Principal Engineer, ASIC Development Engineering

Company Description

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Western Digital® data-centric solutions are found under the G-Technology™, HGST, SanDisk®, Tegile™, Upthere™, and WD® brands.

Job Description

Working as part of the ASIC platform validation firmware engineer, you will creates and maintains the diagnostic, verification and HAL firmware running on various platforms for solid state memory systems. Key aspects of the prototype platform will be their performance and ease of use by multiple engineering functions.
In this highly technical and hands-on role, essential duties and responsibilities include the following (other duties may be assigned):
-Design, write, debug, and integrate the high-performance SoC with firmware code across the PCIe/NVMe storage interface system.
-Develop and verification the firmware on the virtual platform, RTL simulation, emulation platform and ASIC AVB platform. Compete the HAL firmware to validate the various platform components
-Involve in performing evaluating, designing, and building HAL code for high-performance solid-state system that will have the optimized hardware configuration setting, reduce power or latency and SoC complexity for the target markets.
-Interacting with ASIC group, hardware group, product verification group, product firmware group, HSI group and various other crossfunctional teams.
-Work with emulation platform hardware design engineer to complete the prototyping platforms that provide significant value to the overall SSD development process

Your contributions will have immediate contribution to the company success in our fast paced environment.

Qualifications

Education Requirements
The successful candidate will have an Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Math, or Physics (or a Masters in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Math, or Physics). 3 or more years of experience working with embedded firmware, experience developing (design, implementation, debug) of code.
Required Skills/Experience
Expert level in C programming.
Two or more years experience with storage systems.
Three years or more embedded firmware experience; including debugging using JTAG-based debuggers.
Understanding of RISC microprocessors; including interrupts scheduling and optimization. Prior product development experience with at least two embedded microprocessors such as ARC, ARM, or equivalent.
Demonstrated experience developing software using structured methodologies, including but not limited to: requirements analysis and capture, design documentation, source code management tools, and defect tracking tools.
Good communication skills and ability to succinctly describe and summarize highly technical firmware and/or system challenges.
Strong engineering aptitude for electronic/electrical systems, including ability to understand schematics as necessary for software/hardware integration.

Desired Skills/Experience

Experience in storage systems and SSD
Experience with Toggle or ONFI Flash memory technology
Solid skills with one or more scripting language such as Perl or Python.
Working knowledge of digital hardware design. Knowledge of Verilog a plus
Perform failure analysis by using storage interface bus analyzer and digital scope, identifying the issues, duplicating the problems, and resolving the issues with corrective actions
Other skills
Teamwork, good communication skills and openness.
Demonstrated problem solving skills coupled with attention to detail and enthusiasm for a right first time approach.

Additional Information

Because Western Digital thrives on the power of diversity and is committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect, and contribution, we are committed to giving every qualified applicant and employee an equal opportunity. Western Digital does not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their protected class status and complies with all federal and state laws against discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, as well as the laws and regulations set forth in the 'Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law' poster.