Director of Strategic Planning

SoC Stratgic Planner to define and execute SoC and Firmware strategies and products across the corporates various product lines.

Solidigm is a global leader in NAND flash memory and solidstate storage solutions and a U.S. subsidiary of SK hynix. We are seeking a technically deep Director of Strategic Planning to help define the longterm architecture and roadmap behind our nextgeneration NVMe datacenter SSD this senior individual contributor role you will work at the intersection of silicon planning firmware strategy and systemlevel storage architecture. You will shape future SSD controller platforms by translating system requirements firmware needs and customer workloads into clear executable SoC and platform capability roadmaps. Your work will directly impact Solidigms ability to deliver highperformance powerefficient storage solutions for hyperscale and enterprise customers.

What Youll Do

• Define longrange SoC and firmware capability roadmaps for Solidigms NVMe SSD controller platforms.
• Develop detailed planning specifications covering PCIe/NVMe interfaces NAND flash management subsystems DRAM controllers ECC/LDPC engines security blocks power management and performance instrumentation.
• Partner closely with system architects to translate SSDlevel performance power latency reliability and endurance goals into silicon planning priorities and architectural tradeoffs.
• Collaborate with firmware planners and architects to drive early hardware/software codesign across the full firmware stack including FTL host interface power management telemetry and security.
• Work crossfunctionally with silicon design validation firmware and product teams to ensure planning decisions are aligned feasible and executable.
• Engage directly with hyperscale cloud and enterprise customers to understand workload requirements and platform constraints and incorporate those insights into future roadmaps.
• Serve as a trusted technical resource in customer discussions clearly communicating architectural decisions tradeoffs and future capabilities.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications

These qualifications are essential for success in this role and are expected on day one:

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 15 years of experience in SoC planning silicon architecture firmware architecture or related roles within SSD storage or NAND flash technologies.
• Deep technical knowledge of NVMe PCIe NAND flash technologies (including QLC NAND) and SSD controller architectures.
• Strong understanding of firmware concepts and hardware/software interactions within storage systems.
• Demonstrated ability to influence complex crossfunctional technical decisions as a senior individual contributor.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly explain complex architectural tradeoffs to engineering peers and customers.

Preferred Qualifications

These qualifications are not required but they are additive and may help you ramp more quickly or broaden impact:

• Experience at a NAND flash manufacturer SSD controller company or hyperscale cloud storage organization.
• Familiarity with industry and security standards such as TCG Opal FIPS 1402/3 and OCP NVMe specifications.
• Experience participating in customerfacing roadmap architecture or platform planning discussions.
• Prior exposure to datacenter or cloudscale storage environments supporting AI or performancesensitive workloads.

This position is also eligible to participate in Solidigms restricted stock unit (RSU) restricted cash unit (RCU) and cash bonus addition Solidigm offers a benefits package that includes medical dental vision supplemental life and AD&D insurance; short- and long-term disability; healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts and a company match on eligible 401(k) plan contributions.

Additional Information :

The compensation range for this role is $167440 - $268000. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills experience qualifications and geographic location.

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Full-time