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Ampere Invent the future with us.
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. Description
Invent the future with us.
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 wed love to have you apply!
The Role
As a core member of the system firmware team, you will be responsible for the architecture, design, and development of PCIe solutions for Ampere's platform. Lead the Firmware design and implementation for PCIe Gen6 controllers, PCIe power state management and the MTCP interface for the next generation of Ampere products.
What The Team Wants You To Know
The cutting-edge ARM firmware development work at Ampere is interesting, challenging, and will expand your professional breadth. Working in this area brings out the best engineering in people and produces products that have value in the market. The ARM server firmware/software is relatively new and you will have the opportunity to invent new software technology and influence the ARM server community.
What You Will Do
Architect, design, and develop PCIe solutions for Ampere SoC products. Lead, design and implement PCIe Gen6 Firmware solutions. Lead, design and implement Firmware for PCI Express L0s, L1, L1 sub-states power solutions. Pre-silicon bring-up on software simulators and HW emulation platforms. Post-silicon bring-up from first silicon to production Firmware. Debug, root cause, and resolve SW bugs across multiple subsystems (firmware/OS) and drive them to a resolution. Debug, root cause complex PCIe problems using PCIe Bus Analyzers and PCIe Bus Exercisers. Interact with customer/3rd party vendors to address firmware requirements
What Youll Bring
Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical field & 12 years of related experience; or Master's degree & 8 years 8+ years software development with C/C++ languages, shell script, perl and python 8+ years of experience with PCIe controllers, bridges, and end point devices Experience with PCIe Gen6, L0p, FLIT mode and PAM4 Experience with PCIe Gen6 protocol and power states. Experience with PCIe capabilities such as configuration, Resets, ECAM, PCIe BAR memory regions, ARI, ACS, ATS, PASID, etc. Experience with PCIe PAM4 SERDES Experience with PCIe Peer-to-Peer designs. Experience with 32-bit/64-bit in ARM architectures. Experience with the Zephyr kernel. Experience with PCIe Bus Analyzers and PCIe Bus Exercisers.
What Well 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 $169,500 and $282,500, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $178,500 and $297,500.
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.
Ampere is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, age, veteran and/or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.
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Sr Principal Firmware Engineer, PCIE
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Ampere 2 weeks ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the
Sr Principal Firmware Engineer, PCIE
role at
Ampere Invent the future with us.
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. Description
Invent the future with us.
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 wed love to have you apply!
The Role
As a core member of the system firmware team, you will be responsible for the architecture, design, and development of PCIe solutions for Ampere's platform. Lead the Firmware design and implementation for PCIe Gen6 controllers, PCIe power state management and the MTCP interface for the next generation of Ampere products.
What The Team Wants You To Know
The cutting-edge ARM firmware development work at Ampere is interesting, challenging, and will expand your professional breadth. Working in this area brings out the best engineering in people and produces products that have value in the market. The ARM server firmware/software is relatively new and you will have the opportunity to invent new software technology and influence the ARM server community.
What You Will Do
Architect, design, and develop PCIe solutions for Ampere SoC products. Lead, design and implement PCIe Gen6 Firmware solutions. Lead, design and implement Firmware for PCI Express L0s, L1, L1 sub-states power solutions. Pre-silicon bring-up on software simulators and HW emulation platforms. Post-silicon bring-up from first silicon to production Firmware. Debug, root cause, and resolve SW bugs across multiple subsystems (firmware/OS) and drive them to a resolution. Debug, root cause complex PCIe problems using PCIe Bus Analyzers and PCIe Bus Exercisers. Interact with customer/3rd party vendors to address firmware requirements
What Youll Bring
Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical field & 12 years of related experience; or Master's degree & 8 years 8+ years software development with C/C++ languages, shell script, perl and python 8+ years of experience with PCIe controllers, bridges, and end point devices Experience with PCIe Gen6, L0p, FLIT mode and PAM4 Experience with PCIe Gen6 protocol and power states. Experience with PCIe capabilities such as configuration, Resets, ECAM, PCIe BAR memory regions, ARI, ACS, ATS, PASID, etc. Experience with PCIe PAM4 SERDES Experience with PCIe Peer-to-Peer designs. Experience with 32-bit/64-bit in ARM architectures. Experience with the Zephyr kernel. Experience with PCIe Bus Analyzers and PCIe Bus Exercisers.
What Well 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 $169,500 and $282,500, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $178,500 and $297,500.
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.
Ampere is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, age, veteran and/or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.
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