Lead I - Semiconductor S/W Product Development

Role Description Client Job Title: Validation Engineer UST Job Title: Lead I - Semiconductor S/W Product Development Who We Are At UST, we help the world’s best organizations grow and succeed through transformation. Bringing together the right talent, tools, and ideas, we work with our client to co-create lasting change. Together, with over 30,000 employees in over 25 countries, we build for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process. Visit us at . The Opportunity UST is looking for a Validation Engineer to lead end-to-end validation programs for Client storage products from planning through product release and post-release support. The role involves defining validation strategies, driving automation initiatives, managing technical execution, leading cross-functional teams, and ensuring product quality, reliability, and release readiness. Key Roles & Responsibilities Lead end-to-end validation programs for Client storage products from project planning through product release and post-release support. Own validation strategy, automation roadmap, execution planning, resource allocation, risk management, and technical delivery for assigned programs. Lead validation activities across Windows, Linux, UEFI, firmware, BIOS, storage drivers, security, interoperability, scalability, performance, and reliability domains. Define validation methodologies, test strategies, coverage models, quality gates, and release readiness criteria. Drive CI/CD implementation, automation expansion, infrastructure modernization, and continuous validation process improvements. Lead complex technical investigations involving storage protocols, driver architecture, firmware interactions, hardware integration, and platform-level failures. Conduct design reviews, technical reviews, root cause analysis discussions, and defect triage meetings with engineering teams. Collaborate with architects, product managers, development teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to achieve project milestones and successful product delivery. Mentor validation engineers and technicians by providing technical guidance, conducting knowledge-sharing sessions, and establishing engineering best practices. Prepare executive-level project reports, risk assessments, resource forecasts, quality metrics, and customer-facing presentations. Ensure compliance with Client engineering standards, security requirements, quality processes, and project governance throughout the engagement. Required Skills Validation Program Leadership and End-to-End Product Validation Storage Product Validation and Post-Silicon Validation Validation Strategy Development and Test Planning Windows, Linux, and UEFI Platform Validation BIOS, Firmware, and Storage Driver Validation Automation Strategy and CI/CD Implementation Risk Management and Release Readiness Planning Technical Debugging and Root Cause Analysis Defect Triage and Quality Metrics Management Cross-Functional Team Leadership Technical Documentation and Executive Reporting Desired Skills Experience leading storage validation programs and engineering teams. Strong knowledge of storage technologies, driver architecture, firmware interactions, and hardware integration. Experience with automation frameworks, validation infrastructure, and continuous integration environments. Ability to drive process improvements and validation methodology enhancements. Experience collaborating with architects, product managers, and global engineering teams. Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and decision-making skills. Experience mentoring engineers and establishing validation best practices. Qualification Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. What We Believe We’re proud to embrace the same values that have shaped UST since the beginning. Since day one, we’ve been building enduring relationships and a culture of integrity. And today, it's those same values that are inspiring us to encourage innovation from everyone, to champion diversity and inclusion and to place people at the centre of everything we do. Humility We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone. Humanity Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves. Integrity We honour our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, or sexual orientation. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance. To support and promote the values of UST. Comply with all Company policies and procedures Skills Defect Tracking, Windows, Device Drivers, CI/CD