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Senior Firmware Engineer
Job Location:
Job Location:
Rancho Cordova, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
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Monthly Salary:
Posted:
8 September 2026 (10 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
6 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
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Role:Senior Firmware Engineer
Location: Rancho Cordova CA
Duration: Fulltime
Required Skills: Senior Firmware Engineer
Job Description:
Protocol Stack Design and Maintenance
Design and maintain the NVMe protocol stack including Admin and I/O command processing and Submission/Completion Queue management.
Ensure full compliance with the latest NVMe specifications and PCIe Gen5 protocol requirements.
Design and implement SMBus and I3C communication protocols ensuring reliable and accurate data exchange with the host controller.
Command Processing and Flow Control
Implement NVMe command parsing data transfer mechanisms and completion flows supporting multi-namespace operations.
Implement SMBus/I3C read/write commands and data flow including status monitoring temperature/voltage reporting and control command handling.
Error Reporting and Recovery
Implement proper status code reporting Asynchronous Event Notification (AEN) and error recovery flows to ensure host compatibility.
Handle timeout abort and reset scenarios to maintain system stability and minimize host impact.
Design SMBus/I3C error detection and retry mechanisms to prevent transmission errors from causing system failures.
Compliance and Interoperability
Verify compatibility with industry-standard NVMe compliance tools and host platforms.
Validate SMBus and I3C communication against JEDEC/MIPI specifications to ensure broad interoperability with different host systems and controllers.
Debug and Validation
Capture and analyze PCIe/NVMe transactions using protocol analyzers logic analyzers and firmware logs.
Monitor SMBus/I3C transfers analyze timing and error conditions and ensure firmware implementation is stable and reliable.
Collaborate with validation teams to execute compliance stress and corner-case tests including hot-plug power management error injection and multi-protocol concurrency tests.
Provide root-cause analysis and implement fixes for protocol-related issues found during validation or in customer systems.
For more information and other jobs available please contact our recruitment team at . To view all the jobs available in the USA and Asia please visit our website at
Role:Senior Firmware Engineer
Location: Rancho Cordova CA
Duration: Fulltime
Required Skills: Senior Firmware Engineer
Job Description:
Protocol Stack Design and Maintenance
Design and maintain the NVMe protocol stack including Admin and I/O command processing and Submission/Completion Queue management.
Ensure full compliance with the latest NVMe specifications and PCIe Gen5 protocol requirements.
Design and implement SMBus and I3C communication protocols ensuring reliable and accurate data exchange with the host controller.
Command Processing and Flow Control
Implement NVMe command parsing data transfer mechanisms and completion flows supporting multi-namespace operations.
Implement SMBus/I3C read/write commands and data flow including status monitoring temperature/voltage reporting and control command handling.
Error Reporting and Recovery
Implement proper status code reporting Asynchronous Event Notification (AEN) and error recovery flows to ensure host compatibility.
Handle timeout abort and reset scenarios to maintain system stability and minimize host impact.
Design SMBus/I3C error detection and retry mechanisms to prevent transmission errors from causing system failures.
Compliance and Interoperability
Verify compatibility with industry-standard NVMe compliance tools and host platforms.
Validate SMBus and I3C communication against JEDEC/MIPI specifications to ensure broad interoperability with different host systems and controllers.
Debug and Validation
Capture and analyze PCIe/NVMe transactions using protocol analyzers logic analyzers and firmware logs.
Monitor SMBus/I3C transfers analyze timing and error conditions and ensure firmware implementation is stable and reliable.
Collaborate with validation teams to execute compliance stress and corner-case tests including hot-plug power management error injection and multi-protocol concurrency tests.
Provide root-cause analysis and implement fixes for protocol-related issues found during validation or in customer systems.
For more information and other jobs available please contact our recruitment team at . To view all the jobs available in the USA and Asia please visit our website at
Required Experience:
Senior IC
