Job Description
KIOXIA America Inc. is seeking an Application Performance Lab Engineer. KIOXIA makes great SSDs, and the lab goal is to show off these products. The lab gets the newest server and networking gear, and uses that to build interesting projects. The lab team uses the latest in software to show off technical configurations at industry events and trade shows, make video content, work with Youtube personalities, give technical talks, and works with a writing team to create white papers on applications and performance.
This position requires a unique blend of technical and marketing skills. The candidate will work on a variety of technical activities, including competitive analysis of SSDs, server setup, application testing and tuning, and creating technical trade show demonstrations and videos. The candidate will need to be willing to be on camera, to speak in front of crowds and give presentations over zoom or other virtual events. Other marketing activities include assisting in writing white papers, infographics, blog posts and other content, traveling to attend trade shows, presenting to customers and other marketing related activities.
In this position, you will gain an in-depth knowledge of KIOXIA’s products as well as coding, server and networking hardware and software, virtualization, GPU based AI & machine learning software, data center applications, software defined storage, and other technical hardware and software knowledge to meet the requirements of the business. This is a multifaceted position that requires a willingness to learn new and constantly evolving technology, and the creativity to develop new solutions to technical problems.
Responsibilities:
Lab Technical Activities:
- Benchmark SSD performance, analyze test results and determine KIOXIA SSD performance requirements.
- Setup servers and network equipment for testing widely used datacenter and enterprise applications.
- Perform application level testing of storage and document setup and performance for creating Application Briefs and other technical papers.
- Provide exceptional marketing and technical support to external customers and internal cross-functional teams such as product marketing, product planning, product development, customer support, and sales.
Marketing Activities:
- Work with marketing teams to create and present compelling technical marketing collateral which showcases the technology and benefits of KIOXIA SSDs.
- Build and present demonstrations at trade shows and other public events.
- Create demo videos of technical demonstrations for social media promotions.
- Attend and support customer, partner, and industry events.
Qualifications:
- BA/BS/MS degree in Computer Science, MIS/MSIS, or comparable field. Plus 1-3 years of experience.
- Experience with Powershell, Python, and shell scripting required.
- Familiarity with SSD’s and storage-related technologies, including PCIe, NVMe, and NAND Flash memory desirable.
- Willingness to speak at trade show events and on camera for social media.
- Ability to work well autonomously and within diverse teams.
Additional Information:
Req# 2181; #LI-CB1
The expected salary for this position is $84,522.00 - 140,871.00.
At KIOXIA, we value the following:
- Investment in you
- Offering opportunities for career growth and personal development training.
- Open-minded management
- Empowering employees by listening and responding to ideas, issues, and approaches.
- Flexible work-life balance
- Offering a generous PTO allotment, holiday shutdown, and flexible work options.
- Diversity of cultures, perspectives, backgrounds and experiences of all our team members
- Through our diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, our focus is to strengthen our company culture to create more inclusion and belonging for all.
- Benefits for our team members
- Excellent medical and non-medical benefits, 401(k) matching, pet insurance.
KIOXIA America, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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