Senior Firmware Engineer - NVMe/Embedded Systems

Samsung Semiconductor; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4+ weeks paid time off

Medical/Dental/Vision/401k

Onsite Café and gym

Flexible environment

Charitable giving match

Job summary

Samsung Semiconductor is seeking a firmware/embedded software engineer for the TED Lab in San Jose. The role focuses on the host interface firmware layer, enabling V-NAND technology and performance-oriented enterprise storage solutions.

You will work onsite in San Jose with domestic and international travel as needed. Qualifications include a BS/MS in engineering or CS and 5 years (or 3 years with MS) of relevant experience, plus strong C/C++ skills and experience with UART/JTAG/ICE debuggers

Qualifications

• BS in Computer/Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Computer Science, and 5 years of relevant experience in software or firmware or a MS in Computer/Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Computer Science with 3 years of relevant experience preferred.
• Strong experience in C/C++ programming for embedded systems is required.
• Strong experience with UART/JTAG/ICE debuggers, and protocol analyzers.
• Familiarity with storage protocols such as SAS/SATA/SCSI/FC/NVMe/PCIe is required.

Responsibilities

• NVMe or SAS SSD Firmware development.
• Analyze, debug, and resolve firmware issues observed at domestic and international customer sites as well as at local and overseas development centers.
• Triage and root cause system, driver, and device interoperability issues at customer sites.
• OEM Spec gap analysis, firmware customization/feature development; collaborate with other engineering teams to analyze debug information and implement and deploy firmware patches.
• Need based business travel and stay at domestic and international customer sites as well as overseas development centers for extended periods of time (can be up to multiple weeks at a time).
• Assist customers by running or inspecting their tests at onsite locations.

Skills

C/C++ programming

UART/JTAG/ICE debuggers

protocol analyzers

embedded systems

Education

BS in Computer/Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Computer Science

MS in Computer/Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Computer Science (preferred)

Tools

SAS

SATA

SCSI

NVMe

PCIe

Job description

Samsung Semiconductor is seeking a firmware/embedded software engineer for the TED Lab in San Jose. The role focuses on the host interface firmware layer, enabling V-NAND technology and performance-oriented enterprise storage solutions.

You will work onsite in San Jose with domestic and international travel as needed. Qualifications include a BS/MS in engineering or CS and 5 years (or 3 years with MS) of relevant experience, plus strong C/C++ skills and experience with UART/JTAG/ICE debuggers