Firmware Engineer, Staff

BS or MS in Computer Science/Electrical/Computer engineering or a related field

Proficient in C/C++, Python

6+ years of experience with embedded systems like ARM, RISCV, MIPS, etc and strong programming skills. Working experience with low-level programming on bare metal, BIOS/UEFI firmware, linux kernel, RTOS, device driver, etc.

Systems mindset and experience developing SW/FW to control analog, digital, and mixed signal circuits

Familiarity with industry-standard EDA tools and methodologies used for digital verification

Familiarity with hardware description languages (HDLs) such as Verilog and SystemVerilog

Experience with SerDes, Ethernet, PCIe, or D2D/UCIe products and communication systems

Hands-on experience in the lab with CPU, SoC, FPGA, MCU, and DSP component validation and developing tests and debug tools

Knowledge of peripherals/protocols such as 1G/10G Ethernet, DDR, I2C, SPI/QSPI, MIPI/CSI, GMSL, A2B, I2S, TDM, LVDS, PCIe, USB, NVME, CAN, etc.

Bring up and diagnostics experience with high speed signals

Experience creating error monitoring and Board/Interface configuration APIs

Fluent with a variety of bring-up tools, like oscilloscope, JTAG debugger, I2C/SPI tools, etc.

Strong organizational and communication skills, willingness to learn and confront technical challenges

Experience with embedded linux development, Buildroot and Yocto, RTOSes like Zephyr and FreeRTOS

Experience working with FPGAs, Xilinx, Zed, MicroZed

Hardware hands-on and debugging experience, such as Power, SI, EMC validation and tuning

Experience with Jira, Agile/Scrum, Confluence

Open source projects

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