Staff Engineer Firmware Development NVMePCIe

Job Description ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: SSD firmware design and development in an agile environment, involving multiprocessor (ARM/ARC), multithreading, RTOS, with C/assembly programming, in interaction with various cross IP teams, with active participation on failure analysis and root causing. Participate in full life cycle of development, starting from requirements, high/low level design, implementation, unit testing, and support required documentation. Firmware development shall be on FPGA, real form factor, OR on a software simulated model environment. Deliver on cutting-edge storage products with interfaces like NVMe/PCIe. Self-motivated to work both unsupervised and as part of an agile team. Collaborate to develop self and others within group. Actively participate in innovation/trade secret activities. Qualifications: REQUIRED: Bachelors + 4 yrs experience or Master +2 yrs experience required. Strong knowledge in C/assembly, Data Structure, Algorithms, Multi-threaded programming. Familiarity with micro-controller architecture (ARM or ARC), embedded systems. Firmware development on RTOS (e.g. uCOS/ThreadX/MQX/VxWorks/Embedded Linux). Knowledge and experience in the use of bus analyzers, JTAG, emulators and other firmware debugging tools. 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. 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. You'll be a fun and enthusiastic teammate who enjoys a challenge and celebrates success. Requires 3 days per week in office. PREFERRED: Prior experience in SSD firmware development. Experience/Knowledge on NVMe and PCIe protocols. Highly skilled in GitHub and/or other similar SCM tools. Python scripting. Additional Information Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution. Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at

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to advise us of your accommodation request. Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be

01/08/2025

(3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. Compensation & Benefits Details An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, and experience. The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. You will be eligible to participate in Western Digital’s Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; and other voluntary benefit programs.

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