Staff Engineer, Firmware Engineering

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

We are looking for an Embedded Storage Firmware Engineer to design, develop, and maintain firmware for high performance storage devices and controllers. In this role, you will work close to the hardware, building reliable, high‑performance firmware that manages data movement, flash media, and device behavior under real‑world workloads.

You will contribute across the storage firmware stack, including boot, device initialization, data path, error handling, diagnostics, performance optimization, and reliability features, working closely with hardware, validation, and system teams.

Key Responsibilities

Storage Firmware Development

• Design and implement embedded firmware for storage devices such as SSDs or storage controllers.
• Develop firmware modules for device initialization, command processing, and data movement.
• Implement and maintain state machines and control logic for reliable storage operation.
• Implement recovery mechanisms to ensure data integrity and device reliability.
• Optimize firmware for throughput, latency, and power efficiency.
• Analyze and improve performance under various workloads.
• Add robust error detection, logging, and recovery mechanisms.
• Develop low‑level drivers and hardware interfaces as required.
• Support firmware integration with host software and system drivers.
• Debug complex firmware and hardware interaction issues using JTAG, logs, traces, and emulation/simulation tools.
• Collaborate with validation teams to reproduce, analyze, and fix issues.
• Support bring‑up and stabilization on new platforms and silicon revisions.

 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in embedded firmware or systems software development.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems.
• Solid understanding of:• Embedded system architecture
• Memory management and concurrency
• Low level drivers
• Interrupts and low‑level debugging

• Experience working close to hardware in constrained environments.
• Experience with storage firmware, SSDs, or storage controllers.
• Familiarity with flash technologies (e.g., NAND) and related management concepts.
• Exposure to performance tuning and reliability engineering.
• Experience with RTOS or bare‑metal environments.
• Strong cross‑functional collaboration and problem‑solving skills.

Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

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