Staff Engineer, ESSD Firmware Developer

Overview

Develop high-performance controller firmware for volatile and non-volatile memory systems and Solid State Drives (SSD). Evaluate, create, build, bench test, debug and analyze firmware for new high-performance memory controllers and SSDs.

What you'll do

• Assist in the evaluation, creation, build, bench testing, debugging and failure analysis of firmware for memory controllers and SSDs.
• Partner with multidisciplinary engineers to seek solutions to multifunctional product development issues.
• Triage failures and file bug reports.
• Help development teams isolate issues.
• Recreate and trap problems.
• Identify performance-critical algorithms for optimization.
• Scope and estimate development effort.
• Work and communicate effectively in a team and multitask effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Use AI-assisted engineering tools for firmware development, debugging, automation, test generation, log analysis and productivity improvement.
• Responsibly leverage AI technologies to accelerate engineering outcomes while maintaining high-quality standards.

What you'll need

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong firmware design and debugging experience using assembly and C programming.
• Knowledge and experience of NAND flash, SSD flash translation layer, wear leveling and garbage collection.
• Knowledge of mass storage interfaces such as SATA and SAS.
• Strong knowledge of Flash Translation Layer (FTL) and SSD firmware concepts.
• Knowledge of configuring and debugging issues using register settings of ASICs in an SoC and an embedded firmware development environment.
• High level of skill in problem recreation and trapping, and in identifying performance-critical algorithms for optimization.
• Strong skill in ARM development tools and IDE such as Eclipse.
• Ability to scope and estimate development effort.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively in a team and multitask effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience using AI-assisted engineering tools for firmware development, debugging, automation, test generation, log analysis and productivity improvement.

Nice to have

• 6-15 Years in SSD/Storage Firmware Development.
• Knowledge of NVMe.
• Working knowledge of digital hardware design.
• Experience with test equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic/bus analyzers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to maintain positive relationships.
• Ambitious, goal-oriented and a dedicated colleague.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a dynamic team environment.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, India.