SoC Firmware Engineer

Team: Engineering & Operations

Location: Saratoga, CA

Commitment: Full-Time

Workplace Type: onsite

Salary:

What you will do:

• Core Responsibilities

  · Embedded Software Development: Plan, implement, and verify low-level software for embedded systems, including BSP, firmware drivers, and ROM code.

  · RTOS Application and Driver Development: Develop device drivers for accelerators and heterogeneous multi-processor platform applications, as well as system services for operating systems such as Zephyr RTOS or FreeRTOS.

  · Software/Hardware Co-design: Plan hardware accelerator usage models and software interfaces, including register definitions, task orchestration, and data flows.

  · System Verification: Perform verification tasks related to firmware and hardware interactions, such as data flow profiling and hardware benchmarking.

  · Embedded Security: Design and implement security mechanisms at the firmware level, including secure boot, trusted execution environments (TEE), and control flow integrity to ensure robust protection across the platform.

  Testing and Automation

  · Hardware Simulation and Emulation: Verify software functionality and hardware interactions using simulation and emulation environments, including Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) setups and hardware debugging tools.

  · Continuous Integration and Test Frameworks: Develop and maintain test frameworks and test vectors for embedded systems; integrate automated testing pipelines with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.

  Collaboration and Documentation

  · Hardware Interaction: Work closely with hardware teams to ensure seamless software-hardware integration and accurate testing scenarios.

  · Documentation: Prepare and maintain technical documentation, including testing procedures, logs, and reports for software and hardware validation.

What you bring to this role:

• · Embedded C Programming: Strong proficiency in C for embedded systems development; experience with Rust is a plus.

  · Scripting: Practical experience with scripting tools and languages such as Bash, awk, Python, Makefiles, and Tcl.

  · Embedded Architectures: Familiarity with ARM Corstone reference designs, ARM Cortex processors, and their associated toolchains.

  · Low Power Design: Understanding of low-power design principles, energy-efficient algorithms, and power profiling tools.

  · Debugging Tools: Proficiency with debugging tools like JTAG, GDB, and serial debuggers.

  · Automation Tools: Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar tools.

  · Version Control: Expertise with Git or similar version control systems.

Bonus points for the following:

• · Experience with TrustedFirmware-M and MCUboot.

  · Familiarity with PSA certification processes and requirements.

  · Experience with secure firmware updates (OTA) and bootloader development.

  · Knowledge of AMBA interconnect protocols (AXI, AHB, APB).

  · Knowledge of hardware protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, and GPIO.

  · Familiarity with hardware simulation tools and mock environments for testing.

  · Knowledge of embedded security and cryptographic algorithms, including Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC).

  · Familiarity with 3GPP network protocols.

  · Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.