Firmware Engineer - HSIO Cables

Amphenol ICC; Nashua (NH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Communications Solutions in Nashua, NH, is seeking a Firmware Engineer for High Speed Cables to join the on-site team. You will develop firmware for high-speed cables and loopback devices, collaborating with hardware and software teams to deliver robust products.

The role requires 5+ years in firmware, expertise with ARM Cortex-M0/M0+, I2C, SWD, and strong English communication. You will work closely with manufacturing, participate in ramp-up activities, and mentor peers.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering with 5+ years of firmware development.
• Experience with ARM Cortex-M0/M0+ and embedded solutions from sub 32KB of Flash and up.
• Good understanding of I2C and debugging a bit-banged bus.
• Experience developing page-based host interfaces for I2C Slaves (CMIS, SFF devices).
• SWD debugging and source control habits.
• Excellent English reading and writing ability and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, debug and support firmware for active high speed IO cables and thermal loopbacks.
• Contribute as a key firmware resource on product teams turning concepts into producible hardware.
• Provide engineering support to tune communication settings and interfaces.
• Collaborate with developers responsible for manufacturing applications.
• Provide firmware support for qualification, testing and manufacturing.
• Mentor other team members as needed.
• Ensure firmware is well documented and maintainable by others.
• Visit Amphenol manufacturing plants during ramp up as needed.

Skills

ARM Cortex-M0/M0+

I2C debugging

SWD debugging

Source control habits

English communication

Self-starter

Team collaboration

Adaptable mindset

Education

BS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

Keil

SVN

Linux

Visual Studio

CMIS/CMIS interfaces

Job description

Amphenol Communications Solutions (ACS), a division of Amphenol Corporation, is a world leader in interconnect solutions for Communications, Mobile, RF, Optics, and Commercial electronics markets. Amphenol Corporation is one of the world’s largest designers and manufacturers of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors and interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. ACS has an expansive global presence in research and development, manufacturing, and sales. We design and manufacture a wide range of innovative connectors as well as cable assemblies for diverse applications including server, storage, data center, mobile, RF, networking, industrial, business equipment, and automotive.

Firmware Engineer - High Speed Cables

Location: Nashua, NH

We are expanding our team software team. We are currently seeking a Firmware Engineer for High Speed Cables to join our team. The position is located on-site, in Nashua, NH.

Our collaborative software team develops firmware, manufacturing applications, and various specialty software tools for our hardware engineering teams. The focus of this position is on firmware that goes into our various cable and thermal loopback products, including active copper, passive copper and active optical. This area is rapidly evolving to support ever more complex communication chips, including DSPs, as well as richer host interfaces, notably CMIS.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, debug and support of firmware for active high speed IO cables and thermal loopbacks. This includes working with customers as well as manufacturers of communication chips chosen
• As a key firmware resource, be contributing member of product teams that turn high speed IO cable concepts into products that then get handed off to manufacturing.
• Provide engineering support to team members working on fine tuning of communication settings by opening up back doors or interfaces as needed.
• Work hand-in-hand with developers responsible for manufacturing applications
• Provide firmware support to product qualification, testing, and manufacturing
• Mentor other members as needed
• Ensure that all firmware is well documented and can be supported by other team members
• Visit Amphenol manufacturing plants during product ramp up, as needed

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering and 5+ years of industry experience with firmware development on bare metal or equivalent
• Hands on experience with ARM Cortex-M0/M0+ and embedded solutions from sub 32KB of Flash and up, including the use of GPIO pins, ADCs, Interrupts.
• Good understanding of I2C, including how to debug and support a bit-banged bus
• Experience in developing page-based host interfaces for I2C Slaves, such as is used by Small Form Factor devices or CMIS
• Working knowledge of SWD style debugging
• Comfortable working in a team that shares code and with peer reviews of code
• Hands-on experience with source code control systems, including a habit to make regular check-ins
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, strong English reading and writing ability
• Self-starter, able to work efficiently without having all details or requirements laid out on the table
• Dynamic and adaptable personality, able to think out of the box

Preferred Qualifications

• Work experience in multi-disciplinary engineering teams
• Accustomed to working in a global, hybrid environment, using tools such as Teams and Zoom
• Experience with I2C and SPI buses
• Experience working with a logic analyzer
• Understanding of Signal Integrity theory and practice
• Familiarity in working with low level hardware interfaces and reading chip data sheets
• Experience working with high-speed communication equipment, including knowledge about SFF standards
• Working experience with Digital Signal Processors
• Experience working with prototype hardware and lab settings
• Ability to improvise testing setups with bread boards and jumpers
• Hands on experience with Keil
• Working knowledge of C8051 8-bit MCUs
• Comfortable working in C++, preferably using Visual Studio
• Experience using SVN
• Familiarity with Linux and traditional command line interfaces

Amphenol Corporation is proud of our reputation as an excellent employer. Our focus is to provide the highest level of support and responsiveness to both our employees and our customers, the world's largest technology companies. Amphenol Corporation offers the opportunity for career growth within a global organization. We believe that Amphenol Corporation is unique in that every employee, regardless of his or her position, has the ability to positively impact the business.

Amphenol is an “Equal Opportunity Employer” - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin. For additional company information please visit our website at https://www.amphenol-cs.com/