Firmware Development Engineer
VIAVI Solutions5 months ago
Ottawa, CanadaSenior
Base Salary
$87k - $161k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain ARM-based embedded Linux and DSP-based uClinux firmware in C/C++ for modular optical test cassettes.
- Implement SCPI command handlers and real-time signal-processing pipelines using FFT, DSP, and SIMD optimizations.
- Interface firmware with FPGA co-processors through memory-mapped registers, SPI, and PCIe, including maintenance of the MAP platform Verilog bridge FPGA.
- Develop bridge-board and power-management microcontroller firmware for FPGA programming, card detection, power sequencing, and watchdog functions.
- Customize the Linux kernel and device tree, develop drivers and system services, and debug I2C, display, IRQ, and power-management issues.
- Work with hardware engineers on board bring-up, schematic review, and signal-integrity debugging.
- Support software, manufacturing, calibration, production testing, and factory provisioning activities.
- Use AI-augmented development workflows for firmware development, debugging, analysis, and unit testing.
Requirements
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 7 years of embedded firmware development experience.
- Strong C and C++ skills for bare-metal and Linux embedded systems.
- Hands-on experience with ARM and/or DSP architectures and FPGA interfacing.
- Experience with I2C, SPI, UART, USB, embedded Linux, kernel configuration, device trees, cross-compilation, and driver development.
- Proficiency with JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and serial consoles, plus familiarity with Git and CI/CD build systems.
- Preferred qualifications include DSP and real-time signal processing, Xilinx Zynq or similar ARM-FPGA SoCs, AVR microcontrollers, SCPI, optical test instrumentation, PCIe bridge design, RTOS concepts, Docker, Buildroot, Yocto, Debian packaging, systemd, and AI-augmented development tools.
Benefits
- Paid time off.
- Health, life, and disability insurance.
- 401(k) plan.
- Bonus program.
- The posting lists a pay range of $86,929 to $161,439, with exceptional qualifications, experience, and location potentially affecting pay.
- Equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
About VIAVI Solutions
VIAVI Solutions (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a public company headquartered in Chandler, Arizona that sells network test, monitoring, and service-assurance equipment and software to telecom operators, enterprises, and network builders. It also produces optical security and thin‑film coatings used for currency anti‑counterfeiting and light management in consumer electronics, automotive, defense, and instrumentation. The company traces its lineage to JDSU, from which it was spun out in 2015.