MTS Firmware Engineer - Longmont-MAX- Office, CO, United States
Originally posted 18 September 2026 by the employer — open 1 day.
About the role
This role is a key technical leadership position responsible for defining the architecture and long-term strategy for Common Services firmware across multiple SSD product generations.
What you'll do
- Define and evolve Common Services firmware architecture and technical strategy across SSD products and storage platforms.
- Lead the design of embedded firmware solutions, establish engineering standards, and drive architectural decisions that improve performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Partner with hardware, silicon, software, and product teams to solve system-level challenges and optimize the storage stack.
- Communicate architecture plans, technical risks, and technology recommendations to engineering and business partners.
- Mentor senior engineers, promote engineering excellence, and lead adoption of AI-assisted development practices.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 7+ years of embedded firmware development experience with architectural ownership and technical leadership in the storage or semiconductor industry.
- 3+ years of SSD industry experience with expertise in Common Services firmware, ARC processors, compilers, and build environments.
- Expert-level proficiency in C and/or Rust and deep knowledge of PCIe/NVMe storage architectures.
- Experience working across hardware, silicon, system software, and product teams to deliver complex technical solutions.
Nice to have
- Experience defining firmware architecture and long-term technical strategy across product platforms or organizations.
- Expertise in firmware performance analysis, optimization, benchmarking, and system-level debugging.
- Experience with RISC-V processors, Python-based automation, and embedded systems spanning hardware through application layers.
- Track record of technical innovation demonstrated through patents, publications, standards contributions, or conference presentations.
- Experience evaluating and applying AI and machine learning technologies to improve engineering productivity, product quality, or product capabilities.
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 59-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
715
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Median days open
59 d
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Median salary
$173k
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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 (715 roles · 75 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 62 | 715 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 258 | 5787 · 143 employers |
| Median days open | 67 d | 59 d (+8 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $173k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 123 open roles · median 59 d
- Micron Technology (this employer) · 62 open roles · median 67 d
- NVIDIA · 58 open roles · median 48 d
- AMD · 48 open roles · median 30 d
- Lattice Semiconductor · 47 open roles · median 12 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 33 open roles · median 60 d
How we counted: 715 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 75 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 20 Sept 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.