Storage Firmware Application Engineer
Job Location:
Job Location:
Santa Clara County, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Monthly Salary:
Posted on:
12 days ago
Posted on:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Job Title: Senior SSD Application Engineer
Job Type: Full Time/Permanent
Job Duration: Permanent
Location: Milpitas CA 95035
Only US citizen preferred
Job Description
We are seeking a highly Technical Senior SSD Application Engineer to develop front-end firmware features and drive technical design-ins for Enterprise and Data Center storage solutions. You will work directly with hardware designers and customers to resolve complex technical barriers debug platform-related issues and shape future product definitions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Firmware Development: Develop and modify firmware for SSD products to meet product specifications and customer requirements adhering to PCIe and NVMe protocols.
- Technical Debugging: Debug host interface issues encountered during internal or customer testing. Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective firmware changes.
- Customer Collaboration: Act as a technical advisor and consultant for customers. Manage SSD debug and qualification requirements in collaboration with internal engineering teams.
- Ecosystem Advocacy: Evangelize the technical benefits of enterprise-level controllers drive product adoption and translate customer needs into internal product improvements.
- Cross-functional Teamwork: Participate in customer meetings and presentations collaborating closely with project management and engineering teams to deliver results.
Minimum Requirements
Education:
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or related fields.
- Experience: 3 years of experience in each of the following:
- Software/firmware applications engineering.
- SSD controller/firmware architecture.
- PCIe and NVMe protocols (Host reset power management namespace MSI-X SMBus ARP etc.).
- Analyzing PCIe protocol traces for front-end issue resolution.
Technical Skills:
- Strong proficiency in C/C programming and data structures.
- Hands-on experience with JTAG/ICE debuggers and version control (Git).
- Knowledge of Windows and Linux-based OS in data center environments.
- Familiarity with storage architecture (PCIe Switches RAID controllers HBAs JBODs/JBOFs).
- Experience operating logic analyzers oscilloscopes and bus protocol analyzers.
- Proficiency with hardware peripherals and development environments.
