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5053 Firmware Engineer Intern

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc

San Jose, CATemporary$52–55/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$52–55/hr
Location
San Jose, CA
Role Type
Internship
Schedule
Temporary
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

As a summer intern on Toshiba America Electronic Components’ firmware team, the candidate will work on hard disk drive technologies and collaborate with experienced engineers and cross-functional teams to meet product requirements. The role focuses on characterizing HDD performance, analyzing test data, developing embedded firmware, and preparing design documents and reviews.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Embedded CodingEmbedded Firmware DesignFirmware ImplementationFirmware DebuggingAnalytical SkillsInterpersonal SkillsCommunicationCode AnalysisVersion ControlCompilersLinkersInterface Bus AnalyzersSATA/SAS ProtocolsPythonMATLAB

Qualifications

Engineering or Related DegreeGraduate-Level Coursework

Full job description

ABOUT OUR GROUP:

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.

JOB OVERVIEW:

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.

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.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 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).

NICE-TO-HAVES:

  • Experience with interface bus analyzers.

  • Familiarity with SATA/SAS protocols.

  • Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python.

  • Experience using MATLAB.

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.

Salary: $52/hr - $55/hr

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How this job compares

Set against the 826 open Firmware Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$52–55/hr
  • US median$52–70/hr37 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $53.50/hr, is 11% below the US median midpoint ($60/hr) — in the middle half of Firmware Engineer hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 330 open Firmware Engineer jobs in California and 826 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Firmware Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (701 postings).
Education
376 of the 826 open Firmware Engineer jobs (46%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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