Innovation Lab Intern i-0052

Company Description

KIOXIA America, Inc. (formerly Toshiba Memory America, Inc.) is the US-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 technology, KIOXIA continues to pioneer cutting-edge memory solutions and services that enrich people's lives and expand society's horizons. The company's innovative 3D flash memory technology, BiCS FLASH™, is shaping the future of storage in high-density applications, including advanced smartphones, PCs, SSDs, automotive and data centers.

Job Description

KIOXIA America Inc. is looking for an intern to work in our Innovation Lab. The KIOXIA Innovation Lab uses the latest in software and hardware to show off technical configurations at industry events and trade shows, make video content, work with YouTube personalities, give technical talks, and works with a writing team to create white papers on applications and performance.  While working in our lab you will be comparing competitor drives, testing our new SSDs and performing appropriate tuning to ensure our drives are aligned or exceed industry standards.

Project:

Comparison Study between MDRAID with XFS, ZFS, and BTRFS for performing software RAID-like functionality.  This includes testing File system, RAID and Trim performance impact on new KIOXIA SSDs. 

Responsibilities:

• Compare features of filesystems and the pros and cons of using each software solution
• Compare RAID 5, 6, and 10 for the three with a set amount of high performing drives (CD9-P or CM9)
• Complete appropriate tuning of each of the three to get maximized performance based off of FIO workload(s)
  • Test initial raid sets with FIO
  • Create code to run tests with a background trim and compare workload performance
  • Compare normal and Trim performance

Qualifications

Current student pursing CS, EE, CPE, MSIS, or other relevant degree

Additional Information

Req# i-0052; #LI-MB1;

The expected salary for this position is $30.00 - $35.00/hour.

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
• Diversity of cultures, perspectives, backgrounds and experiences of all our team members
  • Through our diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, our focus is to strengthen our company culture to create more inclusion and 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.