Firmware Engineer, Member of the Technical Staff
$277,398 - $355,000 USD yearly
About the role
This role leads and develops firmware for CXL DDR controllers, spanning design, implementation, bench testing, debugging, and failure analysis for memory controllers. You will oversee front-end firmware development and simulator design activities throughout the full product lifecycle.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop firmware for CXL DDR controllers, including design, implementation, bench testing, debugging, and failure analysis.
- Oversee all aspects of front-end firmware development, including simulator design activities, while coordinating with firmware engineering teams.
- Collaborate with the architecture team to define and align on new product specifications.
- Lead engineering efforts across the full product development lifecycle, including system-level debugging and optimization.
- Produce, review, and contribute to technical documentation adhering to internal standards and SSD industry specifications.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, followed by 15 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience.
- Experience with high-performance controller firmware design and development.
- Proficiency in C, C++, or Python.
- Hands-on experience with ARM and ARC processors.
- Working knowledge of PCIe bus analyzers and PCIe protocol.
- Background in CPU/memory architecture, drivers, operating systems, or firmware.
- Experience initializing new hardware controllers and bringing them up for use.
- Embedded environment debugging and optimization skills, along with experience using ASIC simulation tools, advanced verification methods, and Linux.
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 55-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
749
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Median days open
55 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$170k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Micron Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (749 roles · 87 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 50 | 749 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 234 | 6481 · 156 employers |
| Median days open | 72 d | 55 d (+17 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $170k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 113 open roles · median 65 d
- NVIDIA · 75 open roles · median 50 d
- AMD · 59 open roles · median 49 d
- Micron Technology (this employer) · 47 open roles · median 72 d
- Lattice Semiconductor · 40 open roles · median 56 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 38 open roles · median 29 d
How we counted: 749 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 87 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 5 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.