R&D Firmware Engineer 3

Job Title

R&D Firmware Engineer 3

Role Summary

As an R&D Firmware Engineer on the Fibre Channel/NVMe storage firmware team, you will design, implement, test and debug embedded firmware for 64G FC/NVMe HBA products. You will develop features including target-mode and error-recovery support and collaborate with cross-functional teams and OEM clients.

Work includes feature development, writing and executing test cases and scripts, and maintaining firmware quality and documentation.

Experience Level

Senior — typically 5+ years of relevant firmware development experience (see Education Requirements for degree/experience combinations).

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include firmware design, implementation, verification, and support for storage networking products.

• Design and implement embedded firmware components in C and/or assembly.
• Develop, execute and automate test cases and scripts; validate target-mode and error-recovery behaviors.
• Debug firmware issues using protocol analyzers and hardware debuggers; perform system-level root-cause analysis.
• Integrate and tune firmware for high-performance ARM or other microprocessor platforms.
• Collaborate with hardware, software and QA teams and communicate results to internal stakeholders and OEM clients.
• Follow software development processes: design documentation, coding standards, and bug tracking.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• Embedded firmware development experience in C and/or assembly.
• Proficiency in real-time operating system environments.
• Experience with protocol analyzers for Fibre Channel, NVMe and/or PCIe.
• Strong debugging skills and familiarity with hardware debuggers or ICE tools.
• Experience developing storage and network protocols on Linux.
• Experience writing and maintaining automated test scripts.
• Good technical communication and documentation skills; ability to follow development processes.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience tuning ARM-based high-performance firmware.

Education Requirements

BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering with 5+ years related experience; OR MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering with 3+ years related experience.

About the Company

Company: Broadcom

Headquarters: Irvine, California, United States

Broadcom is a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. The company is known for its innovations in wireless and broadband communications, enabling a connected world.