Junior Silicon Firmware- Embedded Engineer
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
POSITION: Silicon Firmware & Embedded EngineerLOCATION: Sunnyvale CA 94089 (5 Days onsite)DURATION: 6+ months(High Possible to extend)Pay: $45-50/hr on W2 without benefits till contract duration
Job Description:Basic Qualification:Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical EngineeringBachelor's Degree- (Master's preferred) RECENT COLLAGE GRADUATE
Experience: 12 months or less of experience MUST HAVE: C language Computer Architectures Embedded Systems Data Structures
NICE TO HAVE:Python - can be learned Embedded Firmware - Write the software that powers and operates a silicon chip. Develop pre-silicon firmware and software with a direct interface to hardware. Integrate and develop C tests/APIs and software build flow. Perform design and code reviews. Test and validate product implementations. Your specific responsibilities will vary based on your alignment, but a typical day may include:Support all phases of SoC development – including early architecture requirements definition for custom silicon, firmware architecture, implementation, simulation, FPGA debug, chip bring up and support systems and software teams on algorithm development on validated systemsEnd-to-system firmware development to include power-management, boot loaders, scheduling, RTOS and/or bare-metal implementationsDevelop OS custom kernel drivers and APIs for hardware accelerators and peripherals Your Experience Analysts are forward-thinking, well-rounded people with a record of outstanding academic performance and high learning agility. We’re looking for individuals who can work in an open and entrepreneurial way.
Preferred Qualifications:Experience in software design and programming in C/C++ for development, debugging, testing and performance analysis.Experience in understanding hardware, clock-level issues, bridges, delays, interrupts, clock gating, polling etc.Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.Hands-on coding experience with peripherals such as UART, SPI, CSI-2, i2c, GPIO, USBExperience with lab instrumentation like oscilloscope, logic/protocol analyzers for debugging embedded systems at HW levelExperience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment
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