NVMe SSD Engineer

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required
Unable to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

implement
and maintain TCG-compliant firmware modules (Opal
Enterprise
Pyrite
Core) for NVMe SSDs.
Design

Job Details

Job Description & Skill Requirement:

• Design, implement, and maintain TCG-compliant firmware modules (Opal, Enterprise, Pyrite, Core) for NVMe SSDs.

• Develop and test NVMe Security Send/Receive command handling and related security protocols.

• Integrate security features with the encryption engine, key vault, and bootloader components.

• Perform TCG and NVMe protocol validation using internal tools and third-party compliance suites.

• Collaborate with hardware teams to support key provisioning, secure erase, and trust chain enablement.

• Conduct root-cause analysis and debugging of firmware and security-related issues using analyzers and logs.

• Contribute to architecture and code reviews to ensure compliance with best security practices.

• Prepare technical documentation, design specifications, and test plans.

• Stay up to date with TCG and NVMe standard revisions and recommend implementation improvements. • 3–8 years of experience in firmware development for storage or embedded systems.

• Strong hands-on programming in C / C++ for embedded environments.

• Deep understanding of NVMe protocol, including admin and I/O command sets.

• Familiarity with TCG Storage specifications (Opal 2.0, Enterprise SSC, Pyrite).

• Experience with SED (Self-Encrypting Drive) design, testing, or validation.

• Good understanding of cryptography concepts (AES, SHA, key hierarchy).

 

Qualification:

  • B. E, M Tech

 

 

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