Embedded Software Engineer

VBeyond Corporation; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

VBeyond Corporation is seeking a Senior Power/Performance engineer in Sunnyvale, CA or Redmond, WA for 100% onsite work. You will drive power targets, validate SoC behavior, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities include creating test plans, debugging with software, firmware, hardware, and silicon teams, and bringing up pre-Si prototypes with RTOS and bare-metal workloads. Strong background in Pre-Si/Post-Si tools and IO protocols is required.

Qualifications

• Power and performance characterization of SoC using Pre-Si & Post-Si tooling.
• Proficiency in C/C++ embedded software for bare metal, RTOS and Linux.
• Experience with ARM CPU, AMBA architecture, boot flows, CPU & SoC initialization.
• Silicon bring-up and board debugging experience.
• Familiarity with IO protocols: MIPI, PCIe, USB, I2C, SPMI, UART, GPIO.
• Knowledge of OS concepts and multi-threaded programming.
• Scripting in Python or Bash.

Responsibilities

• Characterize power and performance of SoC using Pre-Si and Post-Si tools.
• Lead cross-functional debugging with software, firmware, hardware, and silicon teams.
• Develop validation test plans and ensure coverage of key features.
• Write low-level driver code for RTOS to configure subsystems (camera, PCIe, USB, ML).
• Bring up pre-Si and post-Si prototypes; validate functional and PnP features.
• Debug and bring-up of low-power SoCs; narrow failures from system to block level.

Skills

Power/Perf characterization

Embedded C/C++

ARM CPU & AMBA

Silicon bring-up

IO protocols (MIPI, PCIe, USB, I2C, S/

OS concepts & multithreading

Python & Bash scripting

Tools

Synopsys Primetime Power Analysis

NiDAQ (National Instruments)

Job description

Location: Sunnyvale, CA or Redmond, WA(100% Onsite)

Contract position (W2 only)

Responsibilities:

• Cross-Correlate Power estimation/measurements with the Architectural Specifications and drive HW/SW optimizations to meet the power targets.
• Lead and debug failures with multi-functional partner teams like: Software/Firmware, System Hardware and Silicon teams. Work with experts from cross functional teams to understand SoC and system behavior: OS kernel/driver, Silicon Validation (using unit-level IP & SoC tests), SoC IP integration and verification, FPGA Prototyping and Emulation (Palladium/ZeBu/Veloce), Systems Integration, board debug.
• Collaborate across architecture, design, and software teams to develop test plans. Debug and correlate silicon data. Create validation test plans, ensuring all key features are covered.
• Write low-level driver code as RTOS to configure and run various sub-systems (e.g. Camera, display, video encoders/decoders, PCIe, USB, machine learning etc). Bring up pre-Si prototypes and drive validation of functional & PnP features using bare-metal/RTOS workloads.
• Debug and bring-up of low power SOCs and lead validation testing of system hardware design. Efficiently narrow down failures from system-level to subsystem- and block-level using a range of debug tools and techniques (e.g. RTL Waveforms, Lauterbach, Transaction-level models) and lab equipment like Logic Analyzers & Scopes.

Requirements:

• Expertise in Power and Performance characterization of SoC using Pre-Si & Post-Si tooling. Hands-on experience with Pre-Si tools like Synopsys Primetime Power Analysis and Post-Si tools like National Instruments Data Acquisition (NiDAQ) is required.
• Experience in C/C++ based embedded software development for bare metal, RTOS and Linux.
• Experience in ARM CPU, AMBA SoC architecture, boot flows, CPU & SoC initialization.
• Background in silicon bring-up and board debug.
• Familiarity with IO protocols: MIPI, PCIe, USB, I2C, SPMI, UART, GPIO.
• Understanding of common data structures, algorithms, Operating Systems concepts, and multi-threaded programming.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, bash.