5053 Firmware Engineer Intern

As a summer intern on the firmware team, you will have the chance to work on cutting-edge HDD technologies. You will collaborate with experienced engineers and cross-functional teams to meet product requirements.

About taec

• The San Jose Storage Design Center (SDC) is part of Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.
• (TAEC).
• We are responsible for the design and development of hard disk drives (HDDs), solving interesting and challenging problems and supporting Toshiba in meeting the world’s ever-growing storage needs.
• SDC is a relatively small but diverse group, with a flexible and supportive work environment.

Responsibilities

• Characterize HDD read/write performance under various workloads through data collection and firmware analysis.
• Analyze test data against performance specifications, and report and review your findings with the development team.
• Enhance and develop high-quality embedded firmware.
• Prepare design documents and conduct design reviews.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing an Engineering degree or a related field, ideally with graduate-level coursework.
• Strong embedded coding skills with foundational knowledge or experience in embedded firmware design, implementation, and debugging.
• Self-starter with excellent analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Familiarity with code analysis and development tools (version control, compilers, linkers, interface bus analyzers).

Preferred

• Experience with interface bus analyzers.
• Familiarity with SATA/SAS protocols.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python.
• Experience using MATLAB.

Pay

$52/hr - $55/hr

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including: Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. This is a temporary employment recruitment reporting to the VOLT Agency.