Staff Engineer Firmware Engineering
Staff Engineer Firmware Engineering
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Job Description
n this position the individual will be responsible for design & development of device FW for nextgeneration PCIe / NVMe SSD products.
Responsibilities:
- Design implement debug firmware for the next generation of SSDs
- HW Interface drivers algorithm design and implementation
- Contribute to the SSD firmware and play a significant role in delivering next generation SSDs to market
- Work with the firmware Architects ASIC flash media validation and other cross functional teams on regular basis
- Design and implement firmware algorithms needed to achieve best in class performance goals
- Develop characterization and evaluation programs for new products
- Support failure analysis on test systems
- Drive team members to deliver key modules for SSD firmware by guiding mentoring the team members
- Active participation in technical design implementation reviews across teams and functions
Qualifications :
- Bachelors of Engineering/Technology with 6 yrs experience or Master with 4 yrs experience in CS CE EE EC or equivalent required.
- Strong knowledge in C Data Structure Algorithms Multithreaded programming.
- Proven experience as a firmware/software designer and/or architect.
- Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn new technologies complex code and developing system architecture view.
- Strong aptitude and penchant for problem solving algorithm design system design and complexity analysis skills.
- You are comfortable and enjoy working with dynamic and ever evolving environments.
- Experience with mitigating design risks using research and proof of concept methods.
- Technical mindset with great attention to detail and an ever positive cando attitude.
- Demonstrate use of outofbox thinking for creative solutions to highly sticky problems.
- You have excellent interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication and are an effective collaborator.
- Youll be a fun and enthusiastic teammate who enjoys a challenge and celebrates success.
- Familiarity with microcontroller architecture (ARM or similar) and embedded systems.
- Previous RTOS experience.
- Preferable to have knowledge and experience in the use of bus analyzers JTAG emulators and other firmware debugging tools.
Additional Information :
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
