Principal Engineer Systems Design Engineering

Job Summary: 

In this role you will represent the systems engineering team in product development forums with a focus on developing the nextgeneration solidstate products. Your responsibilities will include delivering product design specifications test objectives and debugging. Your main task will be identifying the most optimal solution considering technical cost and schedule tradeoffs. This role will involve close collaboration with ASIC HW Firmware and Validation teams to address technical challenges and determine the most beneficial solutions. Your duties will also include leading the design process from concept to implementation to validation and tracking systemmilestones to ensure that product goals and deliverables are met. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Understand customer specifications and drive design changes to meet them. 
• Deliver product design specification documents and test objectives. 
• Align the development and validation process with crossfunctional teams. 
• Create internal and external specifications stay current with technology trends and roadmaps. 
• Proactively identify risks during development phase and lead mitigation planning 
• Perform system failure analysis on test environment issues including tester hardware test platform software and frontend 
• Learn constantly dive into new areas with unfamiliar technologies and embrace the ambiguity of problemsolving. 
• Apply critical thinking to the results/data of competitive analysis and provide guidance for product development. 
• Partner with crossfunctional teams including ASIC Firmware and Validation to ensure seamless product development. 
• Foster innovation and contribute to the development of products that will achieve widespread market presence. You will work closely with excellent colleague engineers cope with complex challenges innovate and develop products that will be sold in millions of units. 

Qualifications :

REQUIRED: 

• Masters in Embedded Sytems/ VLSI/MicroElectronics or Bachelors(B.E./B.Tech) in Electronics & Communications/Electricals & Electronics/Computer Science 
• 710 years of experience semiconductor Products systems design or architecture 
• Knowledge of C C/ System C Python GIT GitHub AGILE is highly valued 
• Proven ability to work as part of a global team in multiple geographies 
• Multidisciplinary experience including familiarity with Firmware HW and ASIC design 

PREFERRED: 

• Knowledge of PCIe Gen5/6 technology is an advantage 
• Hands on experience in NVMe spec 
• Previous experience with storage systems protocols and NAND flash strong advantage 
• Previous experience with storage systems protocols and DDR DRAM strong advantage 
• Basic understanding of SSD system level concepts 
• Experience in SoC architecture power management and ASIC Registers understanding to interact with FW design. 
• Proficient in C C. Experience in SystemC/TLM is preferred 
• Previous patent filing advantage SKILLS: 
• Capable of developing wide system view for complex embedded systems 
• Excellent interpersonal skills and Team Player 
• High level of integrity and commitment to quality and timeliness. 
• Experience in using various bench equipment such as oscilloscopes logic analyzers and meters. 
• Understanding of Hardware Block Diagrams Schematics 
• Understanding of ASIC Architecture document and programming guidelines 
• Understanding of Firmware implementation 
• Strong cando attitude 

Additional Information :

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