Principal/Senior ASIC Application Engineer

Job Title

Principal/Senior ASIC Application Engineer

Role Summary

Work on enterprise SSD development and validation across pre-silicon, post-silicon and production phases to ensure timely market delivery and field quality.

Partner cross-functionally with ASIC design, DV, firmware, validation and other engineering teams to integrate and qualify ASICs for SSD products.

Experience Level

Senior level. The posting specifies a minimum of 5+ years of experience in the storage industry.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include ASIC bring-up, firmware validation, test automation and lab-based debugging to drive products to production quality.

• Support ASIC bring-up and validation from pre-silicon to production releases.
• Collaborate with ASIC design, DV, firmware, validation and cross-site teams to resolve integration issues.
• Develop, validate and debug SoC firmware (ARM or ARC-based) for SSD systems.
• Create and run automated tests and tooling using C and Python for embedded SSD systems.
• Perform protocol and trace analysis for ONFI, NAND and PCIe; perform root-cause debugging.
• Operate lab equipment: JTAG debuggers, PCIe analyzers/exercisers, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and related tools.
• Read and use board schematics for SSD drives and evaluation boards; set up and validate evaluation hardware.
• Communicate findings, document results and coordinate fixes to meet production and quality goals.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience; preferred items noted.

• Minimum 5+ years of experience with storage or mass storage systems.
• Hands-on experience with ONFI interface, NAND flash protocols and basic PHY concepts; strong trace and protocol debugging skills.
• Proven firmware design, validation and debugging experience on ARM or ARC SoCs.
• Strong C programming experience for embedded SSD systems; Python experience for automation preferred.
• Experience using lab tools: JTAG debuggers, PCIe analyzer/exerciser, logic analyzer, oscilloscope.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and teamwork skills; ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Preferred: DDR PHY/CTL or PCIe protocol/PHY training.

Education Requirements

BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related technical field; equivalent practical experience is acceptable.