Storage Firmware Engineer (Samsung Memory)

Samsung Electronics America; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsung Semiconductor India Bangalore is seeking a senior Firmware Engineer to design and implement firmware for Flash storage products. You will work across the product life cycle from inception to qualification, focusing on reliability and performance.

Requirements include 9–13 years of experience in UFS/NAND/flash firmware, strong C/C++ skills, and familiarity with storage protocols such as eMMC/UFS/SCSI/SATA/NVMe. Collaboration and problem solving are essential.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in firmware for UFS/NAND/flash storage (9+ years).
• Strong C/C++ programming and data structures knowledge.
• Experience with storage protocols like eMMC/UFS/SCSI/SATA/NVMe.

Responsibilities

• Develop firmware subsystems for UFS/Flash storage products.
• Analyze requirements, architecture and design for firmware.
• Perform UT/IT testing and trouble-shoot complex issues.
• Improve reliability, performance and memory usage.

Skills

C/C++

Data structures

Algorithms

Memory management

Code optimization

UFS firmware

NAND flash

Troubleshooting

UT/IT testing

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Lauterbach T32

Logic analyzers

Perl

Python

Shell

Batch/Make/CMM

Job description

Position Summary

As a Firmware Engineer at Samsung Semiconductor India Bangalore, you will be involved in Design, Implementation and Integration of various firmware subsystems of Flash storage products (Mobile Storage using UFS interface). You will be associated with Product's development life cycle ranging from Product inception to Qualification or any specific area defined by specific assignment. You will also be responsible for providing technical inputs or guidance to improve and adhere to software development and quality assurance processes necessary to ensure the firmware consistently meets the required functionality, re‑usability, reliability and performance to ensure Samsung UFS meet their design targets.

Role and Responsibilities

Both Individual Contributor & Product‑lead role‑aspirants are invited (Experience range: 9 ~ 13 years! Keywords: relevant Skillsets Strong Programming skills in C/C++, Data structures/Algorithms Sound knowledge on NAND flash firmware stack like front end/back end etc. (FTL, Host Interface, Flash Interface etc.) Experience on one or more storage protocols (eMMC, UFS, SCSI, SATA, NVMe, SAS) Preferred experience on Lauterbach T32, Logic Analyzers etc. Issue re-production/fixing, Logging/Diagnostics Experience in Requirement analysis, Architecture, Design, Development and UT/IT - UFS/Flash storage Products : Develop firmware subsystems that meet or exceed the requirements of technical Spec matrix including but not limited to Performance, Reliability, Endurance and Functionality. Strong Programming skills in C/C++, Data structures/Algorithms. Expert knowledge of UFS specifications (UFS 2.2, 3.1, 4.0) Experience with ARM Cortex-R/A/M processor architectures Sound knowledge on NAND flash firmware stack like front end/back end etc. (FTL, Host Interface, Flash Interface etc.) Familiarity with firmware development tools and methodologies Previous work experience on any of the storage protocols (eMMC/UFS/SCSI/SATA/NVMe). Knowledge on scripting languages like Perl/Python/Shell etc. and Batch/Make/CMM scripting etc. Experience in Requirement analysis, Architecture, Design, Development and UT/IT. Trouble shooting complex issues such as scalability & performance issues, memory leaks, memory corruption and Code size issues & optimization techniques Excellent skills on written/verbal communications and complex design articulation/presentation Demonstrated team player or technical leader in a dynamic, fast moving and fast growing product development environment 5+ years specifically in UFS/NAND /flash storage / SSD /NVM/ NVME Firmware development.

Skills and Qualifications

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