Senior DSP Firmware Engineer

2 months ago

Ottawa, CanadaMid Level / Senior

Base Salary

$150k - $250k/yr

Responsibilities

Design, implement, maintain, and debug firmware supporting advanced DSP algorithms on embedded processors.
Design finite state machines for DSP acquisition and tracking control loops.
Optimize firmware for real-time latency, throughput, and resource usage, including FFT algorithms and FFT-based resampling.
Own the pre-silicon test-driven development framework for DSP firmware.
Generate and integrate hardware abstraction layers with simulation and emulation platforms.
Collaborate with verification teams on firmware validation strategy and regression infrastructure.
Analyze firmware logs, traces, and instrumentation to debug complex firmware, DSP, and system-level issues.
Identify root causes, improve test coverage, and enforce firmware coding standards and best practices.
Define development workflows and long-term maintainability practices.
Mentor and guide junior firmware engineers.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
3–5 years of relevant embedded or firmware development experience.
Strong Digital Signal Processing fundamentals and algorithm implementation experience.
Experience optimizing FFT algorithms and FFT-based resampling, preferably on SiFive processors.
Hands-on C/C++ programming and DSP-centric embedded firmware development experience.
Experience with tracing, profiling, logging, and hardware/software debugging tools.
Ability to collaborate with systems, DSP, verification, and hardware teams.
Strong communication and mentoring skills.
Preferred: experience with coherent optical systems or silicon photonics.
Preferred: knowledge of RISC-V architecture, including SiFive or similar processors.
Preferred: familiarity with FPGA and emulation platforms, JTAG debuggers, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, UVM-based verification environments, and SystemVerilog test methodologies.

51-200 employees