Senior Firmware Engineer – Embedded C/C++ for High-Speed ASIC

Broadcom; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Equity grant

401(k) matching

Employee stock purchase program

Job summary

Broadcom’s ASIC Products Division seeks a highly skilled Firmware Engineer to join our embedded systems team in California. You will architect, design, and implement low-level firmware modules, middleware, and diagnostic software for high-performance PHY chipsets, collaborating across hardware and software teams.

You will lead development across the full lifecycle, emphasize robust code, pre-silicon/RTL interplay, and hands-on lab bring-up.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in digital communication systems, high-speed SerDes, or HBM protocols.
• Strong coding and debugging experience in C/C++.
• Experience with pre-silicon/RTL and SW co-simulation environment.
• Hands-on experience with lab hardware platforms and silicon bring-up.

Responsibilities

• Drive software design and development for new products while maintaining legacy systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including system, analog, and digital hardware designers.
• Develop and troubleshoot complex firmware applications in embedded C/C++.
• Provide leadership in architectural governance, design patterns, and code hygiene.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Firmware design

System architecture

Debugging

Education

BSEE

MSEE preferred

Tools

RTL simulation

SW co-simulation

Lab hardware bring-up

Job description

Broadcom’s ASIC Products Division seeks a highly skilled Firmware Engineer to join our embedded systems team in California. You will architect, design, and implement low-level firmware modules, middleware, and diagnostic software for high-performance PHY chipsets, collaborating across hardware and software teams.

You will lead development across the full lifecycle, emphasize robust code, pre-silicon/RTL interplay, and hands-on lab bring-up.