Principal Firmware Engineer
Principal Firmware Engineer
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$ 153000 - 300500
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Job Description
Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.
Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence inspiring the world to learn communicate and advance faster than ever.
Department:
The NonVolatile Engineering Group (NVEG) a division within the Technology and Products Group (TPG) is dedicated to advancing nonvolatile memory technologies like NAND. Our primary mission is to innovate and develop groundbreaking solutions that improve the performance and reliability of nonvolatile memory products.
Job Description:
Participate as a team member and work effectively to develop SSD firmware. Demonstrate proficiency in coding skills failure analysis and tools that support these activities. Validate customer requirements and perform failure analysis on FW related issues. Develop structured source code targeting the embedded environment associated with stateoftheart memory. Perform design verification using various verification methods including simulation and product testing. Focus on firmware quality in the system and the target application. Participate in SCRUM/Agile processes and distributed code reviews. Develop new test tools and methods. Follow specific processes/procedures/workflows. Demonstrate the practical analysis of functional or performance issues with the firmware and hardware in test environments or target host systems.
Responsibilities:
- 10 Years in Embedded Firmware Storage/SSD would be a strong plus.
- 7 years of experience with firmware design and debugging using assembly and C programming.
- 7 years of knowledge with NAND flash SSD flash translation layer wear leveling garbage collection.
- Deep knowledge and working experience in PCIe SSD firmware development
- Deep expertise and working experience of NVMe protocol
- Deep understanding of the SSD endtoend IO path
- Knowledge of configuring and debugging issues from the usage of register settings of ASICs in an SoC and embedded firmware dev environment
- 10 years of experience in problem recreations and trapping and in identifying performancecritical algorithms for optimizations.
- 10 years experience with ARM or equivalent microprocessor development tools and IDE
- Experience in firmware design and documentation ability to scope and estimate development effort.
- Ability to work and communicate effectively in a team and multitask effectively in a fastpaced environment.
- Experience in test equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic/bus analyzers (would be suitable to have).
- Perform as a tech lead to solve any design and implementation challenges.
Education Qualifications:
- BS or MS (Preferred) in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering required
Preferred Skills:
- 8 years of strong handson experience working on firmware development using C/C and a good understanding of scripting languages including Python/ Perl.
- Familiar with a Linux environment
- 8 years of knowledge with storage interfaces such as PCIe SMBus VDM etc.
- 5 years of NVMe protocol experience
- 10 years of experience providing engineering test solutions (HW & SW) for Product Development for NAND/System characterization and Silicon debug capabilities
The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this fulltime position is:
$153000.00 $300500.00Our salary ranges are determined by role level and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries of the position across all US locations. Within the range individual pay is determined by work location and additional jobrelated factors including knowledge skills experience tenure and relevant education or training. The pay scale is subject to change depending on business needs. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Additional compensation may include benefits discretionary bonuses and equity.
As a world leader in the semiconductor industry Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury and paid family leave. Additionally Micron benefits include a robust paid timeoff program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available please see the Benefits Guide posted on is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation age national origin citizenship status disability protected veteran status gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal state or local laws.
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Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
