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Product Quality Engineer

Micron · Colorado

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Level
Engineer
Team
Quality
Base pay
$98k–$166k
Degree
Required
Experience asked
4+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
Yesterday

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level quality role at Micron (industrial) in Colorado. Collaborate with global multi-functional teams to define and refine product requirements.

They ask for
4+ years · degree required
Tools it names
Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Automation
Base pay
$98k–$166k
Day to day
some off-shift / weekend coverage
Openings
2 with this title at this site

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026

Quality Engineer roles in Colorado: typical posted base $86k–$129k. This one lists $98k–$166k.

Median of the low and high ends of 23 live postings that list pay, out of 28 quality engineer openings in Colorado, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Colorado plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 27 other live quality postings in Colorado.

Base pay
About 34% above similar roles

Typical $79k–$118k, from 19 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Less than usual (4+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Root cause 54%
  • ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 39%
  • Six Sigma 36%
  • ISO 9001 36%
  • New product launch 32%
  • AS9100 32%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for Automation, Python, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 4+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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Off-shift / weekend coverage

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Responsibilities

  • ◆Collaborate with global multi-functional teams to define and refine product requirements.
  • ◆Support Engineers in technical debugging and data analysis.
  • ◆Implement qualification tests and analyze results to ensure they meet specifications.
  • ◆Develop and improve test and debug tools to enhance the qualification process.
  • ◆Perform system-level and drive-level debugging using software tools, oscilloscopes, and bus analyzers.
  • ◆Use or develop AI tools available within Micron to improve day-to-day operational efficiency where applicable

Qualifications

  • ✓Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering.
  • ✓4+ years of experience in embedded systems within academic or professional settings.
  • ✓Proficiency in Python, C, or similar languages for test automation and debugging.
  • ✓Hands-on experience with electrical debugging tools such as oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers.
  • ✓Familiarity with both Windows and Linux operating systems.

Preferred Qualifications

  • ✓Strong understanding of computer architecture and SSD storage technologies.
  • ✓Experience developing and executing qualification plans for high-performance hardware such as data center SSDs.
  • ✓Background in system-level validation, test automation, and statistical data analysis.
  • ✓Proven track record of driving process improvements in manufacturing or QA environments.

$98,000.00 - $166,000.00 a year

As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave. Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits .

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Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all .

Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.

About our Team

Our SSD Qualification team is dedicated to ensuring the dependability and performance of brand new solid-state drive products. We work collaboratively across global engineering teams to uphold the highest standards in product quality and compliance.

Position Overview

As an SSD Qualification Engineer, you will lead the evaluation and qualification of SSD products through comprehensive testing and analysis. This role involves developing qualification plans, debugging failures, and driving process improvements in close collaboration with multi-functional engineering teams using some of the agentic solutions thin the group.

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