Role: Firmware Software Engineer - Pre/Post-Silicon Validation.

Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Onsite).

Duration: Long Term Contract.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop, Compile, Run & Debug C/C++ Bare-metal/Firmware/Software tests/apps (targeting ARM CPU's/DSP) in Pre-Silicon (Virtual, Emulation and fpga platforms) & Post-Silicon (Bringup boards, non-form-factor) setups.
• Perform unit testing, end2end testing of SW/HW features in pre/post silicon setups.
• Run tests for performance, power characterization in pre/post silicon setups.
• Understand HW register spec's, Memory maps and develop/debug firmware.
• Work closely with members of the System Validation, Software, Firmware, Hardware teams to complete the execution of pre-silicon/post-silicon test plan.
• Creating automation scripts, setting up regression.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years Experience in developing C/C++ based embedded software, firmware.
• Experience in developing code, bring-up & debugging in setups (SW+HW) having multi-layered Firmware/Software stacks, interrupts, doorbells, IPC's.
• Experience in developing (build run) bare-metal tests on ARM based CPU's.
• Experience in using SW toolkits, code integration, automation using python.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience running tests on FPGA and/or Emulation platforms for SoC level or IP level.
• Experience in post-silicon bring-up and flows for SoC like IP.
• Experience with lab system debug with logic analyzers, scopes, meters, etc.
• Experience in power tests and evaluation on prototyping platforms.
• Android development experience.
• DV experience of developing tests at complex Subsystem or SOC level test-benches, creating C/C++ tests that run on ARM/DSP cores.

Must-Have Skills:

• Experience in developing code, bring-up & debugging in setups (SW+HW) having multi-layered Firmware/Software stacks, interrupts, doorbells, IPC's.
• Experience in developing (build run) bare-metal tests on ARM based CPU's.
• Experience in using SW toolkits, code integration, automation using python.
• 5+ years' Experience in developing C/C++ based embedded software, firmware.

Not a Good Fit:

• Candidates who are purely focused on software development and lack firmware experience in C/C++.