.\n * Take on additional assignments as needed to support broader SSD Engineering Group objectives.\n * Process \u0026 Continuous Improvement\n * Collaborate with the Firmware Leadership Team to improve engineering processes, development efficiency, and product quality.\n * Promote best practices in firmware design, code quality, reviews, documentation, and knowledge sharing.\n * Collaboration \u0026 Communication\n * Foster strong teamwork and effective communication within the firmware organization and with global partners.\n * Build trusted working relationships with peer managers, technical leads, and stakeholders.\n * Micron Values \u0026 Leadership\n * Act as a responsible Micron employee, demonstrating integrity, professionalism, and Micron values.\n * Lead by example and serve as a positive role model for engineers and peers.\n\n\n\n## Minimum Qualifications\n\n * Bachelor\u2019s degree or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.\n * Min 10 years of relevant firmware or embedded software development experience.\n * Min 4 years of people management experience, including managing managers or senior technical leads.\n * Experience delivering firmware in complex, cross-functional product environments.\n * Strong communication, planning, and execution skills.\n * Demonstrated success scaling teams, developing leaders, and driving execution across multiple projects or components.\n * Strong critical thinking and cross-organizational influence skills.\n\n\n\n## Requirements:\n\n * Experience with Data Center SSD firmware, NAND flash, storage subsystems, or components related to media management.\n * Experience driving firmware projects in a matrixed, global engineering environment.\n * Demonstrated success in talent development and team scaling.\n * Familiarity with continuous improvement, engineering process optimization, and quality metrics.\n\n\n\nJob Profile(s):\n\nFirmware Eng Manager 1 - Firmware Eng Manager 2\n\nRelocation level: (TBD)\n\nBefore Getting Started \nPlease review Micron\u2019s Internal Job Application Policy on your regional PeopleNow Career Opportunities page before searching and applying for jobs. 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Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on Benefits | Micron Technology, Inc\n\nMicron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.\n