System Debug Engineer

ThunderSoft; Penang; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ThunderSoft in Penang is seeking a System Debug Engineer to work with firmware, silicon, board design, and software teams to bring up new products and troubleshoot complex silicon/system issues.

You will touch cutting edge silicon and HW technologies, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to diagnose root causes, optimize debugging processes, and ensure timely issue resolution across BIOS, OS, and firmware layers. Proactive learning and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong debugging skills across firmware, hardware, and OS.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in Mandarin and English.
• Decision making and problem solving in cross-functional teams.
• Teamwork and collaboration with silicon, FW, SW, and design teams.
• Familiarity with Windows debugger is a plus.
• Solid understanding of PCIE, USB, BIOS, and FW fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Study latest silicon and system features; understand new features in silicon, BIOS, firmware, SW etc., bring up new product.
• Post Silicon feature enablement and debug, especially power management and system features.
• Hands on debug issues reported by internal teams or customers, deep dive into code level to root cause the bugs.
• Lead and collaborate with silicon design, FW, SW, and other function teams to analyze issues in time.
• Optimize the debug process with other teams to improve efficiency.
• Provide input into platform definition and review platform designs for silicon validation of new processors.
• Work with pre-silicon teams on pre-silicon feature validation and debug enablement

Skills

Strong debugging skills

Excellent communication

Decision making

Problem solving

Teamwork

Mandarin

English

Windows debugger

Tools

Windows debugger

Job description

System debug engineer team works with different functional teams (Firmware, Silicon, Board Design, SW, etc.) to enable latest APU/CPU features and root cause the silicon/system issues. You will touch cutting edge silicon, FW, and hardware technologies. You will have chances to see how they will be implemented in our product.

THE PERSON:

A quick learner for new technologies. Excellent communication skill (both verbal and written), including Mandarin and English. Key performance skills include decision making, problem solving, teamwork.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Study latest silicon and system features; understand new features in silicon, BIOS, firmware, SW etc., bring up new product.
• Post Silicon feature enablement and debug, especially power management and system features.
• Hands on debug issues reported by internal teams or customers, deep dive into code level to root cause the bugs.
• Lead and collaborate with silicon design, FW, SW, and other function teams to make sure issues are analyzed in time.
• Optimize the debug process with other team to improve the efficiency
• Provides detailed input into the platform definition & review of platform designs used in the silicon validation of new processors.
• Work with pre silicon teams on pre silicon feature validation and debug enablement

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Strong debugging skills. Can root cause issues from firmware, hardware, and OS. Familiar with windows debugger will be a plus.
• Solid understanding of X86 Architecture, Operating System, Driver, BIOS and FW fundamentals.
• Good understanding or hands on development/debugging experience of PCIE, USB, BIOS, Security etc. Deeply understanding PCIE/USB protocol will be a plus.
• For BIOS Domain candidate, good x86 BIOS development background and strong debug skill are required. Experience of debugging ACPI, USB enumeration, RAID etc. will be a plus.
• For OS domain candidate, familiar with windows kernel debug or Linux Kernel panic is a must; Deep understanding of Device power saving status in OS will be a plus.
• For Hardware and IO domain candidate. Better understanding of the protocol is a must.