Firmware Development Engineer

Solidigm • Longmont, CO

3h

About The Position

In this position you will join a fast-paced team developing new, cutting-edge firmware for Solidigm Solid State Drives (SSD). You will utilize and grow your experience in embedded architecture, external interfaces, and product constraints, along with the ability to develop architectures/features that meet these constraints while providing new value for the platform. You will use and gain experience in storage interface standards such as NVMe, PCIe, SATA, and SAS. The team utilizes Agile development methodologies, therefore, excellent communication skills and the ability to work closely with team members, both locally and across the organization is required. As a Firmware Engineer your regular responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Develop, review, document, and maintain product source code in C/C++
Analyze and develop firmware per internal and external (customer) specifications
Perform unit and system level testing including failure analysis and debug of product issues as part of development and validation phases
Develop low-level firmware, system architectures, operating systems, device architectures, in partnership with hardware and ASIC design teams
Cross multiple firmware disciplines to develop and grow across the entire SSD architecture
Work with project stakeholders turning product requirements into development and validation plans
Participating in and role modeling an Agile/Kanban development culture which emphasizes product quality, team accountability, and continuous improvement
Coordinate priorities and activities with other engineering stakeholders to accomplish committed milestones
A successful candidate will demonstrate:
The ability to listen, understand and respond professionally to partner questions and issues while building trust
Excellent written and presentation skills
A history of self-starting and effective multitasking, with strong influence and leadership skills
A history of working in teams and/or feature development through the different stages of a product lifecycle.

Requirements

• The candidate must have a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in the following areas:
• Software or firmware development experience in an embedded systems environment with programming in C/C++
• Embedded firmware development running in a real-time operating system (RTOS), with hardware and software interactions
• Firmware development environments including compilers, debuggers, emulators, and toolchains

Nice To Haves

• Storage industry (SSDs or enterprise storage)
• Embedded development techniques using hardware and firmware tools
• Structured software development and practices, analytical problem solving, innovation and a mindset of continuous improvement
• Enterprise storage interface protocols (e.g., SATA, SAS, PCIe, and NVMe)
• Development experience in applying one or more of the following crypto algorithms: SHA2/3, HMAC, KDF, ECC, RSA, and ML-DSA
• SSD or enterprise storage device security protocols and techniques (e.g., Opal, ESSC, and AES)
• Software/firmware development processes including workflow and continuous integration validation
• DevOps process strategies, tools and execution, from code check-in through Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
• Project planning, estimation, and risk management
• Customer requirements definition, clarification, and technical assessment
• Development of unit tests for code coverage and quality validation

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, document, and maintain product source code in C/C++
• Analyze and develop firmware per internal and external (customer) specifications
• Perform unit and system level testing including failure analysis and debug of product issues as part of development and validation phases
• Develop low-level firmware, system architectures, operating systems, device architectures, in partnership with hardware and ASIC design teams
• Cross multiple firmware disciplines to develop and grow across the entire SSD architecture
• Work with project stakeholders turning product requirements into development and validation plans
• Participating in and role modeling an Agile/Kanban development culture which emphasizes product quality, team accountability, and continuous improvement
• Coordinate priorities and activities with other engineering stakeholders to accomplish committed milestones

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level