Role description

UST Title – Lead II- Semiconductor S/W Product Development

Who we are:

At UST, we help the world’s best organizations grow and succeed through transformation. Bringing together the right talent, tools, and ideas, we work with our client to co-create lasting change. Together, with over 30,000 employees in 30+ countries, we build for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process. Visit us at .

Summary:

UST is looking for Firmware Architect with strong experience in Storage Domain.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Firmware Architect with expertise in storage system architecture and low-level embedded software design. In this role, you will define the next-generation architectural roadmap, security framework, and protocol stacks for high-performance SSD and storage enterprise platforms. You will collaborate closely with hardware, verification, validation, and system integration teams to bring cutting-edge storage solutions from concept to deployment.

Core Responsibilities

- Architecture & Strategy: Define overall embedded firmware architecture, memory mapping, boot sequence, and control flow for high-performance storage solutions.

- Protocol & Stack Design: Design and architect low-level drivers and upper-layer protocol stacks including NVMe, NVMe-MI, PCIe, MCTP, PLDM, RDE, and AHCI.

- Security & Platform Integrity: Lead the design and implementation of Secure Boot, Root of Trust (RoT), Secure Firmware Update/Attestation, and Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) features compliant with TCG OPAL specifications.

- Out-of-Band & In-Band Management:



Architect sideband management infrastructure over I2C, UART, VDM, and MCTP bindings for platform telemetry, error reporting, and out-of-band diagnostics.

- Performance & HW/FW Co-Design: Collaborate with ASIC and system engineering teams to optimize ARM-based hardware/software interfaces, hardware acceleration engines, and flash memory controllers (SPI NOR, RAID management).

- Debugging & Analysis: Lead complex system-level debug efforts, triage hard-to-reproduce platform bugs, and establish diagnostic standards using JTAG and protocol analyzers.

- Leadership & Standards: Drive firmware design reviews, code quality standards, unit testing frameworks, and mentor senior engineering staff across cross-functional teams.

What we believe:

We’re proud to embrace the same values that have shaped UST since the beginning. Since day one, we’ve been building enduring relationships and a culture of integrity. And today, it's those same values that are inspiring us to encourage innovation from everyone, to champion diversity and inclusion and to place people at the centre of everything we do.

Humility:

We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.





Humanity:

Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.

Integrity:

We honour our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.

Equal Employment Prospect Statement

UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, or sexual orientation.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Skills

ARM, Firmware Development, NVMe, Production Support, Debugging, NVMe-MI, Issue Analysis, Protocol Analyzer

About UST
UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.

📌 Architect-Firmware Development (Maharashtra)
🏢 UST
📍 Maharashtra