Intern, SSD Firmware Development
Samsung Semiconductor
San Jose, CAFresher3h agovia LinkedIn
Posted 13 Nov 2026, 19:13 ET
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year · Bachelor's degree
- Must know
- Embedded systemsAgilePythonC++C
- Work
- On-site in San Jose · internship
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Python41%Embedded systems32%C++24%Agile8%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 13, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
Samsung Semiconductor is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Firmware Engineering Intern to collaborate with a mentor on designing new features and resolving firmware issues for enterprise SSD products.
What You’ll Do
- Design and development of high-performance firmware and software for cutting-edge enterprise SSD products.
- Debug, optimize, and validate SSD firmware on complex embedded multi-core architectures.
- Support customer qualification and adoption of SSD products.
- Participate in ground-breaking advanced SSD storage development and research projects.
- Complete other responsibilities as assigned.
- Gain hands-on experience by participating in daily scrum meetings, completing assigned tasks on schedule, and contributing to the optimization of high-performance firmware.
- Rethink how on-the-fly SSD firmware upgrades are handled at data centers.
- Work with a mentor to develop a proof-of-concept for a new mechanism to prevent/avoid data center downtime.
Skills You’ll Learn
- NVMe Spec
- PCIe spec
- OCP Spec
- SSD FW architecture overall knowledge
- SSD FW boot process and bringup code
- SSD FW binary management system
Requirements & Tech Stack
- C/C++/Python
- Real Time OS knowledge
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's in CS, CE, or EE related field preferred.
- Must have at least 1 academic quarter/semester remaining.
- You demonstrate inclusivity, adapting your style to the situation and diverse global norms.
- You are an avid learner, approaching challenges with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to build understanding.
- You are collaborative, building relationships, humbly offering support, and openly welcoming approaches.
- You are innovative and creative, proactively exploring new ideas and adapting quickly to change.
Location
- Daily onsite presence at our San Jose headquarters, in alignment with our Flexible Work policy.