Firmware Engineer

Only GC or USC can apply. Job Title: Memory Firmware Engineer Work Location: US- Boston, MA Also consider candidates from the following states. Santa Clara, California, San Diego, CA, Austin, TX, and Portland, Oregon, Job description: This opportunity includes enabling of new PHY designs at the microarchitecture, firmware/hardware co-design, and algorithm design level. RESPONSIBILITIES: Firmware design and development of DDR PHY & DRAM Training steps Firmware development of DDR PHY for ATE Testing, IP Char & SoC Power Pre-silicon FW coding and simulation against Architectural and RTL models Post-silicon lab bring-up and optimization of DDR Init and Run Time FW Post-silicon DDR Training enhancements to enable robust links for higher reliability / higher frequency margin Working with SoC/Product firmware teams to define features and specs Preference & Skill Sets : +5 years experience as a firmware engineer. Excellent knowledge of C, C++, and any scripting language, such as Python. Good Knowledge of Verilog/SystemVerilog and digital simulation debug. Ability to adapt and learn new toolsets and frameworks is required. Strong understanding of synchronization techniques (handshakes, message passing); knowledge of hardware-level clocking and synchronization is a plus Post-silicon experience developing firmware on real hardware is required. Experience with SERDES, DDR, and Memory Controller Design experience is preferred Strong understanding of computer organization/architecture. Laboratory experience, including the use of equipment: oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc. Experience with low level, physical phenomena-oriented logic design is an asset (dealing with IO, clocking, voltage control, etc.) EDUCATION: Bachelors degree in electrical or computer engineering is strongly desired. Master's or PhD degree is a plus.