Sr. Staff/Principal Engineer - System Software

MediaTek; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 286,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Short-term incentive program

Long-term incentive program

Comprehensive health insurance

Job summary

MediaTek Incorporated is seeking a Compute Platform Engineer to support Tier 1 co-engineering partners through pre- and post-silicon phases to commercialization. You will be responsible for board bring up, debugging, and coordinating with support teams to drive timely resolutions.

The role emphasizes issue replication, test execution, and cross-functional collaboration across Windows and Android driver spaces, with a strong focus on platform-level debugging and optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields.
• 10+ years of C/C++ programming experience.
• 10+ years of SoC system software development experience.
• Driver experience on Windows/Android.
• Strong knowledge of I2C/SPI/UART/GPIO, USB, PCIe, SDIO buses.
• Proactive problem-solving attitude and multitasking ability.

Responsibilities

• Bring up new platform boards and verify major functions.
• Regular software releases and branch conflict resolution.
• Track customer issues and coordinate with customers and internal teams for timely resolutions.
• Replicate and test reported issues to support root-cause analysis.

Skills

C/C++ programming

SoC software development

Driver development

Peripheral buses

Debugging and troubleshooting

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

UEFI

Windows driver debugging

Job description

MediaTek Incorporated is a global fabless semiconductor company that enables nearly 2 billion connected devices a year. We are a market leader in developing innovative systems-on-chip (SoC) for mobile devices, home entertainment, connectivity and IoT products. MediaTek is the number one Wi Fi supplier across broadband, retail routers, consumer electronics devices and gaming, and its Wi Fi 6 chipsets are powering the latest networking equipment for faster computing experiences. Our dedication to innovation has positioned us as a driving market force in several key technology areas, including highly power efficient mobile technologies, automotive solutions and a broad range of advanced multimedia products such as smartphones, tablets, digital televisions, 5G, Voice Assistant Devices (VAD) and wearables. MediaTek empowers and inspires people to expand their horizons and achieve their goals through smart technology, more easily and efficiently than ever before. We work with the brands you know and trust to make great technology accessible to everyone. We are seeking a talented and motivated Compute Platform Engineer to join our dynamic customer engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting one of our Tier 1 co-engineering partners through the pre- and post-silicon phases all the way through commercialization. This involves board bring up, reproducing/debugging issues, and other related customer support activities.

• Bring up new platform boards and verify the major functions independently
• Regular software release and multiple branch conflict resolving
• Customer Issue Tracking & Coordination: Track customer issues and coordinate with customer and internal support teams to drive timely resolution. Hand-on issue analyzing, triaging, and debugging to solve system issues/requests.
• Issue Replication & Testing: Replicate and test reported issues to support root-cause analysis.

Main Requirements and Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields
• 10+ year of C/C++ programming experience
• 10+ years of System-on-Chip (SoC) system software development experience
• Operating system (Windows, Android, Aluminium) related driver experience
• Strong knowledge of common peripheral buses (I2C/SPI/UART/GPIO, USB, PCIe, SDIO and so on)
• Proactive and positive attitude to solve challenging and complicated problems
• Multitasking: Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields
• Python, Java, and shell script programming language
• Working knowledge of SoC architecture and operating system including task scheduling, memory hierarchy, MMU, interrupt handling and booting sequence
• Demonstrated system software development experience and hands-on abilities including system performance optimization and system issue analysis
• Experience in modern PC industry, bootloader (UEFI), Windows driver and Windows debugging
• Perform power analysis and optimization for MediaTek SoC platforms used in Compute products. Measure/Optimize power consumption for HoBL use cases while balancing performance, power efficiency, and thermal management. Identify power hotspots and collaborate with driver and low-power teams to implement and validate optimization solutions.
• The ideal candidate should be a fast learner, self-motivated, resilient under pressure, and capable of providing on-site technical support to customers.

Salary Range: $179,760- $286,000

Employee may be eligible for performance bonus, short and long term incentive programs. Actual total compensation will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience and qualifications. In addition, MediaTek provides a variety of benefits including comprehensive health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays, Sick Leave, Vacation time, Parental leave, 401K and more.

MediaTek is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.