Sr Principal Engineer - 2292

Company Description KIOXIA America, Inc. is the U.S.-based subsidiary of KIOXIA Corporation, a leading worldwide supplier of flash memory and solid state drives (SSDs). From the invention of flash memory to today’s breakthrough BiCS FLASH™ 3D flash memory technology, KIOXIA continues to pioneer innovative memory, SSD and software solutions that enrich people's lives and expand society's horizons. The company's innovative BiCS FLASH™ 3D flash memory technology is shaping the future of storage in high-density applications, including advanced smartphones, PCs, SSDs, automotive, and data centers.

Job Description

Sr. Principal Engineer for KIOXIA's Innovation Lab, working on shaping the future of storage architecture, AI infrastructure, and ecosystem partnerships. This role leverages deep expertise in systems architecture, flash storage, persistent memory, and AI data infrastructure to promote KIOXIA's next-generation Solid State Drives (SSDs). The Sr. Principal Engineer will work closely with Product Marketing and Engineering to enable future AI architectures through strategic partner collaborations. Beyond that, our Sr. Principal Engineer would be the bridge between cutting-edge developments and our internal teams, educating them on new trends and technologies while representing KIOXIA as a thought leader at high-profile industry events. This role reports to the Director of the KIOXIA Innovation Lab.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain deep technical relationships with key customers and partners, driving mutual value through collaboration.
• Analyze industry trends and emerging technologies, identifying those likely to impact future product needs.
• Act as a technical advisor and resource within KIOXIA, educating internal teams on advancements and helping shape technology strategy.
• Represent KIOXIA at key industry events, contributing to the company’s visibility and leadership in the storage ecosystem.
• Develop reference architectures and oversee testing for flash storage in AI workloads, RAG pipelines, enterprise applications, and related environments.
• Collaboratively design server and storage infrastructure for GPU-oriented computing such as NVIDIA GPUDirect Storage and SCADA.
• Construct testing procedures using appropriate benchmark tools and datasets, and test for performance improvements with GIDS and SCADA.
• Author white papers, technical documentation, and industry presentations; represent KIOXIA at industry events and partner advisory councils.
• Mentor technical teams and lead architect engagement with ecosystem partners.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field; advanced degrees are a plus.
• 12+ years of experience developing Data Center Infrastructure class Linux software or Enterprise-class storage solutions.
• At least 10 years of experience in architecting filesystems, block device layer drivers, or data management functionality for storage systems.
• Strong background in evaluating new technologies for partnerships or acquisitions, including market evaluation and technical due diligence (5+ years of experience).
• Familiarity with the open-source industry, including active participation in community development processes.
• Knowledge of AI workflows, including data access patterns and infrastructure requirements.
• Extensive knowledge of how storage systems interface with software applications.
• Strong technical leadership and mentoring abilities, with a track record of guiding teams through complex challenges.
• Excellent verbal communication and strong written skills, able to convey complex technical concepts clearly.
• Travel roughly 25% both domestic and international.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience as a member of a CTO staff or in a similar high-level technical advisory role.

Additional Information Req#2292; #LI-CB1; The expected salary for this position is $202,830.00 - $338,050.00

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
• Variety of cultures, perspectives, backgrounds and experiences of all our team members
• Through our opportunity, belonging and respect initiatives, our focus is to strengthen our company culture to create an environment of 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. 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.