
Senior Engineer – Software Design (Platform Firmware)
Silicon Labs27 days ago
Hyderābād, IndiaSenior
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware for SoCs and ASICs.
- Develop bootloaders, BSPs, device drivers, and hardware abstraction layers.
- Develop pre-silicon firmware for simulation, emulation, and FPGA platforms.
- Support silicon bring-up, board bring-up, hardware validation, debugging, and production enablement.
- Optimize firmware for performance, power, memory, and reliability.
- Debug hardware and software issues using JTAG, GDB, Lauterbach, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
- Collaborate with hardware, validation, verification, and architecture teams.
- Participate in code reviews, design reviews, and technical documentation.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to subsystem development.
- Use AI-powered tools to improve development productivity and documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 4–7+ years of embedded firmware or software development experience.
- Strong programming skills in Embedded C and Python.
- Experience with bootloaders, BSPs, device drivers, HAL, and RTOS environments including FreeRTOS or Zephyr.
- Knowledge of ARM or RISC-V architectures and SPI, I2C, UART, USB, and Ethernet interfaces.
- Strong debugging skills using JTAG, GDB, Lauterbach, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
- Experience with silicon or board bring-up and hardware-software integration.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Preferred experience with simulation, emulation, or FPGA-based development.
- Familiarity with Git and AI-powered development tools.
- Experience with AI-powered tools and technologies used to enhance productivity, analysis, and decision-making.
Benefits
- Equity rewards in the form of RSUs.
- Insurance plans with outpatient cover.
- National Pension Scheme (NPS).
- Flexible work policy.
- Childcare support.
- Work-life balance and a welcoming, fun environment.