Storage Firmware Engineer (NVMe, SATA, SSD)

Celestica Inc.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica is seeking an experienced hardware/software engineer for storage platforms at our Chennai site. You will apply deep domain knowledge of storage technologies, and lead development of high-availability storage systems with redundant components.

You will collaborate with product management, hardware engineering and manufacturing, mentor a software team, and drive design decisions for RESTful APIs, Redfish, Swordfish and CXL based solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in storage technologies.
• Experience with SCSI, SAS and NVMe in storage enclosure services.
• Hands-on experience with RESTful API, Redfish, Swordfish and CXL.
• Proficient in C and Python; familiarity with RTOS and multithreading.
• Ability to lead and mentor a software team and work with cross-functional groups.

Responsibilities

• Develop and design high-availability storage systems with redundancy.
• Lead technical initiatives and mentor software teams.
• Collaborate with product management, hardware engineering and manufacturing.
• Engage with customers to gather requirements and explain designs.

Skills

Storage technologies

SCSI/SAS/NVMe

C programming

Python

RTOS

Multithreading

Debugging

Cross-functional teamwork

RESTful API

Redfish

Swordfish

CXL

Broadcom SDK

Microchip SDK

Education

Bachelor's or Master in ECE/CS/IT/EE

Bachelor in Engineering

Tools

Broadcom SDK

Microchip SDK

Job description

Location: Guindy, Chennai, TN, IN

Key Responsibilities

• Strong domain knowledge of storage technologies
• 10+ years of experience in storage related areas especially storage enclosure services
• 4+ years of experience working with SCSI, SAS, NVMe technologies
• Experience working with cross functional teams including product management, hardware engineering, manufacturing
• Strong knowledge of C, Python, RTOS concepts, multithreading, SMP
• Experience in designing and debugging high availability storage systems with redundant components
• Outstanding software debugging skills

Key Leadership Skills

• 4+ years of experience in technical leadership role
• A track record of leading and mentoring a software team
• Ability to interact with customers to gather requirements, explain the design, troubleshoot issues in live environment
• Ability to understand the overall solution for the customer and translate this into a cost effective and reliable design
• Experience working with cross functional teams including product management, sales, hardware engineering, manufacturing teams to design high-performance, cost-effective solutions for storage platforms
• Ability to contribute and engage in authorized open source and external tech forums

Other Relevant and Desirable Technical Skills

• Experience in RESTful API, Redfish, Swordfish, CXL
• Hands‑on experience with one or more of Broadcom, Microchip SDK

Other Requirements

Physical Demands:

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Experience:

• Bachelors or Master degree in ECE, CS, IT or EE
• 10+ years of working experience and hands‑on experience in one or more areas of the skills section
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal, multitasking and organizational skills
• Ability to work under pressure.

Education:

• Bachelor degree or higher education in Engineering

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law). At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

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