Job Description :

Key Responsibilities :

Firmware Architecture & Development :

- Design, develop, and maintain firmware for enterprise HDD involving SAS/SATA, ZAC/ZBC.

- Define firmware architecture, software frameworks, and module interfaces for scalable storage solutions.

- Firmware/Software development lifecycle including requirements, design, implementation, validation, and release.

- Implement algorithms and/or improve implementations and take part in their verification and production.

Storage Technology Leadership :

- Drive development of advanced storage features including :

1. Middleware/Flash Translation Layer (FTL)

2. Garbage Collection

3. Error Recovery

4. Power-Fail Management

5. Storage Protocol (SATA, SAS, NVMe) knowhow

- Collaborate on future storage technologies and product roadmaps.

Performance & Reliability Optimization :

- Analyze and optimize firmware performance, latency, throughput, and resource utilization.

- Lead root cause analysis of field issues and customer escalations.

- Develop diagnostic, telemetry, and debug capabilities.

- Develop simulation architecture to validate new performance algorithms.

Cross-Functional Leadership :

- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to firmware engineers.

- Participate in architecture reviews and technical decision-making.

- Engage with customers and field teams to understand requirements and resolve complex issues.

Required Qualification/Skillset :

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related field.

- 15+ years of firmware development experience with minimum 5+ experience in storage Firmware.

Strong expertise in :

1. C/C++

2. Embedded Systems

3. RTOS and Bare-Metal Development

4. Storage Firmware Architecture

- Experience with firmware debugging using JTAG, Logic Analyzers, and protocol analyzers.

- Strong understanding of memory management, concurrency, interrupts, and performance optimization.

- Should be aware about any system level scripting language : Python, Perl, Shell, Lua etc.

- Excellent in object-oriented design including Data structures.

- Good knowledge of HW, SOC architecture, processor architecture.

- Strong analytical skill with hands-on debugging skills.