Firmware Developer - III

UST Job Title: Associate III - Semiconductor S/W Product Development

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The Opportunity:

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Firmware Engineer with strong expertise in C Programming, Firmware Development, JTAG Debugging, PCIe, NVMe, SATA, I2C, UART, SPINOR, MCTP, PLDM, RDE, RAID, Secure Firmware, RoT, and TCG OPAL-based SED Drives. The candidate will work closely with the Marvell engineering team on firmware and software development, maintenance, feature enhancements, and bug fixing for enterprise and data-center storage products, including NVMe Accelerators, SATA Controllers, and Encryption Controllers.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze product requirements and gain a comprehensive understanding of firmware and software architecture for storage products.
• Understand system-level design, development environments, validation setups, and equipment required for firmware development activities.
• Learn and support host/server software integration required for device attachment and deployment.
• Design, document, and implement new feature enhancements and bug fixes.
• Analyze NVMe and SATA controller architectures, hardware peripherals, and controller board interfaces.
• Understand firmware/software stacks, tools, modules, and layered architecture within storage solutions.
• Evaluate existing firmware features and identify areas for enhancement and optimization.
• Develop, maintain, debug, and enhance firmware and associated software tools.
• Investigate, triage, and resolve defects reported internally and by customers.
• Develop unit tests and support achieving target code coverage goals.
• Collaborate with validation and test teams for issue reproduction, debugging, and verification.
• Track defect resolution activities and maintain proper documentation.
• Participate in customer discussions, technical reviews, and engineering meetings as required.
• Support firmware, tools, and driver releases as per customer release schedules.
• Provide regular project status updates, RCA reports, and technical progress reports.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product delivery and quality objectives.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Firmware Development, Embedded Systems, or Storage Domain.
• Strong programming expertise in C.
• Hands-on experience with Firmware Development, Debugging, and Maintenance.
• Strong debugging skills using JTAG and protocol analyzers.
• Experience with storage and communication protocols including PCIe, NVMe, NVMe-MI, SATA/AHCI, I2C, UART, SPINOR, MCTP, PLDM, RDE, and RAID.
• Good understanding of Secure Firmware, Root of Trust (RoT), and Self-Encrypting Drives (TCG OPAL).
• Strong knowledge of ARM Architecture and embedded hardware interfaces.
• Experience working with protocol analyzers and debugging tools.
• Understanding of hardware peripherals, controller architectures, and storage firmware stacks.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in Enterprise Storage or Data Center products.
• Exposure to NVMe Accelerators, SATA Controllers, and Encryption Controllers.
• Experience working directly with customers and handling production issues.
• Knowledge of software tools, drivers, validation frameworks, and test automation.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, or a related field.

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