Western Digital Hiring for Principal Engineer, Firmware Engineering at Bengaluru, India Full Time

This is a position in a firmware development on the customer engineering team to develop, debug, validate, and optimize storage firmware on embedded multi-core architectures and support Customer design-in and qualification ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: * Designing, implementing and integrating critical firmware components for SSD products * Analyzing, troubleshooting and fixing issues discovered by internal test teams or by customer use of the products. * Representing the team in one or more multi-disciplined engineering core team(s). * Your contributions will have immediate impact to the company’s success in our fast paced environment. REQUIRED: * BS and 10+ years of experience in Computer/Electronic/Electrical Engineering or Computer Science * Hands-on experience in firmware development on ARM/ARC or equivalent embedded multi-core microprocessor architectures * Solid understanding of analyzing complex firmware and identifying Controller/Hardware issues. * Strong programming experience and demonstrated proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems * Familiarity with SW algorithm development * Ability to communicate effectively(written and verbal) with cross-functional and cross-cultural global teams PREFERRED: * Experience in Storage or NAND solution related firmware development (Flash Translation Layer, NVMe/PCie Layer etc.) * Development of Bootloader and Drivers – Memory Interface, IO and other Peripherals * PMIC, DDR, Thermal Device, EEPROM(Flash Memory), NAND, SPI, I2C, UART, RTOS * Porting * Development of System/Device Power Management Interface * Development of NVMe/PCIe Protocol Interface * Knowledge of the Agile software development process life cycle Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster. Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution. Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at staffingsupport@wdc.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.