Storage Firmware Engineer

Storage Firmware Engineer

About the Job:

 

Division: ESD

Location: Minnesota

 

As a Storage Firmware Engineer, you will join a team of professionals in developing exciting real-time firmware for state-of-art System-on-Chip (SoC) devices with embedded MIPS processors. Reporting to the Manager, Firmware Development, your responsibilities will include:

 

Responsibilities:

 Design, development, integration, debugging, and verification of embedded firmware in C and AssemblyProduct release and maintenanceProgram embedded MIPS processors to implement core firmware/software subsystems.Participate in detailed design and code reviews of implementationsTroubleshoot and resolve complex software problems in embedded real-time systems.Analyze firmware performance (frame rates, cycle counts, cache utilization)Write comprehensive engineering documentation.

 

Qualifications: BSEE or BS Computer Science/Math with emphasis in storage processing.3+ years of software/firmware system development for real-time streaming media systems, or demonstrated comparable experience.Detailed working knowledge of firmware design and implementation.Demonstrated ability to conceive, design, implement and document complex firmware systems.Designer of embedded software systems. Proficient programmer in C and assembly for embedded devices.Knowledge of RTOS constructs including processes, threads, scheduling, synchronization mechanisms, memory managementKnowledgeable in use of tool chains and debug tools.Effective communicator (verbal and written) of technical ideas.

 

Desirable Qualifications:Experience in storage protocol development such as SCSI, Fiber-Channel, SAS/SATA, RAID and/or enclosure managementExperience with RAID/HBA and SAS/SATA/SCSI architecturesHave implemented RAID protection algorithms

 

About PMC-Sierra:

PMC-SierraTM is a leading provider of broadband communications and storage semiconductors for enterprise, access, metro, storage, wireless infrastructure, laser printers and customer premises equipment. The company offers worldwide technical and sales support, including a network of offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the PMCS symbol and is included in the S&P 500 Index. For more information, visit www.pmc-sierra.com.

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