SSD SR Firmware Design Engineer

Company Description

Join a multibillion-dollar global company that brings together amazing technology, people, and operational scale to become a powerhouse in the memory industry. Headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California, Solidigm combines elements of an established, successful technology company with the spirit, agility, and entrepreneurial mindset of a start-up. In addition to the U.S. headquarters and other facilities in the U.S., the company has international presence in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Solidigm will continue to lead the world in innovating new Memory technologies with aspirations to be the #1 NAND memory company in the world. At Solidigm, we view problems as opportunities to define innovative solutions that hold the power to change the world and unleash the potential technological needs that the future holds. At Solidigm, we are One Team that fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture that embraces individual uniqueness and empowers us to bring our best selves to deliver excellence in support of Solidigm's vision and mission to be the go-to partner for optimized data storage solutions. You can be part of the takeoff of an innovative business that develops cutting-edge products, delivers strong business value for customers, provides an engaging workplace for its employees, and serves a greater impact on the world. This is a golden opportunity for the right applicant to join us and help design, build, and lead Solidigm. We want a diverse team of dedicated professionals who will not just be Solidigm team members but contribute to how we shape the future of the organization. We are seeking applicants who will grow and thrive in our culture; be customer inspired, trusting, innovative, team-oriented, inclusive, results driven, collaborative, passionate, and flexible.

Job Description

As a Solid-State Drive (SSD) Firmware Engineer, you will be responsible for the Architecture design, Code implementation, and Quality testing of the low-level C/C++ code for protocol and algorithms functions that powers our current and future NAND Flash Memory products. Working closely as a member of SW/FW development team, you'll will have impacts in all phases of the SSD product development. In Addition, you will drive the development of new firmware methods and practices that make rapid development of high-quality embedded code possible. Whether developing algorithms to manage NAND Flash or modifying host software drivers to enable cutting edge SSD features, your contributions will be vital to product shipment and success. You will need to work with various cross-teams to debug problems and remove integration roadblocks while continuously delivering tested features in an agile environment. Embedded development is defined by the intersection of software and the hardware platform. The specific team you'll be joining has product design responsibilities impacting the product's key features, performance, configuration, and customer requirements.

As a member of this team, you will develop C, C++, and Python code:

• Continuous integration and test operation, tools, and processes.
• Build and code testing tools, and general developer experience.
• Integration of third-party libraries and manage integration/updates under source control Configuration of firmware (both build-time and run-time) for feature settings/options and hardware variants.
• Test driven development of feature and firmware flows
• Support and enhance full software development process for product delivery

Qualifications

• The candidate must have a BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Programming and Scripting Skills: C/C++/Python coding applications and source control management.
• C/C++ Source code development, review, control, and maintenance, preferably focused on embedded firmware or low-level OS drivers
• Firmware IDE development environments including compilers, debuggers, emulators, and tool-chains
• Development of unit level test simulators, static code analysis, and quality validation
• Strong software Debug Skills with the ability to analyze large amounts of data to resolve problems

Preferred Qualifications: 2+ years of experience in the following areas:

• Experience with ARM Cortex R7-R8 CPU designs and IDE development tools
• Source Control Management using GIT or Perforce
• Basic knowledge of storage interface standards, especially PCIe and NVMe Protocols
• Agile/Scrum development methodologies
• Development of test automation frameworks and test scripts in Python
• Embedded development techniques using hardware and firmware tools
• Software/firmware development processes including workflow and continuous integration validation
• Strong software Debug Skills with the ability to view problems with a high amount of data vectors

Additional Information

For California, Colorado, New York, Washington, and remote roles: The compensation range for this role is $102,540- $153,580. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.