Director, SSD PDT Lead

The Director, SSD Product Development Lead, leads end-to-end SSD product development, driving cross-functional execution to deliver products that meet roadmap, quality, schedule, and customer requirements. As a technical authority, this role resolves complex development challenges, manages program risks, and enables successful product commercialization while advancing operational excellence and AI-enabled productivity. Main Responsibilities • Lead SSD product development programs from concept through qualification, launch, and lifecycle support. • Define and drive program execution strategies, schedules, milestones, and technical deliverables across cross-functional teams. • Coordinate hardware, firmware, ASIC, systems, validation, quality, manufacturing, and business stakeholders to achieve program objectives. • Resolve complex technical, schedule, quality, and integration challenges impacting SSD product delivery. • Drive alignment of product requirements with customer expectations, business priorities, and roadmap commitments. • Assess program risks, identify support deficiencies, and establish corrective actions to ensure successful execution. • Develop organizational capability through effective talent selection, development, coaching, and performance support. Other Responsibilities • Mentor technical leaders and foster collaboration across global development teams, suppliers, and customers. • Provide regular program status, risk, and readiness updates to senior leadership and executive stakeholders. • Promote structured problem-solving methodologies, continuous improvement practices, and knowledge sharing. • Support operational efficiency initiatives utilizing contemporary engineering and project management tools. AI Responsibilities • Integrates AI-assisted tools and insights into daily work to improve efficiency, quality, or effectiveness, exercising sound judgment and complying with organizational standards and legal requirements. • Contributes to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying, testing, and sharing AI-enabled enhancements within one’s scope of work. • Fosters adoption of AI-enabled tools such as Copilot and similar productivity platforms to improve engineering collaboration and execution efficiency. Qualifications • B.Sc. or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent. • Over 10 years of relevant professional experience in SSD, storage, semiconductor, or related product development environments. Technical Skills • Expert knowledge of SSD product architecture, development, qualification, and lifecycle management. • Strong understanding of NAND flash technologies, SSD ASICs, firmware development, and PCIe/NVMe interfaces and protocols. • Hands-on hardware design, debugging, and laboratory validation experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers. • Proficiency with engineering collaboration and program management platforms such as JIRA and Confluence. Soft Skills • Executive-level communication and stakeholder management. • Leadership of large cross-functional and geographically distributed teams. • Structured decision-making and problem-solving under time-critical conditions. • Strong customer focus and ability to translate customer expectations into product requirements. • Disciplined execution while managing multiple priorities simultaneously. Embody Micron’s Core Values • People – Respect, develop, and empower others • Innovation – Drive continuous improvement and breakthrough thinking • Tenacity – Show grit and determination • Collaboration – Build trust and foster teamwork • Customer Focus – Deliver excellence and value • Speed – Act with purpose and set the pace