Staff Engineer, Software Engineering (Firmware Development)

Western Digital

3 - 8 years

5 - 10 Lacs

bengaluru

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Skills Required

rtos vxworks system architecture c++ sas fpga agile data structures scrum firmware

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Job Type

Full Time

Job Description

WHAT YOU WILL DO

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop firmware using C/C++ in multiple environments using latest standards: FPGA, Simulator, for NAND/eHDD (Enterprise Hard Disk Drive) products.
Follow Agile methodologies in development.
Become the subject matter expert, owner of one or more components and provide technical leadership.
Create design documents pertinent to the various phases of firmware development.
You'll be on a scrum team responsible for full stack embedded firmware development for enterprise products. This includes innovation, design, implementation and debug of data path, software algorithms, data structures, drivers needed for our large and complex software environment.
Deliver on cutting-edge storage products with interfaces like SAS, SATA, PCIe.
Work with cross functional teams to develop HDD products.
Self-motivated to work both unsupervised and as part of an agile team. Collaborate to develop self and others within group.
Participate in planning and coordinating significant technical investigations from problem statement to conclusions.
Understand end to end product lifecycle.

Required

Bachelors +5 yrs experience or Master +3 yrs experience or PhD in CS, CE, EE, EC or equivalent required.
Strong knowledge in C/C++, Data Structure, Algorithms, Multi-threaded programming.
Proven experience as a software designer and/or architect.
Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn new technologies, complex code and developing system, architecture view.
Strong aptitude and penchant for problem solving, algorithm design, system design, and complexity analysis skills.
You are comfortable and enjoy working with dynamic and ever evolving environments.
Experience with mitigating design risks using research and proof of concept methods.
Technical mindset with great attention to detail and an ever positive, can-do attitude.
Demonstrate use of out-of-box thinking for creative solutions to highly sticky problems.
You have excellent interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication and are an effective collaborator.
You'll be a fun and enthusiastic teammate who enjoys a challenge and celebrates success.

Preferred

Familiarity with micro-controller architecture (ARM or ARC), embedded systems.
Previous RTOS experience. (e.g. uCOS / ThreadX / MQX / VxWorks / Embedded Linux).
Knowledge and experience in the use of bus analyzers, JTAG, emulators and other firmware debugging tools.

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