DescriptionAbout the Role: Ampere Computing is growing and is seeking a collaborative, driven System Control Firmware Engineer to help develop the firmware that powers our Arm®-based server SoCs. In this role, you will take meaningful ownership of critical system-control functionality, contribute across the product lifecycle-from pre-silicon development through post-silicon bring-up-and make highly visible contributions to your team and the company.
What You'll Achieve: - Design, develop, and maintain System Control Processor firmware for Ampere Arm® server SoCs.
- Create and maintain technical specifications, design documents, and other engineering documentation.
- Develop reliable, real-time, multi-threaded software and device drivers in an RTOS environment.
- Integrate firmware into virtual-platform environments and debug functional issues.
- Partner with hardware design teams to enable and validate pre-silicon software on hardware emulation platforms.
- Lead post-silicon firmware bring-up, validation, and issue resolution.
- Debug, root-cause, and resolve software issues spanning firmware, operating systems, and related subsystems.
- Support multiple platforms and projects for internal teams and external customers.
- Collaborate with Field Application Engineers to investigate and resolve customer issues.
About You: - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience; or a Master's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.
- At least 3 years of hands-on C programming experience, with demonstrated strength in developing embedded or systems software.
- Knowledge of hardware interfaces and protocols such as SPI, I2C, I3C, DDR3/DDR4/DDR5, and PCIe.
- Experience developing firmware, BIOS/UEFI, Linux, and/or Windows software.
- Experience with multi-threaded programming and concurrent software design.
- Strong analytical, debugging, validation, and test-methodology skills.
- Experience with 32-bit and 64-bit Arm® architectures, including Arm® platform bring-up and boot sequences.
Preferred Qualifications The following experience is a plus:
- Knowledge of platform security, cryptography, secure boot, and trusted-execution concepts.
- Experience developing software for RTOS environments, particularly Zephyr.
- Familiarity with source control, continuous integration, and issue-tracking tools such as Git, Jenkins, Bugzilla, and Jira.
- Experience with Kconfig, DeviceTree, and CMake.
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, cash long-term incentive, and comprehensive benefits. The full base pay range for this role is between $147,000 and $220,000, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $159,000 and $239,000.
Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life.
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 excited to share more about our career opportunities with you through the interview process. Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life.
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