Shape the future with us! Swissbit is the leading European manufacturer of storage and security solutions for demanding applications. Headquartered in Switzerland and development and manufacturing locations in several places in Germany, we design and produce flash storage solutions, security tokens, and embedded computing modules that meet the highest standards of reliability, longevity, and data protection. Our customers operate in industrial automation, transportation, medical technology, defense, and data center infrastructure.
As part of our R&D team, you will work at the heart of our product development, shaping the firmware that drives next-generation PCIe/NVMe storage controllers — from architecture and bring-up through to production release.
Firmware Engineer PCIe/NVMe Storage Controllers (m/f/d)
DE-Dresden, DE-Remote-Sachsen
Full-time
Permanent employee
A Swissbit more you.
Your mission
We are looking for an experienced Firmware Engineer to join our storage controller team. You will take ownership of firmware modules for PCIe/NVMe controllers, working across the full stack from hardware abstraction and low-level drivers to performance optimization and standards compliance. This is a hands-on engineering role with significant technical depth and close collaboration with hardware and validation.
And if you’d like to bring additional talent on board right away, we’d be happy to integrate you and your team—primarily at our Dresden location.
Dresden is a new location for us, but we see excellent opportunities there to further expand our networked development activities. The proximity to our development and production site in Berlin is an added advantage.
And if you’d like to bring additional talent on board right away, we’d be happy to integrate you and your team—primarily at our Dresden location.
Dresden is a new location for us, but we see excellent opportunities there to further expand our networked development activities. The proximity to our development and production site in Berlin is an added advantage.
Exciting tasks are waiting for you
- Develop, implement, and maintain firmware for PCIe/NVMe storage controllers across the full product lifecycle
- Design and own low-level drivers, hardware abstraction layers (HAL), and performance-critical firmware subsystems
- Optimize device-level latency, throughput, and power efficiency for PCIe/NVMe targets
- Debug complex cross-layer issues spanning firmware, drivers, and hardware using logic analyzers, JTAG, and protocol analyzers
- Collaborate with hardware engineers and validation teams
- Ensure strict compliance with NVMe, PCIe, and related storage standards
- Contribute actively to architecture reviews, design discussions, and technical documentation
- Support hardware bring-up for new platforms, EVT/DVT prototypes, and reference designs
- Participate in code reviews, static analysis, and continuous improvement of development processes
Your profile
Required
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field
- Strong hands-on experience in embedded firmware development in C
- Solid understanding of PCIe architecture, NVMe protocol, and storage device internals (flash management, wear leveling, ECC)
- Practical knowledge of BareMetal firmware, but also RTOS environments and embedded systems debugging
- Familiarity with ARM or RISC-V processor architectures
- Experience with DMA engines, interrupt controllers, memory-mapped I/O, and hardware register interfaces
- Proficiency with standard firmware development toolchains: compilers (GCC/LLVM), JTAG debuggers, version control (Git), and static analysis tools
- Strong analytical and debugging skills for complex multi-layer hardware/software problems
- Good communication skills in English; German is a plus
- Experience with flash memory systems (NAND flash, FTL design, LDPC/BCH ECC)
- Background in security firmware, HSM integration, or Secure Boot Concepts
- Familiarity with UFS, SATA, or SD/eMMC protocols
- Experience in industrial, automotive, or defense-grade embedded environments (IEC 61508, DO-178C)
- Contributions to open-source firmware or embedded projects
Benefits & Compensation
- A team that sticks together instead of just working together
- Room for your ideas - we like people who think on their feet
- Do you want to develop yourself further? We're happy to talk about it
- Corporate benefits (such as Hansefit, Jobrad and Pluxee)
- Working in the expanding data storage market
- Well-equipped work infrastructure with state-of-the-art EDA tools
- Flexibility that fits into your everyday life - with flextime and room for personal planning
About us
Swissbit AG is the leading European manufacturer of storage, security and embedded IoT solutions for demanding applications. Swissbit combines its unique competences in storage and embedded IoT technology with its advanced packaging know how. This expertise allows our customers to reliably store and protect data in industrial, NetCom, automotive, medical and fiscal applications as well as across the Internet of Things (IoT). Swissbit develops and manufactures real industrial storage and security products “Made in Germany” with long-term availability, high reliability and custom optimization.
Swissbit was founded in 2001 and has offices in Switzerland, Germany, USA, Japan and Taiwan. Swissbit owns the registered trademarks Swissbit and Hyperstone.