Embedded Firmware Engineer

NXP; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP is seeking an Embedded Firmware Engineer (Contractor) to join our NFC firmware team in Bengaluru. You will work on low-level firmware, pre-silicon validation, silicon bring-up, and firmware stack optimization across global teams.

Responsibilities include developing firmware for ARM Cortex MCUs (M33/M0+), creating tests, and validating interfaces such as I2C, SPI, and SWP. You will debug hardware/software interactions and optimize memory, performance, and power.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electronics or Embedded Systems.
• 5–8 years of embedded firmware development experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop firmware for ARM Cortex microcontrollers (M33/M0+) and low-level software.
• Pre-silicon validation using RTL/FPGA and post-silicon validation processes.
• Develop NFC communication stacks and tests; work with I2C, SPI, and SWP interfaces.
• Collaborate with global firmware teams to optimize memory, performance and power.

Skills

C/C++

ARM MCUs

Communication protocols

RTL/FPGA debugging

Pre-silicon validation

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Electronics/Embedded Systems

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for an Embedded Firmware Engineer (Contractor) to join our NFC firmware team, focusing on low-level firmware development, pre-silicon validation, silicon bring-up, and Firmware stack optimization. The role involves working with cross-functional global teams and requires strong expertise in embedded systems and hardware-software debugging.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop firmware for ARM Cortex microcontrollers (M33/M0+)
• Work on low-level software, boot architecture, and interfaces
• Develop NFC communication stacks
• Develop Test specification for the NFC communication stacks.
• Work with I2C, SPI, SPMI, Inter-processor comm, and SWP interfaces
• Pre-silicon validation using RTL and FPGA
• Perform silicon bring-up and debugging
• Post-silicon validation
• Optimize Memory, performance, and power,
• Collaborate with global firmware teams

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's/Master's in Electronics/Embedded Systems

Experience: 5–8 years in embedded firmware development

Mandatory Skills

• C/C++
• ARM MCUs,
• communication protocols,
• Highly skilled on Pre-silicon validation using RTL and FPGA, debugging tools (HW&SW), Prompt Engineering,.

Preferred Qualifications

• NFC or contactless technology exposure
• Pre-silicon validation and Silicon bring-up experience
• Python/scripting knowledge

Behavioral Competencies

• Strong problem-solving and debugging mindset
• High ownership and independence
• Effective collaboration across teams
• Proactive and innovation-driven