Principal Engineer - Test Firmware & Pre...

PeopleStrong; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

LTST-L&T Semiconductor Technologies Limited in Bengaluru seeks a Principal Engineer to lead firmware development and pre-silicon validation for SoCs and storage solutions across pre-silicon and post-silicon phases.

You will provide technical leadership in firmware architecture, FPGA bring-up, automation, and validation methods, aligning with architecture, design, verification, hardware, and product teams to deliver robust, high-performance solutions.

Qualifications

• Lead firmware development and validation for SoC and storage.
• Provide technical leadership in firmware architecture and pre/post-silicon validation.
• Collaborate with architecture, design, verification, hardware and product teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead firmware and pre-silicon validation across multiple SoC/storage programs.
• Own schedules, deliverables and quality for firmware development and validation.
• Drive technical reviews, architecture discussions, and design decisions across cross-functional teams.
• Mentor engineers and establish engineering best practices.
• Lead firmware-driven validation on simulation, emulation, FPGA prototyping, and virtual platforms.
• Drive ASIC bring-up activities and early hardware-software integration.
• Define comprehensive validation strategies and debug methodologies.
• Lead system-level debug involving firmware, hardware, and RTL teams.
• Lead development of bootloaders, BSPs, drivers, middleware, and storage firmware.
• Optimize firmware for performance, latency, power, and reliability.
• Drive protocol integration (NVMe/UFS/SD/UART/PCIe) with SoC peripherals.
• Develop reusable validation frameworks and automation infrastructure.
• Lead regression environments and BER generation.

Skills

Firmware

Education

Bachelor of Technology (BTech)

Job description

Principal Engineer - Test Firmware & Pre...

LNT/PE-TF-PSV/1883088

• LTST-L&T Semiconductor Technologies Limited
• Bengaluru

Posted On 08 Oct 2026

End Date 06 Apr 2027

Required Experience 12 - 18 years

Skills

Knowledge & Posting Location

Firmware

Bachelor of Technology (BTech)

Job Description

Role:

The Principal Engineer – Pre-Silicon Validation & Firmware Development will lead the development, validation, and optimization of firmware for advanced SoC and storage solutions across pre-silicon and post-silicon phases. The role requires technical leadership in firmware architecture, FPGA bring-up, pre-silicon validation methodology, and automation while driving execution across multiple programs. The engineer will collaborate closely with architecture, design, verification, hardware, and product teams to ensure robust, scalable, and high-performance solutions

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership & Program Execution
• Lead firmware and pre-silicon validation activities across multiple SoC and storage programs.
• Own technical execution, schedules, deliverables, and quality for firmware development and validation.
• Drive technical reviews, architecture discussions, and design decisions across cross-functional teams.
• Mentor engineers and establish engineering best practices.
• Lead firmware-driven validation on simulation, emulation, FPGA prototyping, and virtual platforms.
• Drive ASIC bring-up activities and early hardware-software integration.
• Define comprehensive validation strategies and debug methodologies.
• Lead system-level debug involving firmware, hardware, and RTL teams.
• Firmware Development & Optimization
• Lead development of bootloaders, BSPs, low-level drivers, middleware, and storage firmware.
• Optimize firmware for performance, latency, power, and reliability.
• Drive firmware architecture improvements, code quality, and maintainability.
• Lead Complete Test Coverage (CTC) initiatives and eliminate redundant code.
• Storage Protocol & System Integration
• Lead integration of NVMe, UFS, SD, UART, PCIe, and storage interfaces.
• Drive protocol compliance, interoperability, and performance optimization.
• Enable firmware integration with SoC peripherals and hardware controllers.
• Validation Frameworks & Automation
• Lead development of reusable validation frameworks, automation infrastructure, and regression environments.
• Develop automated test suites, BER generation, protocol validation, and stress testing.
• Improve validation productivity through automation and scalable infrastructure.
• Lead complex system debugging across firmware, hardware, FPGA, and silicon.
• Utilize oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG, and software debugging tools.
• Drive root-cause analysis and corrective action for critical customer issues.
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Collaborate with architecture, design, verification, hardware, software, and product teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and technical leads.
• Drive continuous improvement in methodologies, coding standards, and validation processes.