Sr Manager or Principal Engineer for Firmware Development - 19315

Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Embedded Systems

In short

Synopsys seeks a Sr Manager or Principal Engineer for Firmware Development in Markham, Ontario. This role involves deep expertise in firmware development at the intersection of hardware, software, and analog, focusing on Serdes PHY IP for PAM4 PCIe and Ethernet. Responsibilities include firmware development, debugging, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and driving improvements in design methodologies. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience, proficiency in C, and understanding of digital logic design and firmware development.

Responsibilities

Develop firmware for next-generation PAM4 Serdes spanning multiple protocols like PCIe and Ethernet.
Collaborate closely with systems, analog design, digital design, verification, and lab teams during firmware development and debugging.
Support and enhance existing firmware applications and features.
Develop and maintain infrastructure for firmware application development.
Diagnose customer firmware-related failures.
Participate in firmware integration, debugging, and silicon hardware bring-up.
Drive improvements in firmware design methodologies across the organization.
Contribute to improvements in system-level architecture while working with cross-functional team members.
Define verification plans and build verification environments for chip/module level designs with DV engineers using System Verilog with UVM.

Requirements

Bachelors/Masters/PhD in Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent with relevant industry experience
10+ years working experience in a related field
Understanding of both digital logic and firmware/software development plus previous in-depth specialization in either.
Proficient in C
Advocate for structured firmware development, verification and documentation processes
Working understanding of cross-development tool flows
Working experience of digital logic design, simulation, and debug using Verilog
Ability to resolve issues in creative ways and exercise self-directed judgment in selecting methods and techniques to obtain solutions.
Experience designing and promoting solutions to complex digital design and software development challenges.
Demonstrated experience executing projects from start to completion.
Demonstrated experience contributing complex portions to larger team design/development.
Experience working with diverse internal team members and customers on complex technical issues.

Desired Qualifications

Understanding of Serdes standards such as PCIe, Ethernet is an asset
Scripting experience with Perl, Python, Bash, or Csh is an asset.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and healthcare plans that work for you and your family.
ETO and FTO Programs in addition to company holidays.
Maternity and paternity leave, parenting resources, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and more.
Purchase Synopsys common stock at a 15% discount, with a 24 month look-back.
Retirement plans that vary by region and country.
Competitive salaries.

Skills

CPerlPythonBashCshVerilogSystem VerilogUVM

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About Synopsys Inc

Smart, Secure Everything—From Silicon to Software Synopsys technology is at the heart of innovations that are changing the way we live and work. The Internet of Things. Autonomous cars. Wearables. Smart medical devices. Secure financial services. Machine learning and computer vision. These breakthroughs are ushering in the era of Smart, Secure Everything―where devices are getting smarter, everything’s connected, and everything must be secure. Powering this new era of technology are advanced silicon chips, which are made even smarter by the remarkable software that drives them. Synopsys is at…

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