Firmware Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 28, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 27, 2026. Solidigm scores B on the Alion truth index.
Join a multibillion-dollar global company that brings together amazing technology, people, and operational scale to become a powerhouse in the memory industry. Headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California, Solidigm combines elements of an established, successful technology company with the spirit, agility, and entrepreneurial mindset of a start-up. In addition to the U.S. headquarters and other facilities in the U.S., the company has international presence in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Solidigm will continue to lead the world in innovating new Memory technologies with aspirations to be the #1 NAND memory company in the world. At Solidigm, we view problems as opportunities to define innovative solutions that hold the power to change the world and unleash the potential technological needs that the future holds. At Solidigm, we are One Team that fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture that embraces individual uniqueness and empowers us to bring our best selves to deliver excellence in support of Solidigm's vision and mission to be the go-to partner for optimized data storage solutions. You can be part of the takeoff of an innovative business that develops cutting-edge products, delivers strong business value for customers, provides an engaging workplace for its employees, and serves a greater impact on the world. This is a golden opportunity for the right applicant to join us and help design, build, and lead Solidigm. We want a diverse team of dedicated professionals who will not just be Solidigm team members but contribute to how we shape the future of the organization. We are seeking applicants who will grow and thrive in our culture; be customer inspired, trusting, innovative, team-oriented, inclusive, results driven, collaborative, passionate, and flexible.
Come join our Data Center Engineering Team and work on one of the most advanced 3D-NAND and SSD technology portfolios in the world. As the global leader in the semiconductor industry, Solidigm possesses many industry-leading SSD technologies including the most capable Quadruple Level Cell (QLC) NAND Flash products.
In this position you will join a multi-team effort that brings up new platform using simulators for Solidigm Solid State Drives (SSD). You will utilize and grow your experience in embedded architecture, external interfaces, and product constraints. You will coordinate the technical and tactical aspects of the platform bring up combining simulation, firmware and hardware teams efforts - creating a clear technical vision/roadmap on how to achieve goals, therefore, excellent technical and communication skills plus the ability to work closely with multiple teams, both locally and across the organization is required.
As a Solution Engineer your regular responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Drive system architecture and technical solution development across firmware, ASIC, hardware, simulation, and infrastructure domains.
- Develop and evaluate end-to-end system designs, tradeoffs, and implementation approaches for new product capabilities.
- Analyze customer and product requirements, translate them into technical solutions, and drive requirements clarification where necessary.
- Create technical specifications, architecture documentation, design proposals, and implementation plans.
- Develop prototypes, proof-of-concepts, simulation models, and software components to validate solution approaches.
- Contribute directly to firmware and software development in C/C++, including design, implementation, debugging, and code reviews.
- Work hands-on with simulators, development platforms, and hardware prototypes to characterize, debug, and validate system behavior.
- Identify technical risks, drive root-cause investigations, and develop mitigation strategies throughout the product lifecycle.
- Partner with architecture, firmware, hardware, and ASIC teams to ensure system solutions are producible, scalable, and aligned with product requirements.
- Influence technical priorities, milestones, and execution plans through engineering leadership and technical expertise.
Qualifications
Candidates must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. Requirements listed below would be obtained through a combination of schoolwork/classes/research and/or relevant previous job and/or internship experiences.
Minimum Requirements:
The candidate must have a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or a related field
7+ years of experience in the following areas:
- Architecture/Design hands on experience
- Experience with embedded systems
- Experience with simulators
- Technical topics planning, grooming, estimation, and risk management
- Requirements definition, clarification, and technical assessment
- Linux environment
- Software/Firmware development environments including compilers, debuggers, emulators, and tool-chains
- Knowledge of hardware interfaces (e.g., I2C, SPI, UART)
Preferred Requirements:
- Experience with simulators for embedded systems
- Software programming skills
- Storage industry (SSDs or enterprise storage)
- Embedded development techniques using hardware and firmware tools
- Experience with Docker, Ansible
- Experience with RTOS
- Structured software development and practices, analytical problem solving, innovation and a mindset of continuous improvement
- Enterprise storage interface protocols (e.g., SATA, SAS, PCIe, and NVMe)
- SSD or enterprise storage device security protocols and techniques (e.g., Opal, ESSC, and AES)
- Software/firmware development processes including workflow and continuous integration validation
- DevOps process strategies, tools and execution, from code check-in through Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
- Development of unit tests for code coverage and quality validation
At Solidigm Technology, we believe in transparency and fair compensation. In accordance with Canadian labor laws and our commitment to equitable hiring practices, we provide salary ranges for this position.
Salary Range: 116,480 - 174,800 CAD
The actual compensation offered will be based on individual skills, qualifications, and experience. We strive to ensure that all employees are compensated fairly and in line with market standards.
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