Senior SSD Firmware Architect
Core
Provide cross-domain system and product-level technical leadership for SSD firmware architecture, driving architectural requirements and high-level scoping for new products and customer requests.
Role type
Senior IC SSD Firmware Architect
Builds
SSD firmware, operating-system and device architectures, and firmware technology roadmaps
Domain
Storage hardware and embedded systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
C/C++ development, SSD firmware architecture, FTL, QoS, wear leveling, garbage collection, bad block management, ECC/error recovery, power-loss protection, NAND flash management, PCIe, NVMe, NVMe-MI, TCG Opal, IEEE 1667, ESSC, AES, Secure Boot, firmware authentication, controller ASIC collaboration, QLC/PLC NAND, Zoned Namespaces, Computational Storage, CXL, NVMe over Fabrics, CI/CD, automated validation, embedded-firmware release management
Preferred skills
QLC/PLC NAND, Zoned Namespaces, Computational Storage, CXL, NVMe over Fabrics
Technologies
C, C++, PCIe, NVMe, NVMe-MI, TCG Opal, IEEE 1667, ESSC, AES, CXL
Responsibilities
Lead, develop, review, and document product source code in C/C++; Analyze, architect, and develop firmware according to internal and customer specifications; Perform unit and system-level testing, failure analysis, debugging, and development-phase validation; Translate product requirements into development and validation plans with project stakeholders; Coordinate priorities and engineering activities to achieve committed milestones; Drive architecture decisions involving performance, reliability, power, cost, and scalability tradeoffs; Develop firmware technology roadmaps and evaluate emerging storage technologies; Establish firmware architecture, coding standards, development processes, and technical direction across engineering teams; Engage strategic customers to translate requirements into architectural solutions and mentor senior engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership