Senior Firmware Engineer - SoC Validation & Bring-up

Oppstar Technology; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Oppstar Technology in Penang or KL valley is seeking a Firmware Engineer to develop and verify low‑level firmware for CPU, GPU, Data Fabric and HSIO across pre- and post-silicon stages.

You will work with architects and IP leads, perform unit tests, debugging, and collaborate across distributed teams to ensure quality.

The role requires a degree in CS/CE/EE with 1+ year experience, strong C programming, and hands-on experience with hardware interfaces like JTAG and debuggers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's in CS/CE/EE with 1+ year of experience.
• Experience in firmware development cycle and verification for pre-si and post-si.
• Strong C programming and debugging for embedded systems.
• Knowledge of memory interleaving, memory maps, NUMA concepts.
• Experience with debugging CPU/firmware via JTAG and debuggers.

Responsibilities

• Develop firmware and enable features for Data Fabric/GPU/CPU/HSIO components, including design, docs, unit tests and debug for pre/post-silicon support.
• Collaborate with architects and IP leads to define firmware scope and milestones.
• Provide debug support in emulation, simulation and post-silicon environments.
• Coordinate with distributed teams to ensure high quality firmware lifecycle.

Skills

C programming

Embedded systems debugging

Computer architecture

Root-cause analysis

Hardware/software interface debugging

Git/Gerrit

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Tools

JTAG

Source code debuggers

Simulation/Emulation

Git/Gerrit

Job description

Oppstar Technology in Penang or KL valley is seeking a Firmware Engineer to develop and verify low‑level firmware for CPU, GPU, Data Fabric and HSIO across pre- and post-silicon stages.

You will work with architects and IP leads, perform unit tests, debugging, and collaborate across distributed teams to ensure quality.

The role requires a degree in CS/CE/EE with 1+ year experience, strong C programming, and hands-on experience with hardware interfaces like JTAG and debuggers.