Senior FTL Embedded Engineer — SSD Firmware Expert

SKHMS Corporation; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

SK hynix memory solutions America Inc. in San Jose seeks a skilled SSD firmware engineer to design, implement, and optimize the Flash Translation Layer and real-time embedded system firmware for next-generation drives.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in FTL development, 5+ years in embedded controller environments, strong C/C++, and familiarity with PCIe/NVMe. BS in CS/EE required; MS preferred. Competitive compensation and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering required; MS preferred.
• 3+ years of hands-on FTL development experience in SSD.
• 5+ years in embedded controller environments; proficient in C/C++/assembly/scripting.

Responsibilities

• FTL (Flash Translation Layer) design, implement and debugging.
• Design, implement, and evaluate real-time embedded system firmware for SSD products.
• Perform firmware code review, analysis and improvement.
• Perform firmware focused SSD system integration, performance profiling, validation and debugging.
• Perform failure analysis and corrective firmware actions via collaboration with other stakeholders until issue resolution.

Skills

FTL development

Embedded firmware

C/C++ programming

PCIe/NVMe/SATA

JTAG debugging

Multi-ARM cores

Problem solving

Education

BS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

MS preferred

Tools

JTAG

In-Circuit Emulator

Job description

SK hynix memory solutions America Inc. in San Jose seeks a skilled SSD firmware engineer to design, implement, and optimize the Flash Translation Layer and real-time embedded system firmware for next-generation drives.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in FTL development, 5+ years in embedded controller environments, strong C/C++, and familiarity with PCIe/NVMe. BS in CS/EE required; MS preferred. Competitive compensation and benefits offered.