Principal Firmware Engineer

Job Description

Seeking an experienced Embedded FW Developer for work on NVMe over Fabrics Controllers. Candidate should have strong knowledge and experience with all aspects of Embedded FW development – including Definition, Design, Implementation, Verification, and Troubleshooting.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coding, debugging, and integrating firmware, as well as the integration, regression, and requirement testing of complex SW/HW/ASIC/FPGA 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
• Document Firmware Architecture
• Review FW test plans and provide input
• Automation using scripting for efficiency, where relevant.

Qualifications

• 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, RoCE 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
• Design Experience with Cryptography (IPSec/TLS), Root of Trust (RoT) items like Secure Boot, Secure Firmware Download, Secure Debug, Authentication and Attestation is a plus