Senior Firmware Verification Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and integrate white box and gray box tests in Python to verify SSD firmware designs
• Collaborate with firmware engineers and architects to define comprehensive verification plans
• Validate designs against PCI Express Base Specifications (up to Gen5/Gen6)
• Define and own firmware validation strategies for PCIe front-end subsystems including MMIO, BARs, and interrupts
• Integrate tests into scalable automation frameworks for simulation, emulation, and silicon validation
• Debug firmware issues and perform front-end error injection to expose design defects
• Drive compliance and interoperability testing with various endpoint/root-complex devices

Requirements

• BE/B.Tech/ME/M.Tech in CSE, ECE, EEE, IS, or related field
• 6–8 years of experience in firmware verification or system-level testing
• In-depth knowledge of PCIe Gen3/Gen4/Gen5/Gen6 (LTSSM, TLP/DLLP, flow control, error handling)
• Proficiency with protocol analyzers such as Teledyne LeCroy or Keysight
• Strong scripting skills in Python and familiarity with C/C++ or Bash
• Experience with high-performance storage, networking, or compute SoCs
• Hands-on experience with error injection, fault modeling, and silicon debug tools
• Knowledge of Git, CI, and agile development practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Gen5/Gen6 PCI-SIG protocol testing
• Familiarity with pre-silicon simulation/emulation and post-silicon lab validation flows

About the Company

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and relentlessly innovates to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas through advanced memory technologies.