SSD Firmware Engineer

Project

Work done for a product or program.

• Develop NVMe command handling and queue management firmware.
• Implement flash channel scheduling and die-level parallelism.
• Integrate ECC and LDPC decoding paths with firmware control.
• Implement power-loss protection and recovery.
• Optimise latency, quality of service and throughput.
• Debug firmware and hardware issues on SSD boards.
• Support new NAND generations and PCIe Gen5/Gen6 interfaces.

Function

Work that keeps the discipline running: methods, tools, suppliers and people.

• Maintain the policies, processes and tools of the function.General
• Keep the function compliant with legal, financial and regulatory requirements.General
• Report the function's performance and improve it over time.General

Project

1. Produce and hand over the role's key deliverables
   • SSD firmware releases
   • Performance and QoS reports
   • Power-loss and reliability test results
   • Firmware debug logs and fixes
2. Support programsGeneral
   • Agree what each program needs
   • Deliver in time for milestones
3. Manage issuesGeneral
   • Track requests to closure
   • Escalate risks

Function

1. Run the functionGeneral
   • Maintain policies and processes
   • Keep records and controls
2. ImproveGeneral
   • Report performance
   • Lead improvement work