Firmware Engineer 2

Broadcom Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

401(K) with company matching

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave and vacation

Job summary

Broadcom's Data Center Solutions Group seeks a Firmware Engineer to design, implement, and debug low-level firmware for storage controllers, focusing on RAID functionality on ARM processors. You will collaborate across teams to deliver features aligned with customer requirements.

You will work through the full development lifecycle, supporting validation, releases, and integration with hardware. Strong C skills, ARM experience, and AI/LLM workflow knowledge are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS, ECE, or EE with 2+ years of experience
• Proficient in C; assembly language desirable
• Experience with ARM embedded processors and firmware workflows using AI/LLM tools

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and debug low-level firmware for storage controllers
• Develop features and maintain firmware for storage products
• Work on PCIe, NVMe and/or SAS/SATA protocols
• Support validation and firmware release activities
• Analyze logs to root cause functional, performance and data issues
• Collaborate with hardware and validation teams for system integration

Skills

C programming

ARM

Assembly language

AI/LLM tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS, ECE, or EE

Master's degree in CS, ECE, or EE

Tools

DSTREAM

Logic analyzers

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

Qualifications

• 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. As a valued member of our team, you'll be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus and the opportunity to receive not only a competitive new hire equity grant, but also annual equity awards, connecting your success directly to the company's growth. All subject to relevant plan documents and award agreements.

• 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
• Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence

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

Equal Opportunity

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.

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