Lead Firmware Engineer (Embedded)

TL;DR

Lead Firmware Engineer (Embedded): Developing firmware for DDR5 PHY using microcontrollers with an accent on bare-metal programming and low-level API development. Focus on implementing training algorithms and debugging firmware in RTL-based hardware simulations and silicon bring-up boards.

Location: Beijing, China

Company

hirify.global is a leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and hardware tools for chip and system design.

What you will do

• Develop firmware for DDR5 PHY using microcontrollers, focusing on bare-metal programming and low-level APIs in C.
• Collaborate with hardware designers and memory subsystem architects to derive and implement training algorithms.
• Partner with the verification team to define and execute firmware-hardware co-verification plans.
• Debug firmware within RTL-based hardware simulations involving C and Verilog.
• Perform firmware development and debugging on silicon bring-up boards.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of DDR5 JEDEC specifications and various DIMM configurations.
• Proven experience in bare-metal firmware development for High-speed SerDes or Memory interface Physical Layer blocks.
• Proficiency in C programming for embedded software and experience with relevant IDEs.
• Ability to debug RTL simulations involving firmware and microcontroller subsystems.
• Knowledge of scripting languages including Shell, Perl, Python, or TCL.
• Experience with Verification EDA tools, simulators, and waveform viewers.