Firmware Engineer (Development/Verification)

Oppstar Berhad; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Oppstar Berhad is seeking a Firmware Engineer (Development & Verification) to design, validate, and optimize low-level firmware for CPU, GPU, Data Fabric, and HSIO. You will contribute from pre-silicon development to post-silicon bring-up, ensuring firmware quality across the SoC lifecycle.

This role suits engineers who enjoy both firmware development and rigorous verification, with opportunities to work with architectures, debugging tools, and a range of platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent with 1-5 years of experience.
• Experience with firmware development cycle, integration and verification/validation for pre-si and post-si for SoC designs.
• Expertise in low-level C programming and debugging for embedded systems.
• Strong background in computer architecture with memory interleaving concepts.
• Ability to root-cause complex failure mechanisms at IP/subsystem/system level.
• Experience with testing platforms (Simulation/Emulation) and bring-up.
• Familiarity with hardware/software interfaces and debugging complex CPU/firmware issues.
• Experience with source control systems including Git/Gerrit, Jama, GitHub and Jira.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical and communication skills.
• Comfortable with scripting environments (Python, Windows PowerShell, Linux, Bash, PHP).
• Experience reviewing verification requirements and test plans.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for firmware development and feature enablement in Data Fabric/GPU/CPU/HSIO components, including design, documentation, unit testing and debug for pre and post-silicon support.
• Collaborate with architects and IP leads to define firmware scope and milestones.
• Provide debug support in emulation, simulation and post-silicon environment.
• Coordinate with distributed teams to ensure firmware quality throughout the lifecycle.
• Develop automated test cases for firmware sub-components.
• Execute firmware test plans on pre-silicon platforms and capture results.
• Design and maintain test frameworks to improve verification efficiency.
• Support debug and triage of failures within test frameworks and workflows.
• Stay updated with emerging tech and industry best practices.
• Work in fast-paced, dynamic environments.

Skills

Low-level C programming

Embedded debugging

Pre-silicon design

Post-silicon bring-up

JTAG debugging

Source control (Git/Gerrit)

Scripting (Python, Bash)

Hardware/software interfaces

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/CE/EE

Tools

Jama

GitHub

Jira

Job description

Location: Penang, or KL valley

As a passionate Firmware Engineer (Development & Verification), you will develop, validating and optimize low-level firmware for CPU, GPU, Data Fabric, HSIO, and designing verification solutions to ensure firmware quality throughout the SoC development lifecycle. You will contribute from pre-silicon development to post-silicon bring-up and validation.

This position is ideal for engineers who enjoy both firmware development and quality-driven verification.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for firmware development and feature enablement in the Data Fabric/GPU/CPU /HSIO/ component, including design, documentation, unit testing and debug for pre and post silicon support.
• Work closely with architects and other IP leads to determine firmware scope and implementation details to meet firmware deliverables schedules and milestones
• Engage with various teams to provide debug support in the emulation, simulation and post-silicon environment
• Work with internal and external teams to ensure highest level of quality and satisfaction throughout firmware lifecycle.
• Must be well-organized, technically oriented, and a self-starter with a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and coordinate activities with geographically distributed technical teams.
• Develop automated test cases for firmware sub-components
• Execute firmware test plans on wide range of pre-silicon platforms, capturing results
• Design, develop and maintain test frameworks towards improving efficiency of firmware verification.
• Support debug and triage of failures within test frameworks, and automated workflows.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry best practices.
• Desire to work and succeed on fast-paced and highly dynamic environments.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent with 1-5 years of experience

Preferred experience:

• Good understanding of firmware development cycle, integration and verification/validation for pre-si and post-si for SoC designs.
• Expertise in low-level C programming & debugging for embedded systems.
• Strong background in computer architecture with familiarity in memory interleaving, system memory maps and NUMA domain concepts.
• Ability to methodically root-cause complex failure mechanisms at the IP, subsystem and/or system level.
• Prior experience and/or exposure to testing platforms (Simulation and/or Emulation)
• Prior involvement in board, processor, or ASIC bring-up.
• Experience in hardware/software interfaces and debugging sophisticated issues in CPU and firmware using JTAG, source code debuggers and other tools.
• Experience with source control systems including git/gerrit
• Expert with software QA concepts, best practices, and procedures
• Comfortable with a wide range of scripting environments, such as: Python, Windows PowerShell, Linux, Bash, PHP.
• Experience reviewing verification requirements and test plans.
• Experience with software development tools such as Jama, GitHub and Jira.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in Software/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or other relevant fields