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Marvell Technology · 1 hour ago

Principal DSP Firmware Engineer - Embedded Processors/Mixed Signal /RTOS/PHY

Irvine, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$148K/yr - $220K/yr

10+ years exp

Marvell Technology is a leading semiconductor solutions company that is at the forefront of data infrastructure technology. The Principal DSP Firmware Engineer will contribute to the development of firmware for embedded processors in high-performance communication transceivers, focusing on software development, debugging, and maintaining standards compliance.

DSPInternet of ThingsManufacturingSemiconductorWireless

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop and debug portable software in C, to be used in embedded firmware as well as in C/Python-based host-based utilities and GUIs, and regression and simulation infrastructure

Intelligently structure new feature designs and other software changes so that code is scalable, maintainable, and easily mergeable

Participate in software development design flow, submitting and attending code reviews, managing and updating issue-tracking tickets (Jira), following team-specific design and coding guidelines

Cross vendor interoperability testing and debugging

Identify, troubleshoot and resolve issues to maintain standards compliance

Create utilities that aid in embedded software development, debugging, evaluating and diagnostics

Develop test infrastructure, test data analysis tools, and maintaining test scripts

Assist team to perform analysis on system performance and identify opportunities to improve system firmware and test infrastructure including Python GUI and automated data collection analysis infrastructure

Qualification

C programmingPython programmingEmbedded microprocessorsEmbedded firmware developmentGit source controlRTOS implementationDigital signal processingHardware troubleshootingVerilog proficiencyMethodical debuggingCommunication skills

Required

BS/MS (preferred) degree in CS/CE/EE and 10-15 years of experience

Solid C and Python programming, debug and testing skills

Knowledge of embedded microprocessors (ARM Cortex, RISC V)

Experience with Git source code control and build/release procedures

Must adhere to established coding guidelines and practices

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Preferred

Proficient at using state machines to architect, design and write well-structured C code targeted for an embedded microprocessor

Experience in the architecture, design, integration and test of embedded firmware for digital signal processing systems

Experience in the design of a boot loader and implementation of an RTOS

Experience throughout the entire embedded firmware development cycle including specification, design, integration and test

Strong hardware troubleshooting capability with working knowledge of test equipment including oscilloscopes, ICE, spectrum analyzers and network analyzers

Working DSP knowledge in digital filters, adaptive equalization and crosstalk cancellers typical in wireline applications such as DSL and ethernet

Experience in Python based GUI development

Methodical debugging skills and root cause analysis

Experience with Ethernet protocols and physical layer devices highly desirable

Proficiency in Verilog a plus