Principal Firmware Engineer, Power Management

Ampere; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company at the forefront of semiconductor design, where you'll play a pivotal role in developing innovative Power Management solutions. As a Principal Firmware Engineer, you'll leverage your extensive experience in firmware development and debugging to ensure optimal performance across next-generation products. With a commitment to sustainability and efficiency, this role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge technology in a collaborative environment. Enjoy a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a culture that values work-life balance and employee growth.

Benefits

Premium medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K retirement plan

Unlimited Flextime

10+ paid holidays

Healthy snacks and drinks

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Power Management Firmware development.
• Strong skills in C and ARM programming, debugging across multiple subsystems.
• Experience with PCI Express Gen6 protocol and hardware interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Develop Power Management Firmware for voltage and frequency control.
• Debug and resolve software issues across various subsystems.
• Create specifications and design documents for firmware development.

Skills

C Programming

ARM Programming

Debugging Skills

Analytical Skills

System Power Management

Testing Methodology

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

JTAG TRACE32

OpenOCD

Zephyr Kernel

Job description

Principal Firmware Engineer, Power Management

By providing a new level of predictable performance, efficiency, and sustainability Ampere is working with leading cloud suppliers and a growing partner ecosystem to deliver cloud instances, servers and embedded/edge products that can handle the compute demands of today and tomorrow.

Join us at Ampere and work alongside a passionate and growing team — we’d love to have you apply!

The Role:
As a core member of the firmware team, you will be responsible for the architecture, design and development of Power Management solutions for the next generation of Ampere products.

What you’ll do:

• Develop Power Management Firmware to manage power, temperature, current, frequency and voltage states.
• Develop Power Management Firmware for PCI Express L0s, L1, L1 sub-states.
• Develop specs and design documents as needed.
• Pre-silicon bring-up on software simulators and HW emulation platforms.
• Post-silicon bring up of Power Management Firmware.
• Debug, root cause, and resolve SW bugs across multiple subsystems (firmware/OS) and drive them to a resolution.

What you'll bring:

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical field & 8 years of related experience; or Master's degree & 6 years of relevant experience
• 6+ years strong and demonstrable skills in C and ARM programming experience.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and testing methodology skills.
• Experience with 32-bit/64-bit in ARM architectures.
• Experience with PCI Express Gen6 protocol and power states.
• Experience with the Zephyr kernel.
• Experience with firmware, BIOS/UEFI, Linux, Windows software development.
• Strong understanding of system power management.
• Experience with hardware interfaces (SPI, I2C, DDR, PCI Express).
• Experience using JTAG TRACE32 or OpenOCD debuggers.
• Ability to efficiently debug, root cause, and resolve issues spanning multiple subsystems. Proven ability to own problems and drive them to a resolution.

What we’ll offer:

At Ampere we believe in taking care of our employees and providing a competitive total rewards package that includes base pay, bonus (i.e., variable pay tied to internal company goals), long-term incentive, and comprehensive benefits. The full base pay range for this role is between $140,500 and $234,500, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $152,500 and $254,000.

Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life, with full benefits eligibility at 20 hours per week.

Benefit highlights include:

• Premium medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, as well as income protection and a 401K retirement plan, so that you can feel secure in your health and financial future.
• Unlimited Flextime and 10+ paid holidays so that you can embrace a healthy work-life balance.
• A variety of healthy snacks, energizing espresso, and refreshing drinks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the day.

And there is much more than compensation and benefits. At Ampere, we foster an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more. We are passionate about inventing industry leading cloud-native designs that contribute to a more sustainable future. We are excited to share more about our career opportunities with you through the interview process.

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Description

Invent the future with us. Recognized by Fast Company’s 2023 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators List, Ampere is a semiconductor design company for a new era, leading the future of computing with an innovative approach to CPU design focused on high-performance, energy efficient, sustainable cloud computing. By providing a new level of predictable performance, efficiency, and sustainability Ampere is working with leading cloud suppliers and a growing partner ecosystem to deliver cloud instances, servers and embedded/edge products that can handle the compute demands of today and tomorrow. Join us at Ampere and work alongside a passionate and growing team — we’d love to have you apply! The Role:
As a core member of the firmware team, you will be responsible for the architecture, design and development of Power Management solutions for the next generation of Ampere products. What you’ll do:

• Develop Power Management Firmware to manage power, temperature, current, frequency and voltage states.
• Develop Power Management Firmware for PCI Express L0s, L1, L1 sub-states.
• Develop specs and design documents as needed.
• Pre-silicon bring-up on software simulators and HW emulation platforms.
• Post-silicon bring up of Power Management Firmware.
• Debug, root cause, and resolve SW bugs across multiple subsystems (firmware/OS) and drive them to a resolution.

What you'll bring:

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical field & 8 years of related experience; or Master's degree & 6 years of relevant experience
• 6+ years strong and demonstrable skills in C and ARM programming experience.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and testing methodology skills.
• Experience with 32-bit/64-bit in ARM architectures.
• Experience with PCI Express Gen6 protocol and power states.
• Experience with the Zephyr kernel.
• Experience with firmware, BIOS/UEFI, Linux, Windows software development.
• Strong understanding of system power management.
• Experience with hardware interfaces (SPI, I2C, DDR, PCI Express).
• Experience using JTAG TRACE32 or OpenOCD debuggers.
• Ability to efficiently debug, root cause, and resolve issues spanning multiple subsystems. Proven ability to own problems and drive them to a resolution.

What we’ll offer: At Ampere we believe in taking care of our employees and providing a competitive total rewards package that includes base pay, bonus (i.e., variable pay tied to internal company goals), long-term incentive, and comprehensive benefits. The full base pay range for this role is between $140,500 and $234,500, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $152,500 and $254,000. Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life, with full benefits eligibility at 20 hours per week. Benefit highlights include:

• Premium medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, as well as income protection and a 401K retirement plan, so that you can feel secure in your health and financial future.
• Unlimited Flextime and 10+ paid holidays so that you can embrace a healthy work-life balance.
• A variety of healthy snacks, energizing espresso, and refreshing drinks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the day.

And there is much more than compensation and benefits. At Ampere, we foster an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more. We are passionate about inventing industry leading cloud-native designs that contribute to a more sustainable future. We are excited to share more about our career opportunities with you through the interview process. #LI-DR
#LI-Hybrid



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