Firmware Engineer 2

Broadcom; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

401(k) participation including company

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave and vacation

Job summary

Broadcom's Data Center Solutions Group (DCSG) seeks a Firmware Engineer to design, implement, and debug low-level firmware for storage controllers with a primary focus on RAID functionality on ARM processors. You will work across the full development lifecycle, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver features aligned with customer requirements.

Responsibilities include developing firmware for storage products, validating releases, and debugging data integrity issues, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in CS, ECE, or EE as required.
• Strong programming skills in C; Assembly language desirable.
• Working knowledge of embedded processors - ARM.
• Experience using AI/LLM based tools within embedded firmware workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop new firmware features and maintain storage firmware.
• Work on storage products supporting PCIe, NVMe and SAS/SATA protocols.
• Support validation and firmware release activities.
• Analyze logs to root cause functional, performance and data integrity issues.
• Participate in firmware design and review sessions.
• Collaborate with hardware and validation teams for system integration.
• Troubleshoot low-level firmware and hardware interaction issues.

Skills

C programming

ARM

Assembly language

AI/LLM tooling in firmware

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/ECE

Master’s degree in CS/EE/ECE

Job description

Job Description

Broadcom's Data Center Solutions Group (DCSG) is seeking a skilled Firmware Engineer to join our embedded storage systems development team. In this role, you will design, implement, and debug low-level firmware for storage controllers, with a primary focus on RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) functionality on ARM based microprocessors. You will work across the full development lifecycle, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver product features aligned with customer requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Develop new features and maintain firmware for storage products
• Work on storage products supporting PCIe, NVMe and/or SAS/SATA protocols
• Support product solution validation and firmware release activities
• Gather and analyze logs to root cause and resolve functional, performance and data integrity issues
• Participate in storage product feature design and implementation reviews
• Collaborate with hardware and validation teams for system integration
• Troubleshoot low-level firmware and hardware interaction issues using DSTREAM and logical analyzers

Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in CS, ECE, or EE and 2+ years of related experience, or
• Master’s degree in CS, ECE, or EE
• Strong programming skills in C (and assembly language is desirable).
• Working knowledge of embedded processors - ARM
• Experience using AI/LLM based tools within an embedded firmware workflow, such as AI coding assistants for code generation, review and debugging, AI-assisted test-case generation and AI-assisted documentation.

Compensation And Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is USD 82,500.00 To USD 132,000.00

Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package:

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• 401(K) participation including company matching
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• company paid holidays
• paid sick leave and vacation time

The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

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