Firmware Development Engineer

Rancho Cordova, CA, United States

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

In this position you will join a fast-paced team developing new, cutting-edge firmware for Solidigm Solid State Drives (SSD). You will utilize and grow your experience in embedded architecture, external interfaces, and product constraints, along with the ability to develop architectures/features that meet these constraints while providing new value for the platform. You will use and gain experience in storage interface standards such as NVMe, PCIe, SATA, and SAS. The team utilizes Agile development methodologies, therefore, excellent communication skills and the ability to work closely with team members, both locally and across the organization is required.

As a Firmware Engineer, regular responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Develop, review, document, and maintain product source code in C/C++

Analyze and develop firmware per internal and external (customer) specifications

Perform unit and system level testing including failure analysis and debug of product issues as part of development and validation phases

Develop low-level firmware, system architectures, operating systems, device architectures, in partnership with hardware and ASIC design teams

Cross multiple firmware disciplines to develop and grow across the entire SSD architecture

Work with project stakeholders turning product requirements into development and validation plans

Participate in and role model an Agile/Kanban development culture which emphasizes product quality, team accountability, and continuous improvement

Coordinate priorities and activities with other engineering stakeholders to accomplish committed milestones

Qualifications

The candidate must have a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or a related field

6+ years of experience in the following areas:

Software or firmware development experience in an embedded systems environment with programming in C/C++

Embedded firmware development running in a real-time operating system (RTOS), with hardware and software interactions

Firmware development environments including compilers, debuggers, emulators, and tool-chains

Preferred Requirements:

Storage industry (SSDs or enterprise storage)

Embedded development techniques using hardware and firmware tools

Structured software development and practices, analytical problem solving, innovation and a mindset of continuous improvement

Enterprise storage interface protocols (e.g., SATA, SAS, PCIe, and NVMe)

SSD or enterprise storage device security protocols and techniques (e.g., Opal, ESSC, and AES)

Software/firmware development processes including workflow and continuous integration validation

DevOps process strategies, tools and execution, from code check-in through Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery

Project planning, estimation, and risk management

Customer requirements definition, clarification, and technical assessment

Development of unit tests for code coverage and quality validation

Additional Information

For California, Colorado, New York, Washington, and remote roles: The compensation range for this role is $132,940 to $209,760. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

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