GPU Power firmware development engineer- Sr Lead

Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

General Summary:

Firmware (FW) Engineers are responsible for developing GPU system level power and control firmware on ARM Cortex M3. Engineers are also in charge of validating/commercializing Firmware in pre-silicon (DV) and post-silicon (Emulation/Windows/Linux-Android) platforms. Primary tasks in this role include:

• Firmware & Spec Ownership

  • GPU Power and Control sequences/Spec. ramp up and ownership

  • Review and signoff software usage model with hardware engineers

  • Firmware & Software design of hardware sequences collaborating with hardware designers

  • Firmware source code development, verification, integration, review and maintenance

• Review and analyze test results, propose failure hypothesis and debug steps across pre and post silicon

• On Silicon prototypes to feed future feature HW/FW Architectures

• Pre-Sil:

  • Support & enable test environment development, test plan and firmware validation on DV & emulation platforms

• Post-Sil:

  • Support & enable test and validation on post-silicon platforms across windows and Linux-Android

  • Primary POC for customer issues during commercialization

• Good understanding of System/SW level security architecture and hierarchy

• Work with GPU HW/SW leads to ramp up on GPU security Architecture and requirements

• Participate in GPU security reviews & products review for select projects 

Qualifications:

• Experience in Embedded System Design

• Experience with system architecture and hardware design (Verilog/SystemVerilog) with emphasis on CortexM3

• Experience in C/C++ coding/debug and scripting (PERL, Python)

• Experience with Lauterbach embedded system debug tools

• Experience with FW/HW debug utilizing Logic Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, Oscilloscope

• Bachelors/Masters degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

• Minimum 4 years of experience in firmware development, hardware design/verification, debug and support

• Good understanding of SW memory management architecture

• Any prior work experience on Automotive projects is a plus

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

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