Junior Firmware Engineer*

Viking Enterprise Solutions has a rich history of leadership in providing storage and storage server platforms to hyperscale and enterprise data centers worldwide. The division leads the market with ultra-high capacity and high-end flash systems. Viking Enterprise Solutions provides advanced data center products including solid-state memory and disk-based storage server appliances, JBOD storage systems and related products for a variety of data center and storage applications. Viking Enterprise Solutions products are tailored for integration into OEM, System Integrator and data center products.

Viking Enterprise Solutions is proud to be part of the Sanmina family. Sanmina is recognized as a technology leader, providing end-to-end design, manufacturing and logistics solutions, maintaining a global footprint of design and manufacturing operations in 23 countries on six continents.

Job Purpose:

In this role, the Firmware Engineer will participate in firmware engineering activities for the VES firmware development group in support of cutting edge data storage products and server product design in Colorado Springs. This person will report to Firmware Engineering Manager. The successful candidate will participate in storage/server product design, drive the firmware engineering requirement and participate in the firmware code development activities on BMC/SES. The candidate will also be responsible supporting field issue related to BMC/SES firmware, and engage with our external partner to resolve problems. The ideal candidate will have successfully track record of independently completing firmware design document creation, firmware code development and unit test activities to ship firmware project on time with good quality.

Nature of Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develop embedded firmware solutions on Storage and Server products
• Working closely with Storage/Server Hardware and Firmware teams in the process of developing new products and solutions.
• Develop firmware solutions based on Engineering specifications
• Work closely with project team to provide a sizing and scheduling on assigned tasks
• Participate in firmware code development and code review processes
• Provide weekly status update to program management on development status
• Provide support to field application engineers to debug and resolve problems at customer sites

Education and Experience:

• BS degree in Electrical engineering or computer science or related field of study
• Minimum 1 year of relatedexperience.
• Knowledge of embedded system design and embedded firmware development
• C/C++ Programming experience required
• Preferred (working knowledge and hands on experience on BMC firmware development)
• Knowledge of the Linux OS and embedded Linux environments
• A knowledge of IP Networking
• Knowledgeable in Server/Storage system architecture
• Good system Hardware/Software integration skills
• Good communication skills to interact with external customer and engineering team
• Experienced in system level problem debug, problem determination and finding resolution
• Understanding of I2C/GPIO/SPI bus architecture

Sanmina is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary Range(annual): $65,000 - $75,000

Actual base pay within this range (determined at the offer stage) will be based on a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, and skills, and is just one element of our total rewards package. The total rewards package also includes a variety of benefits, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business and, depending on the role, may include eligibility for restricted stock unit awards and participation in a discretionary bonus program.