Firmware Engineer, Staff - SerDes

at  Synopsys

JOB DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS

Seeking a highly motivated and innovative firmware engineer. The candidate would be working as part of a highly experienced PHY IP team, and be involved in developing firmware for embedded processors in current and next generation SerDes products. Also, the candidate would be responsible for FW development in the lab, and of the related verification with real silicon during the bring up phase.
The position offers an excellent opportunity to work with an expert team of engineers responsible for delivering high-end mixed-signal designs from specification development to prototype test-chips and state-of-the-art IP products.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

• BSEE or MSEE with 4+ years of embedded software development
• Excellent firmware development and programming skills
• Experience with structured firmware development, verification and documentation process
• Demonstrated experience executing projects from start to completion
• Experience working with internal team members and customers on complex technical issues

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE

• Experience with digital logic design, simulation and debug using Verilog and SystemVerilog
• Basic understanding of SerDes standards is an asset
• Scripting experience (Bash, Tcl, Python, Perl) is an asset
• Good organization and communication skills
  At Synopsys, we’re at the heart of the innovations that change the way we work and play. Self-driving cars. Artificial Intelligence. The cloud. 5G. The Internet of Things. These breakthroughs are ushering in the Era of Smart Everything. And we’re powering it all with the world’s most advanced technologies for chip design and software security. If you share our passion for innovation, we want to meet you.
  Our Silicon IP business is all about integrating more capabilities into an SoC—faster. We offer the world’s broadest portfolio of silicon IP—predesigned blocks of logic, memory, interfaces, analog, security, and embedded processors. All to help customers integrate more capabilities. Meet unique performance, power, and size requirements of their target applications. And get differentiated products to market quickly with reduced risk.
  Inclusion and Diversity are important to us. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, military veteran status, or disability.

• Firmware development for embedded microprocessors
• Designing, developing, and testing C/C++ based functions and applications
• Interact with team members during firmware development and debugging
• Collaboration with firmware and hardware teams from other sites
• Participate in firmware integration, debug and silicon hardware bring up