Senior FTL & Embedded Firmware Engineer for SSDs

SK hynix memory solutions America Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) match

Onsite gym

Job summary

SK hynix memory solutions America Inc. seeks an experienced firmware engineer to advance FTL design and embedded controller software for SSD products. You will work on real-time firmware, perform code reviews, and collaborate across teams to optimize performance and reliability.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in FTL development, 5+ years in embedded environments, strong C/C++, and familiarity with PCIe/NVMe, SATA, or SCSI protocols. BS in CS or EE required, MS preferred.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on FTL development experience in SSD.
• 5+ years of development experience in embedded controller environments.
• Proficient in firmware and software programming (C/C++, assembly, script languages)
• Experience with at least one storage protocol; PCIe/NVMe, SATA, SCSI
• BS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering; MS is preferred.

Responsibilities

• FTL 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++

Assembly

Script languages

PCIe/NVMe

SATA

SCSI

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

BS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

MS preferred

Tools

JTAG

In-Circuit Emulator

Job description

SK hynix memory solutions America Inc. seeks an experienced firmware engineer to advance FTL design and embedded controller software for SSD products. You will work on real-time firmware, perform code reviews, and collaborate across teams to optimize performance and reliability.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in FTL development, 5+ years in embedded environments, strong C/C++, and familiarity with PCIe/NVMe, SATA, or SCSI protocols. BS in CS or EE required, MS preferred.