Firmware Engineer

Role: Firmware Engineer

Duration:6-12 months

Location: Remote

Responsibilities:

• Participate as a member of the NAND characterization team to architect, prototype and implement firmware for FlashTech NVMe Controllers for newest generations of NAND from various NAND vendors.
• Work on Machine Learning based NAND management algorithms.
• Generate comprehensive firmware and engineering documentation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex software problems in embedded real-time systems.
• Mentor and train other team members.

Requirements:

• A good team player.
• A methodical and processes driven work ethic.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Prior experience in SSD firmware development: NAND management algorithm development including but not limited to read error handling.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or equivalent field.
• 12+ years of related experience
• Strong C/C++/Python programming and debugging skills.
• ARM system programming experience.
• Working knowledge of Machine Learning algorithms.
• Knowledge of SSD firmware architecture and algorithms, including:
• Flash translation layer
• Caching
• NAND management
• In-depth knowledge of NVMe and PCIe protocols

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the use of bus analyzers, JTAG, emulators and other firmware debugging tools.
• Agile development methodology experience.
• Lab time with PCIe and logic analyzers.
• Experience with Linux as a development environment.
• Board and first-silicon bring-up.

Please share resumes to ramya.k@sstech.us