Staff Engineer, Storage Product Planning

Samsung Semiconductor

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Jose, CA
Salary: $152,000–$236,000 / yr
Posted: 49 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Samsung Semiconductor

Samsung Semiconductor is the global semiconductor business unit of Samsung Electronics, designing and manufacturing memory chips, logic semiconductors, and foundry solutions for a broad range of applications.

Samsung Semiconductor currently has 36 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Staff Engineer, Storage Product Planning

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Staff Engineer, Storage Product Planning joins the R&D Product Development Planning team to drive the next-generation Enterprise and Datacenter storage technology roadmap. This role involves proposing and reviewing technical specifications within NVMe, NVMe-oF, and Open Compute Project Storage groups while leveraging SNIA frameworks for data orchestration and lifecycle management. You will act as a thought leader, advocating for strategic interests with hyperscale cloud vendors and bridging the gap with internal R&D teams to ensure market compliance for memory and SSD solutions. Key responsibilities include drafting patents, translating customer requirements into actionable features for controller and firmware architectures, and monitoring competitor strategies. Required expertise includes PCIe/NVMe protocols, FDP, telemetry, and legacy SAS/SATA/SCSI systems to solve complex storage architecture and standardization challenges.

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Skills

NVMe NVMe-oF OCP SNIA SSD NAND Flash PCIe FDP SAS SATA SCSI FTL Enterprise Storage Data Orchestration Firmware Architecture

What you'll do

Propose, draft, and review technical specifications and proposals within NVMe and OCP working groups.
Serve in high-profile leadership positions such as Committee Chair or Board Member within NVMe, OCP, or SNIA.
Advocate for Samsung's technical and strategic interests to align industry standards with core product capabilities.
Translate hyperscaler requirements from major cloud vendors into actionable features for internal R&D teams.
Identify, draft, and secure patents for proprietary storage technologies during the early stages of standardization.
Jointly develop next-generation storage architectures and custom form factors with architects from major cloud providers.
Monitor and report on competitor strategies, technical directions, and voting patterns within standardization committees.
Create customer-facing technical whitepapers and education materials for ecosystem and standard activities.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 10+ years of experience.
Master’s degree with 8+ years of experience or a Ph.D. with 5+ years of experience in a related technical field.
Minimum of 10+ years of direct experience in the storage industry, including legacy HDD and modern NAND flash/SSD development.
Verified track record of strategic influence, technical contributions, or committee leadership within core storage industry bodies or consortiums.
Proven experience designing or standardizing storage solutions that satisfy OCP Datacenter NVMe SSD Specifications for major cloud vendors.
Deep technical knowledge of PCIe/NVMe protocols, FDP, telemetry, and legacy enterprise storage protocols like SAS/SATA/SCSI.
Practical understanding of SNIA frameworks for storage management, data security, and data lifecycle tracking.
Exceptional English communication skills to lead technical debates, author formal specifications, and build consensus among external partners.

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