Senior Technologist, Systems Design Engineering

In this position, you will drive the development of the next-generation solid-state products. You will be responsible for delivering subsystem specifications and test specs. Your primary role will be to determine the most optimal solution considering technical, cost, and schedule tradeoffs. This role requires close collaboration with ASIC, HW, Firmware, and Validation teams to navigate technical challenges and identify the most beneficial solutions. You will be tasked to build a small team to support the development and bring-up of next-generation products from a systems engineering perspective.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Understand customer specifications and drive design changes to meet them.
• Deliver product design specification documents and test objectives.
• Align the development and validation process with cross-functional teams.
• Create internal and external specifications, stay current with technology trends and roadmaps.
• Mentor engineers inside and outside the team.
• Learn constantly, dive into new areas with unfamiliar technologies, and embrace the ambiguity of problem-solving.
• Apply critical thinking to the results/data of competitive analysis and provide guidance for product development.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including ASIC, Firmware, and Validation, to ensure seamless product development.
• Foster innovation and contribute to the development of products that will achieve widespread market presence.

You will work closely with excellent colleague engineers, cope with complex challenges, innovate, and develop products that will be sold in millions of units.

REQUIRED:

• Proven track record 
• Experience with C/C++ in developing Embedded FW & scripting automation using Python
• Proven ability to work as part of a global team in multiple geographies
• B.Sc. in Computer Science or Software / Computer / Electrical Engineering, cum laude
• At least 15 years of experience in RT / embedded systems architecture
• Multi-disciplinary experience, including Firmware, HW, and ASIC design

PREFERRED:

• Knowledge of PCIe Gen5/6 technology is an advantage
• Previous experience with storage systems, protocols, and NAND flash – strong advantage
• Previous patent filing – advantage

SKILLS:

• Capable of developing wide system view for complex embedded systems
• Excellent interpersonal skills and team leader
• Strong can-do attitude

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Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 02/08/2025 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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