SSD Media System Pathfinding Engineer

Company Description

Join a multibillion-dollar global company that brings together amazing technology, people, and operational scale to become a powerhouse in the memory industry. Headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California, Solidigm combines elements of an established, successful technology company with the spirit, agility, and entrepreneurial mindset of a start-up. In addition to the U.S. headquarters and other facilities in the U.S., the company has international presence in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Solidigm will continue to lead the world in innovating new Memory technologies with aspirations to be the #1 NAND memory company in the world. At Solidigm, we view problems as opportunities to define innovative solutions that hold the power to change the world and unleash the potential technological needs that the future holds. At Solidigm, we are One Team that fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture that embraces individual uniqueness and empowers us to bring our best selves to deliver excellence in support of Solidigm's vision and mission to be the go-to partner for optimized data storage solutions. You can be part of the takeoff of an innovative business that develops cutting-edge products, delivers strong business value for customers, provides an engaging workplace for its employees, and serves a greater impact on the world. This is a golden opportunity for the right applicant to join us and help design, build, and lead Solidigm. We want a diverse team of dedicated professionals who will not just be Solidigm team members but contribute to how we shape the future of the organization. We are seeking applicants who will grow and thrive in our culture; be customer inspired, trusting, innovative, team-oriented, inclusive, results driven, collaborative, passionate, and flexible.

Job Description

Join a new multibillion-dollar global company that brings together amazing technology, people, and operational scale to become a powerhouse in the memory industry.

Solidigm is headquartered in San Jose, California, with aspirations to conduct an IPO and become a publicly traded U.S. company.

In addition to the U.S. headquarters and other facilities in the U.S., the company has a significant international presence in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Solidigm will continue to lead the world in innovating new Memory technologies and will soon be the second largest NAND memory company in the world by revenue.

At Solidigm, we view problems as opportunities to define innovative solutions that hold the power to change the world and unleash the potential technological needs that the future holds. Although we may speak different languages and represent diverse backgrounds, we are ‘One Team’ that strives to accomplish Solidigm’s vision and mission to be the go-to partner for optimized data storage solutions. Our goal is simple: Grow at an unprecedented rate and become the best memory solutions company in the world.

You can be part of the takeoff of a fast-growing business that develops cutting-edge products, delivers strong business value for customers, provides an engaging workplace for its employees, and serves a greater impact on the world. Come join our Data Center Engineering Team and work on one of the most advanced 3D-NAND and SSD technology portfolios in the world. As the global leader in the semiconductor industry, Solidigm possesses many industry-leading SSD technologies including the most capable Quadruple Level Cell (QLC) NAND Flash products.

In this position you will join a fast-paced team developing new, cutting-edge firmware for Solidigm Solid State Drives (SSD). You will utilize and grow your experience in embedded architecture, external interfaces, and product constraints, along with the ability to develop architectures/features that meet these constraints while providing new value for the platform. You will use and gain experience in storage interface standards such as NVMe, PCIe, SATA, and SAS. The team utilizes Agile development methodologies, therefore, excellent communication skills and the ability to work closely with team members, both locally and across the organization is required.

In this position, you will be working to architect, design, and implement integrated system solutions to manage the interactions between Solid State Drive (SSD) system hardware/software and NAND Flash memory components. This job requires you to develop and productize optimized system solutions for SSD product to meet performance and reliability requirements, utilizing formal education and engineering judgment.

Your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Evaluate and characterize storage media component behavior within SSD systems
• Design and utilize simulation software that models SSD performance and behavior
• Lead media-system feature pathfinding efforts to maintain competitive edge on enterprise SSDs features roadmap
• Implement and characterize proof-of-concept firmware prototypes to evaluate competing algorithms for a given media issue
• Develop new media management system features through cross-function collaboration with component circuit design, ASIC design and SSD firmware architecture teams
• Deliver world-class SSD based on the strong pillars of performance/QoS (Quality of Service), reliability and cost

Qualifications

The below minimum qualifications must be met to be considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Minimum Requirements:

• MS or PhD degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields; or BS with 6 years+ of experience in embedded system development
• Strong software programming, debugging, and problem-solving skills
• Experience in computer architecture design and systems engineering
• Experience in embedded systems design and optimization
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively both independently and in a team across multiple sites
• Experience in NAND Flash or other memory technology

Preferred qualifications:

5+ years experience in the following areas:

• Storage industry (SSDs or enterprise storage)
• Embedded development techniques using hardware and firmware tools
• Structured software development and practices, analytical problem solving, innovation and a mindset of continuous improvement
• Enterprise storage interface protocols (e.g., SATA, SAS, PCIe, and NVMe)
• Experience in modeling complex systems using Transaction Level Modeling using System C or similar technology
• Experience with Solid State Drive or other embedded system firmware development using C/C++

Additional Information

For California, Colorado, New York, Washington, and remote roles: The compensation range for this role is $139,480 - $225,610. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.