Pre-Post Silicon Embedded Engineer

As an Embedded Software Engineer – Silicon Validation Enablement, you will design and develop bare-metal and low-level embedded software frameworks used to bring up, validate, and characterize SoC subsystems. You will work closely with pre-silicon and post-silicon bring-up teams, understanding SoC architecture and translating specifications into robust embedded code and software infrastructure. The role emphasizes software design, development, and debugging, rather than manual validation or test execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop embedded C software, device drivers, and reusable frameworks for SoC validation and bring-up
• Understand SoC architecture and subsystems (Camera, Display, GPU, Memory, Security, etc.) and implement corresponding software layers
• Develop bare-metal and RTOS-based software to exercise critical data paths, performance, and functionality
• Build scalable software frameworks that can be reused across pre-silicon (emulation/FPGA) and post-silicon platforms
• Collaborate with architecture, RTL, and validation teams to align software with hardware design
• Debug and optimize embedded software on emulators, FPGA platforms, and silicon development boards
• Contribute to software design reviews, coding standards, and documentation

Technical Skills (Must Have)

• Strong expertise in Silicon functional validation
• Experience building software frameworks for silicon bring-up or validation enablement
• Exposure to hardware emulation platforms (ZeBu, Palladium, Veloce)
• Good understanding of embedded system design and low-level software development
• Experience developing and validating drivers for peripherals such as UART, I2C, SPI, eMMC, USB, I2S
• Good knowledge of ARM architecture and SoC subsystems

Good to Have

• Proficiency in C programming for embedded systems
• Knowledge of FreeRTOS or similar RTOS
• Experience with bare-metal programming and boot-time software
• Familiarity with Git / Gerrit or similar version control systems
• Python, TCL, or Bash scripting for automation and tooling
• Experience with Linux system programming and ARM boot flows
• Understanding of RTL concepts and interaction between software and hardware
• Background in consumer electronics, especially camera or display subsystems

Non-Technical Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent debugging and root-cause analysis capability
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Self-driven, adaptable, and eager to work on cutting-edge silicon