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Micron Technology, Inc. Principal Firmware Engineer in San Jose, California
Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all .
Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.
As a Principal Firmware Engineer at Micron Technology, Inc., you will develop high-performance controller firmware for innovative volatile and non-volatile memory systems. In this position, you will assist in evaluating, designing, building, bench testing, debugging, and failure analyzing firmware for new high-performance memory controllers and Solid-State Drives that will increase performance, while reducing power, latency and SoC (System on Chip) complexity for the target sectors. You can expect to work closely with firmware engineers, firmware test engineers,
ASIC design engineers, system test engineers, system failure analysis engineers, product engineers, firmware tools developers to solve multi-functional product development issues.
Responsibilities:
Participate as a team member and work successfully to develop SSD Front End firmware.
Show strength in coding skills, failure analysis, and the use of tools that support these activities.
Validate customer requirements and perform failure analysis on FW related issues.
Develop structured source code targeting the embedded environment associated with innovative memory.
Perform design verification using a variety of verification methods, including simulation and product testing.
Focus on firmware quality in the system and the target application.
Participate in SCRUM/Agile processes and distributed code reviews.
Develop new test tools and methods.
Follow specific processes/procedures/workflows.
Demonstrate the effective analysis of functional or performance issues with the firmware and hardware in test environments or target host systems.
Technical communications will be required between other teams and the firmware team (both verbal and written).
•You will review, contribute, and build clear documentation for work that must meet both internal specifications/standards and SSD industry standards and specifications
Qualifications & Skills:
Strong proven understanding of firmware development, verification, system failure analysis, embedded systems design, and real time embedded systems.
Strong critical thinking skills, including the ability to find creative solutions to difficult problems.
Strong validated understanding of software engineering principles and crafting and developing firmware using assembly and C/C++ programming.
Strong debugging skills in an embedded firmware application including:
Using development tools and IDE's such as Slick Edit, SourcePoint and Realview.
Problem re-creation and trapping
Logging and diagnostics
Experience with digital hardware design and test equipment such as In-Circuit Emulators (ICE) and logic/bus analyzers.
Strong proven understanding analyzing sophisticated firmware and hardware issues.
Proven understanding working identifying and optimizing performance of critical algorithms.
Confirmed understanding of ARM/ARC Microprocessors, with experience on ARC or ARM Cortex.
Knowledge of the Agile software development process life cycle.
Proven understanding of structured firmware development process and life cycle.
Strong skills in communicating sophisticated technical ideas/concepts.
•Ability to work in an exciting environment and communicate successfully (written and verbal) across multiple locations and teams.
Education and Experience:
BS or MS or equivalent experience in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering.
Confirmed experience with storage Firmware development and debug using protocol analyzer.
15+ Years of Knowledge or working experience with SSD firmware NAND flash management.
The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is:
$166,000.00 - $282,000.00
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As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave. Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits .
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