Firmware Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Define state-of-the-art FW development environment spanning compilers, build and source code control tools
• Design, develop, and test C/C++ based functions on pre-silicon verification environment, including hardware emulation platforms, through chip bring-up 
• Define and implement efficient methodologies to extract key performance indicators and telemetry for various PHY operating modes
• Define customer facing API interfaces for PHY and controller products
• Define and support implementation of a flexible FW QA infrastructure for automated regressions of pre-silicon, emulation, and post-silicon test plans
• Work with cross functional teams across the company to deliver customer-ready products
• Interview and ability to attract technically strong engineers for supporting various functions of FW deployment
• Work with analog and digital teams during design and post-silicon bring-up phases for day 1 end-to-end path bring-up / debug
• Develop plans and track progress to maintain aggressive development and deployment timelines
• Own FW architecture definition documentation and schedule cross-functional reviews
• Full ownership of FW, API and customer specific debug GUI infrastructure.

Minimum Qualifications:

• M.S. or Ph.D in Electrical Engineering and related fields, or equivalent
• Strong bias for innovations across all aspects of FW design including effectively collaborating with chip architects and designs for efficient HW/SW partitioning
• Minimum 8 years’ experience leading and delivering production quality FW on SerDes/IO/PHY products
• Strong technical foundation and experience with analog, DSP and controller products
• Proven track record leading small teams in a start-up like environment to successful delivery of products into production
• Full understanding of established and emerging design methodologies and flows
• Knowledge of DRAM Controllers, DRAM PHYs, HBM Memory a plus