Senior Staff Firmware Engineer

Job Title

Senior Staff Firmware Engineer

Role Summary

Develop embedded firmware for SerDes PHY IP and related SoC control interfaces, working on firmware integration, debugging, and board bring-up within a multi-site hardware and firmware team.

The role focuses on implementing, testing, and maintaining C-based firmware for embedded microprocessors to support mixed-signal IP products and prototype test-chips.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Position expects experience consistent with senior/staff engineering (see Education Requirements for degree and years guidance).

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include firmware design, integration, testing, and cross-team collaboration.

• Design, develop, and test C-based firmware functions and applications for embedded microprocessors.
• Integrate firmware with SoC control interfaces; perform debug and board bring-up.
• Collaborate with firmware and hardware teams across sites during development and debugging cycles.
• Perform unit testing, run static analysis tools, and ensure structured code development.
• Participate in prototype test-chip bring-up and support delivery of mixed-signal IP from specification to validation.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and attributes required to perform the role; preferred items listed separately.

• Must-have: Strong embedded firmware development experience and excellent C programming skills.
• Must-have: Experience developing firmware for embedded microprocessors and performing firmware debugging and integration.
• Must-have: Experience with SoC control interfaces and board bring-up activities.
• Must-have: Proven ability to write structured, testable code and to run unit tests and static analysis.
• Must-have: Strong collaboration and communication skills; able to work independently with moderate supervision.
• Nice-to-have: Scripting experience (Python, Bash) for automation.
• Nice-to-have: Verilog experience.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with CPU architecture concepts (endianness, memory management units) and embedded system concepts.

Education Requirements

Degree-based requirements: BSEE with 8+ years of embedded software/firmware development experience, MSEE with 6+ years, or PhD with 2+ years. The posting specifies these degree-and-experience combinations as the baseline qualifications.

About the Company

Company: Synopsys

Headquarters: Mountain View, California, USA

Synopsys is a leading company in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP solutions. It provides tools and services for designing and verifying complex semiconductor devices and systems. The company plays a pivotal role in the semiconductor industry, helping engineers innovate and deliver higher-quality products faster. Synopsys is committed to advancing technology standards and offers a range of software and hardware solutions to its clients globally.