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Firmware Applications Engineer – SSD Controller

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Milpitas, United States Silicon Motion Full time
Firmware Applications Engineer – SSD Controller

The SSD team creates NAND controller firmwaredesigns for worldwide customers. Our designs are industry-leading in frugality and operational excellence, and are critical to the success of SMI business and the more than multimillion customers who use SMI flash controllers today. Our firmware Engineers solve challenging technology problems, and build architecturally sound, high-quality components to enable SMI SSD/Portable SSD to realize critical business strategies.

The ideal candidate for this role will be an innovative self-starter. You will be an SSD/Portable SSD firmware expert with experience in making architectural tradeoffs to optimize SSD performance for a variety of use cases. You will work with engineers across the company as well as external customers and lead firmware development efforts on custom solid-state devices. You will collaborate with internal and external development engineers (architecture, hardware, validation, software services). SMI Engineers are shaping the way people use consumer devices/mobile phones/computers and designing the future of NAND flash controller technology – come help us make history

SMI is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation/ Age.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include:
  • Develop firmware features necessary to meet the product specification and customer requirements.
  • Develop and modify existing firmware for SSD product requirements.
  • Debug problems encountered during internal or customer firmware testing.
  • Perform root cause analysis and make appropriate changes to correct the problem.
  • Work directly with FAE and customers to resolve firmware issues.
  • Perform system level regression tests on SSD products and provide test reports.
Requirement:
  • 3+ years experience in software/firmware applications engineering
  • Experience in SSD controller/firmware architecture
  • Experience in the storage industry in SSD, HDD, storage systems, or a related technology
  • Understanding of storage interfaces including ideally PCIe/NVMe or SATA
  • Strong experience in C/C++ programming and data structure
  • Hands on experience with JTAG/ICE debuggers
  • Experience with version control software like Git.
  • Understanding the concept of regression tests on the system level
  • Experience with performing regression tests on SSD or storage systems using 3rd party test software is a plus.
  • Competent to work independently as well as in a small team collaboration environment.
  • Must be willing to learn fast and execute as a team player.
  • Good oral, written and presentation skills for communication and documentation.
  • Ability to work independently with a minimum of day-to-day supervision.
  • Ability to work in a multi-functional team and under the pressure of multiple priorities.
  • Open for domestic and international travel.
  • The ability to operate logic analyzer, oscilloscope and bus protocol analyzer is valuable.
  • Experience with hardware peripherals, features, and development environments is also valuable.
  • Master’s degree with major in Electronic Engineering or related field.
  • Mandarin speaking will be a plus.
SMI-USA: Compensation, Benefits, Rewards and Culture

Silicon Motion believes that a company's most important asset is their employees. That is why we make sure that we offer an excellent array of benefits to eligible employees and encourage them to find balance between work and life. We offer competitive compensation and reward superior performance. Employees are eligible to be recognized in the following ways:

  • Highly competitive salaries differentiated by performance.
  • Annual merit increases
  • Year-end bonus
  • RSU for eligible employees
  • Invention and Patent Awards
  • 401(k) Employer Matching
  • Length of Service Awards
  • We offer comprehensive health insurance plans for eligible employees and dependents. There are plans to meet the needs of you and your family.

The SSD team creates NAND controller firmwaredesigns for worldwide customers. Our designs are industry-leading in frugality and operational excellence, and are critical to the success of SMI business and the more than multimillion customers who use SMI flash controllers today. Our firmware Engineers solve challenging technology problems, and build architecturally sound, high-quality components to enable SMI SSD/Portable SSD to realize critical business strategies.

The ideal candidate for this role will be an innovative self-starter. You will be an SSD/Portable SSD firmware expert with experience in making architectural tradeoffs to optimize SSD performance for a variety of use cases. You will work with engineers across the company as well as external customers and lead firmware development efforts on custom solid-state devices. You will collaborate with internal and external development engineers (architecture, hardware, validation, software services). SMI Engineers are shaping the way people use consumer devices/mobile phones/computers and designing the future of NAND flash controller technology – come help us make history

SMI is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation/ Age.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include:
  • Develop firmware features necessary to meet the product specification and customer requirements.
  • Develop and modify existing firmware for SSD product requirements.
  • Debug problems encountered during internal or customer firmware testing.
  • Perform root cause analysis and make appropriate changes to correct the problem.
  • Work directly with FAE and customers to resolve firmware issues.
  • Perform system level regression tests on SSD products and provide test reports.
Requirement:
  • 3+ years experience in software/firmware applications engineering
  • Experience in SSD controller/firmware architecture
  • Experience in the storage industry in SSD, HDD, storage systems, or a related technology
  • Understanding of storage interfaces including ideally PCIe/NVMe or SATA
  • Strong experience in C/C++ programming and data structure
  • Hands on experience with JTAG/ICE debuggers
  • Experience with version control software like Git.
  • Understanding the concept of regression tests on the system level
  • Experience with performing regression tests on SSD or storage systems using 3rd party test software is a plus.
  • Competent to work independently as well as in a small team collaboration environment.
  • Must be willing to learn fast and execute as a team player.
  • Good oral, written and presentation skills for communication and documentation.
  • Ability to work independently with a minimum of day-to-day supervision.
  • Ability to work in a multi-functional team and under the pressure of multiple priorities.
  • Open for domestic and international travel.
  • The ability to operate logic analyzer, oscilloscope and bus protocol analyzer is valuable.
  • Experience with hardware peripherals, features, and development environments is also valuable.
  • Master’s degree with major in Electronic Engineering or related field.
  • Mandarin speaking will be a plus.
SMI-USA: Compensation, Benefits, Rewards and Culture

Silicon Motion believes that a company's most important asset is their employees. That is why we make sure that we offer an excellent array of benefits to eligible employees and encourage them to find balance between work and life. We offer competitive compensation and reward superior performance. Employees are eligible to be recognized in the following ways:

  • Highly competitive salaries differentiated by performance.
  • Annual merit increases
  • Year-end bonus
  • RSU for eligible employees
  • Invention and Patent Awards
  • 401(k) Employer Matching
  • Length of Service Awards
  • We offer comprehensive health insurance plans for eligible employees and dependents. There are plans to meet the needs of you and your family.

For applying job positions or more information regarding the recruitment, please contact: jobs@siliconmotion.com #J-18808-Ljbffr