Senior Firmware Engineer

Job Description

• Coding, debugging, and integrating firmware, as well as the integration, regression, and requirement testing of complex SW/HW/ASIC systems

• Analyze requirements to determine the feasibility of design and schedule

• Consult with ASIC/HW/FW engineers to evaluate interface between hardware and firmware, and operational and performance requirements of the overall system

• Develop firmware testing along with firmware development

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• BSCE Computer Engineering or BSCS Computer Science degree MUST HAVE 10+ years of related experience in Embedded Firmware development

• Detailed knowledge of RTOS and microprocessor architecture and must be comfortable working with ASIC hardware

• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, RDMA Protocols, Ethernet, PCIe and NVMe

• Designing, developing, and debugging of multi-threaded, real-time, embedded firmware applications

• Programming with C, C++, Python, and assembly language

• Proficiency in DMA, interrupt handlers, stack analysis, context switching

• Debugging new hardware and new firmware using logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, and JTAG interfaces

SKILLS

• Using best-practice firmware engineering principles

• Knowledge in NVMe Over Fabrics and storage network protocols is a plus

• Knowledge in IPSec/TLS security protocols and RoT (Root of Trust) is a plus

Additional Information

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