Principal Firmware Engineer

Job Summary

Join the design team at Cadence focused on developing firmware for cutting-edge DDR5 PHY technology. In this role, you will engage in firmware development, collaborating with hardware designers and memory subsystem architects to implement solutions and debug firmware in RTL-based hardware simulations.

Experience Level

This position is ideal for candidates at a mid-career level with relevant experience in embedded firmware development.

Core Responsibilities

The principal responsibilities include:

• Developing firmware for DDR5 PHY using microcontrollers.
• Programming in C, involving bare-metal programming and low-level API development.
• Collaborating on training algorithms with hardware designers and memory subsystem architects.
• Creating firmware-hardware co-verification plans in partnership with the verification team.
• Conducting firmware development and debugging on RTL based hardware simulations.
• Debugging on silicon bring-up boards.

Job Requirements

Candidates should possess the following qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of DDR5 JEDEC specifications and DIMM configurations.
• Experience in developing bare-metal firmware for High-speed SerDes or Memory interface Physical Layer blocks.
• Proficiency in C programming for embedded systems.
• Experience with debugging RTL simulations.
• Familiarity with Shell, Perl, Python, and TCL scripting.
• Experience with verification EDA tools, including simulators and waveform viewers.

Education Requirements

A bachelor’s or higher degree in a relevant field such as Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering is typically required.