Supermicro is looking for a skilled Application Validation Engineer with strong hardware testing expertise to lead validation efforts for storage devices, subsystems, and server platforms. This role is responsible for validating NVMe, SATA, SAS drives, storage RAID/HBA controllers, backplanes, and system‑level storage configurations. The Application Validation Engineer will collaborate closely with cross‑functional engineering teams to identify, debug, and resolve storage‑related issues across pre‑ and post‑product release cycles such as white-box design verification, BIOS/IPMI testing on the board products, as well as on the component/system level, black-box testing. The ideal candidate has hands‑on experience with server/storage hardware, solid knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems, and a strong foundation in validation methodologies.