Job Description

KIOXIA America, Inc. is looking for a Staff Engineer, New Technology BU in Kioxia’s exciting global team to develop the next generation of Datacenter PCIe/SATA SSD (solid state storage) SOCs. As a key member of the Storage Research and Design Center SoC development team, you will be responsible for developing automation tools, and validating SoC designs on emulation/prototyping platforms. You will also be working very closely with SoC architecture and design teams in validating latest technology designs. Most importantly, we are looking to add a team member with 'Can Do' attitude and willingness to learn cutting edge technologies. This role reports to the DIRECTOR, SSDD BU RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and deploy emulation and prototyping methodologies across business unit.
• Work with ASIC and Firmware teams across Kioxia business units to enable recommended methodologies, as well as improve execution and efficiency.
• Drive standardization and automation across business units and technology platforms.
• Responsibilities will include support and development as needed of various tools for automation and emulation for build and regression infrastructure and continuous integration methodologies.

Qualifications

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• 7+ years of related experience with a Bachelor's
• 5+ years of related experience with a Master's
• Must have with scripting languages (Python, Tcl, Perl, shell scripting, makefiles).
• Good understanding of have high-level programming (Verilog, C/C++).
• Computer Hardware design, development or verification background.
• FPGA prototyping or relevant emulation platform experience.
• Good understanding of computer architecture and FPGA synthesis.
• Working knowledge of board design and debug.
• Strong problem solving skills and methodical work practices.
• BIOS firmware and low-level software debug experience is desirable.
• Knowledge of physical interfaces such as PCIe, DDR memory, USB, I2C/SPI and JTAG is desirable.
• Understanding of PCIe/CXL protocols is a big plus.
• Experience working with ARM processors is a plus.
• Experience in SSD firmware development is a plus.
• User level experience of Jenkins, JIRA and other DevOps tools is a plus.
• Working experience with emulation and prototyping tools such as Cadence Palladium and Protium is also a plus.

Additional Information

REQ# 2109; #LI-CB1 All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.