Sr Firmware Engineer
About The Position
Join Solidigm’s Data Center Engineering Team to develop new firmware for Solid State Drives (SSDs) across a portfolio of advanced 3D-NAND and SSD technologies. The role involves applying embedded architecture, external-interface, and product-constraint knowledge to create architectures and features that meet platform needs and deliver new value. The team works with storage interface standards such as NVMe, PCIe, SATA, and SAS and uses Agile development methodologies. The position requires close collaboration and communication with local and global team members and engineering stakeholders. The Firmware Engineer develops and maintains product source code, analyzes specifications, tests and debugs firmware, and partners with hardware and ASIC design teams on low-level firmware and system architecture. The role spans multiple firmware disciplines and SSD architecture, translating product requirements into development and validation plans while supporting product quality, team accountability, and continuous improvement. Successful candidates demonstrate professional partner communication, strong written and presentation skills, initiative, multitasking, influence, leadership, and experience contributing to teams or feature development through the product lifecycle.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- At least 7 years of software or firmware development experience in an embedded systems environment using C/C++.
- At least 7 years of embedded firmware development experience running on a real-time operating system (RTOS), including hardware and software interactions.
- At least 7 years of experience with firmware development environments, including compilers, debuggers, emulators, and toolchains.
- Ability to listen to, understand, and professionally respond to partner questions and issues while building trust.
- Excellent written and presentation skills.
- Demonstrated initiative and effective multitasking, with strong influence and leadership skills.
- Experience working in teams and/or developing features through different stages of a product lifecycle.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in the storage industry, such as SSDs or enterprise storage.
- Experience with embedded development techniques using hardware and firmware tools.
- Knowledge of structured software development practices, analytical problem solving, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Experience with enterprise storage interface protocols such as SATA, SAS, PCIe, and NVMe.
- Experience with SSD or enterprise storage device security protocols and techniques such as Opal, ESSC, and AES.
- Experience with software/firmware development processes, including workflow and continuous-integration validation.
- Knowledge of DevOps processes, tools, and execution from code check-in through Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery.
- Experience in project planning, estimation, and risk management.
- Experience defining, clarifying, and technically assessing customer requirements.
- Experience developing unit tests for code coverage and quality validation.
Responsibilities
- Develop, review, document, and maintain product source code in C/C++.
- Analyze and develop firmware according to internal and external customer specifications.
- Perform unit- and system-level testing, failure analysis, and product issue debugging during development and validation.
- Develop low-level firmware, system architectures, operating systems, and device architectures in partnership with hardware and ASIC design teams.
- Work across multiple firmware disciplines and contribute to development across the SSD architecture.
- Work with project stakeholders to translate product requirements into development and validation plans.
- Participate in and model an Agile/Kanban development culture emphasizing product quality, team accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Coordinate priorities and activities with engineering stakeholders to meet committed milestones.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Supplemental life and AD&D insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Company match on eligible 401(k) plan contributions
- Eligibility to participate in restricted stock unit (RSU), restricted cash unit (RCU), and cash bonus programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
