Senior SSD Firmware Engineer (FTL, C/C++)

• Design and maintain FTL I/O flow, garbage collection, and wear leveling
• Build bad block management and metadata structures for fast mapping-table rebuild
• Implement RAID encode/decode and error handling for read disturb, P/E failures, and retention loss
• Design and verify power-loss protection and recovery
• Optimize parallelism, DRAM/SRAM use, and write amplification, and debug with traces and stress tests

• Experience: 3+ years of SSD controller and firmware architecture
• Focus: Flash Translation Layer: garbage collection, wear leveling, power-loss protection
• Skills: C/C++, FTL, NAND flash, PCIe/NVMe or SATA, JTAG/ICE, Git
• Also searched as: FTL Engineer, Embedded Firmware Engineer, SSD Firmware Developer, Storage Firmware Engineer, * Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related
• 3+ years of SSD controller/firmware architecture experience, including FTL
• 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
• Logic and bus protocol analyzer experience
• Mandarin reading and writing, FTL algorithms (garbage collection, wear leveling, bad block and metadata management) in C/C++.

• Medical and dental insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• Relocation assistance considered case by case

Frequently asked questions

What does this FTL Firmware Engineer job pay? A $180,000 salary plus medical, dental, and a 401(k) match.

Relevante is hiring a full-time Senior SSD Firmware Engineer to own Flash Translation Layer (FTL) architecture for a large semiconductor company in Rancho Cordova, California, paying a $180,000 salary with a 401(k) match., A Relevante recruiter personally reviews applications and reaches out directly when your background is a fit. Relevante is a direct hire recruiting and outplacement firm headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, partnering with employers across the U.S.