Role Description
UST Title – Lead I- Semiconductor S/W Product Development
Who We Are
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Summary
UST is looking for Firmware Lead 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 Opportunity Statement
UST is an Equal Prospect 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.
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Skills
Firmware Development, C, ARM, PCIe, JTAG
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