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Western Digital · 8 hours ago

Technologist Firmware Engineer

Colorado Springs, CO

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$129K/yr - $182K/yr

10+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Design and develop firmware for enterprise class storage enclosure products using C and C++

Generate firmware requirements and specifications for enterprise class storage enclosure products

Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including FW, EE, ME, and Manufacturing during all phases of product development

Design and develop debug infrastructure for enabling quick diagnosis of failures

Design and develop applications to collect and analyze diagnostic data, debug logs and event data

Develop unit and system firmware tests to ensure quality in both emulated and hardware environments

Provide guidance to Quality Assurance teams for system level product test execution

Review system and board level specifications to ensure all FW features, verification, and diagnostic requirements are feasible and properly incorporated

Develop processes to identify embedded system design issues early in the product development lifecycle

Create Diagnostics and Built in Self-Test (BIST) software tools

Drive issue resolution and product stability to enable predictable and high quality product development

Provide mentorship to junior engineers as needed

Qualification

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Embedded firmware developmentC/C++ programmingStorage protocol experienceReal-time operating systemsElectrical specifications analysisBIOS firmware knowledgeBMC firmware knowledgeSecurityAgile development knowledge

Required

BS or MS degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

10+ years of experience in embedded firmware development

Strong programming experience and demonstrated proficiency in C/C++ for RTOS embedded systems

Ability to analyze complex firmware & hardware issues

Strong debugging skills using kernel mode debuggers and electrical circuit test equipment such as logic analyzers and bus analyzers

Knowledge of software design, real-time operating systems, and hardware-software interfaces

In-depth storage protocol experience including SAS, SCSI, PCIe, NVMe, and/or NVMeoF

Ability to read electrical specifications, identify potential issues/high risk areas, and recommend solutions

Preferred

Knowledge of BIOS and BMC firmware stacks

Networking

Security

Benefits

Paid vacation time

Paid sick leave

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Life, accident and disability insurance

Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts

Employee assistance program

Other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity

Tuition reimbursement

Transit

The Applause Program

Employee stock purchase plan

Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan

Company

Western Digital

Glassdoor

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Western Digital helps customers capture, preserve, access, and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data.

Founded in 1970

Milpitas, California, USA

10,001+ employees

https://www.westerndigital.com

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