Senior SSD Firmware Architect

Qualifications

• Software or firmware development experience in an embedded systems environment with programming in C/C++, including 8+ years in SSD firmware architecture or NAND flash storage systems.
• Demonstrated technical leadership driving firmware architecture across cross-functional teams including ASIC, hardware, firmware, validation, product engineering, and manufacturing..
• Expertise in SSD firmware technologies including FTL, QoS, wear leveling, garbage collection, bad block management, ECC/error recovery, power-loss protection, and NAND flash management.
• Demonstrated technical leadership across cross-functional teams including development, validation and manufacturing.
• Experience leading architecture decisions involving performance, reliability, power, cost, and scalability tradeoffs.
• Expertise in enterprise storage interfaces and protocols (e.g., PCIe, NVMe, NVMe-MI).
• Experience with SSD security technologies (e.g., TCG Opal, IEEE 1667, ESSC, AES, Secure Boot, firmware authentication).
• Experience working with controller ASIC and hardware architecture teams to influence next-generation product capabilities.
• Experience driving firmware technology roadmaps and evaluating emerging storage technologies (e.g., QLC/PLC NAND, Zoned Namespaces, Computational Storage, CXL, NVMe over Fabrics).
• Experience establishing firmware architecture, coding standards, development processes, and technical direction across multiple engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, CI/CD, automated validation, and release management for embedded firmware.
• Experience engaging directly with strategic customers to translate product requirements into architectural solutions.
• Experience mentoring senior engineers and serving as a technical authority across the organization.