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# Senior SSD Firmware Engineer (NAND, DRAM, C/C++)

- **Company:** RELEVANTE INC
- **Location:** Rancho Cordova, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Computer Engineering, Data Integrity, Data Structures, Software Debugging, Linux, Dynamic Random-Access Memory, Embedded Software, Serial ATA, Firmware, Flash Memory, Joint Test Action (IEEE Standards), PCI Express, Backend, Git, Information Technology, Nvme
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.com/details/5942897552

## About the Role

* Experience: 3+ years of SSD controller and firmware development
 * Focus: Back-end firmware: NAND, DRAM, boot-up, peripherals
 * Skills: C/C++, NAND flash, DRAM bring-up, JTAG/ICE, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, Git
 * Also searched as: Embedded Firmware Engineer, SSD Firmware Developer, NAND Flash Firmware Engineer, Storage Firmware Engineer, * Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related
 * 3+ years of SSD controller/firmware architecture experience
 * Strong C/C++ and data structures
 * Hands-on JTAG/ICE debugging
 * Git and strong written and verbal communication

Nice to have

 * SATA/PCIe (NVMe) and NAND protocol knowledge
 * Linux system debugging
 * Bus protocol analyzer experience
 * Mandarin reading and writing

## Description

* Maintain NAND program, read, and erase flows across channels, dies, and planes
 * Build bad block management, read-retry, and error recovery for data integrity
 * Configure memory controllers and validate DRAM bring-up and stability
 * Maintain the SSD boot-up sequence and peripheral firmware (sensors, power monitors, GPIO)
 * Debug with JTAG/ICE, logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes and deliver root-cause fixes