Senior Firmware Engineer
About The Position
Seagate is looking for a Senior Firmware Engineer for our Shakopee, MN, design center. This role will report to the Senior Engineering Manager in the Controller Firmware group at Seagate. The team develops and maintains firmware for controlling data flow, memory management, and stack and kernel operations, which provide the base firmware architecture for disk drives and storage devices. This role is critical in supporting teams across the organization to build highly optimized firmware designs for storage products. It requires knowledge of real-time system engineering, computer architecture, data structures, and algorithms. The candidate should possess software programming and debugging skills, utilizing hardware and software tools, as well as test equipment, to deliver high-quality, high-performance firmware for Seagate. Conceive, design, develop, and test firmware solutions for advanced data storage products. Work with firmware and hardware design teams to develop firmware methods that implement features for leading edge concepts in data storage products. Work on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of complex events. Exercise independent judgment to determine methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results on new and special projects. Assume responsibility for the analysis, design, programming, debugging and modification of firmware (IC embedded code) applications. Apply your knowledge of embedded software and your experience of best practice software development methods.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering and 5+ years of experience, or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering and 3+ years of experience, or PHD and 0+ years of experience or equivalent education and experience.
- C/C++ language programming experience.
- Demonstrated experience using code development tools.
- Experience analyzing software defects, identifying root cause, and implementing corrective action.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Knowledge of Operating System, Computer Architecture, Embedded System and data structure and algorithms.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of data storage systems.
- Hard Disc Drive or Solid State Drive experience.
- Software performance analysis and optimization.
- Experience using Oscilloscopes and Logic Analyzers.
- Assembly language programming.
Responsibilities
- Conceive, design, develop, and test firmware solutions for advanced data storage products.
- Work with firmware and hardware design teams to develop firmware methods that implement features for leading edge concepts in data storage products.
- Work on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of complex events.
- Exercise independent judgment to determine methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results on new and special projects.
- Assume responsibility for the analysis, design, programming, debugging and modification of firmware (IC embedded code) applications.
- Apply your knowledge of embedded software and your experience of best practice software development methods.
Benefits
- eligibility to participate in discretionary bonus program
- medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- short- and long-term disability
- 401(k)
- employee stock purchase plan
- health savings account
- dependent care
- healthcare spending accounts
- paid time off
- 12 holidays
- flexible time off provided pursuant to Seagate policy
- a minimum of 48 hours of paid sick leave
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
