5053 Firmware Engineer Intern

Toshiba America Electronic Components • San Jose, CA

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About The Position

The Firmware Engineer Intern will join the firmware team at the San Jose Storage Design Center (SDC), part of Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC). SDC designs and develops hard disk drives (HDDs) and supports Toshiba’s storage needs. The intern will work on HDD technologies, collaborating with experienced engineers and cross-functional teams to meet product requirements in a flexible and supportive environment.

The role focuses on characterizing HDD read/write performance, analyzing firmware and test data against specifications, and enhancing and developing embedded firmware. The intern will also prepare design documentation and participate in design reviews. This is a temporary summer internship recruited through the VOLT Agency and reports to the VOLT Agency.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing an Engineering degree or a related field.
• Strong embedded coding skills, with foundational knowledge or experience in embedded firmware design, implementation, and debugging.
• Self-starter with excellent analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Familiarity with code analysis and development tools, including version control, compilers, linkers, and interface bus analyzers.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate-level engineering coursework is ideal.
• Experience with interface bus analyzers.
• Familiarity with SATA/SAS protocols.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python.
• Experience using MATLAB.

Responsibilities

• Characterize HDD read/write performance under various workloads through data collection and firmware analysis.
• Analyze test data against performance specifications and report and review findings with the development team.
• Enhance and develop high-quality embedded firmware.
• Prepare design documents and conduct design reviews.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed