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General Information

Job Title
Firmware Design Engineer
Job ID
4435
Country
Canada
City
Mississauga
State/Province
Mississauga
Date Posted
03-Sep-2024
Job Category
Engineering
Job Subcategory
ASIC Digital Design
Hire Type
Employee
Remote Eligible
No

Descriptions & Requirements

Job Description and Requirements
At Synopsys, we’re at the heart of the innovations that change the way we work and play. Self-driving cars. Artificial Intelligence. The cloud. 5G. The Internet of Things. These breakthroughs are ushering in the Era of Smart Everything. And we’re powering it all with the world’s most advanced technologies for chip design and software security. If you share our passion for innovation, we want to meet you.
 
Our Silicon IP business is all about integrating more capabilities into an SoC—faster. We offer the world’s broadest portfolio of silicon IP—predesigned blocks of logic, memory, interfaces, analog, security, and embedded processors. All to help customers integrate more capabilities. Meet unique performance, power, and size requirements of their target applications. And get differentiated products to market quickly with reduced risk.
 
Firmware Design Engineer

Seeking a highly motivated and innovative firmware engineer. The candidate would be working as part of a highly experienced PHY IP team, and be involved in developing firmware for embedded processors in current and next generation SerDes products. The position offers an excellent opportunity to work with an expert team of engineers responsible for delivering high-end mixed-signal designs from specification development to prototype test-chips and state-of-the-art IP products.

Responsibilities of this job include
  • Firmware development for embedded microprocessors
  • Designing, developing, and testing C/C++ based functions and applications
  • Interact with team members during firmware development and debugging
  • Collaboration with firmware and hardware teams from other sites
  • Participate in firmware integration, debug and silicon hardware bring up

Key Qualifications
  • BSEE or MSEE in Electrical, Computer or Software Engineering
  • Passion for firmware development and programming
  • Willingness to learn structured firmware development, verification and documentation process
  • Demonstrated experience executing projects from start to completion
  • Experience working with internal team members and customers on complex technical issues

Preferred Experience / Knowledge
  • Experience with digital logic design, simulation and debug using Verilog and SystemVerilog
  • Basic understanding of SerDes standards is an asset
  • Scripting experience (Bash, Tcl, Python, Perl) is an asset
  • Good organization and communication skills


 
Synopsys Canada ULC values the diversity of our workforce. We are committed to provide access & opportunity to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants

Synopsys Canada ULC values the diversity of our workforce. We are committed to provide access & opportunity to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodation to individuals throughout the recruitment and employment process. Should you require an accommodation, please contact hr-help-canada@synopsys.com.