Embedded Firmware Engineer for Data Storage Systems

Western Digital Corporation; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 78,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Digital Corporation in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an Engineer, Software Development Engineering (Embedded) to design, develop and maintain firmware for enterprise HDD storage products. You will work with a cross-functional team, using C++, Python, and data structures to implement drivers and algorithms.

Responsibilities include testing, integration, and working within Scrum environments. The role emphasizes hands-on firmware work, familiarity with SAS, SATA, PCIe interfaces, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer/Electronics Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.
• Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply.
• Knowledge in C/C++, object-oriented programming, Python, data structures and algorithms.
• Capable of quickly learning new firmware, hardware, systems, tools, and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, integrate and maintain quality firmware for eHDD using best practices like unit test, CI and Agile methodologies.
• Design and implementation of data structures, software algorithms, data path, and drivers for hardware cores using latest standards C++ and Python.
• Participate in Scrum & Agile processes to bring up new hardware and develop embedded firmware for data storage products.
• Collaborate on solutions for hardware and software platforms including servers, RAID, Windows and Linux.
• Participate in planning and coordinating significant technical investigations from problem statements to conclusions.
• Create design documents for firmware development phases.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Data structures

Algorithms

Education

Bachelors/Masters in CS/EE

Tools

SAS

SATA

PCIe

Bus analyzers

Emulators

Job description

Western Digital Corporation in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an Engineer, Software Development Engineering (Embedded) to design, develop and maintain firmware for enterprise HDD storage products. You will work with a cross-functional team, using C++, Python, and data structures to implement drivers and algorithms.

Responsibilities include testing, integration, and working within Scrum environments. The role emphasizes hands-on firmware work, familiarity with SAS, SATA, PCIe interfaces, and