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Senior Firmware Engineer

Intel
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 25 Aug 2025
💰 $228,340/yr($161,740/yr$228,340/yr)

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Job Description: 

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Firmware is at the heart of what makes embedded systems work. As a Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) Firmware Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, implementation, and testing of the low-level C/C++ code that powers the networking devices of tomorrow.

Join our RDMA IP team.

As a Senior Firmware Engineer where you are responsible for all aspects of firmware development for this cutting edge, complex IP. In this role you will work closely with the RDMA architecture team, design, validation, and software teams to provide the full system solution. You will also interact with our customers to understand and satisfy their requirements.

As a member of the firmware team your responsibilities will include:

  • System level design and modeling, managing the firmware design environment.
  • Interface definition and partition between software, firmware, and hardware.
  • Source code development, review, and maintenance- Unit and system level test and verification, triage, bug fixing at the IP-level.
  • Technical skills to interface with architecture, design, and system validation stakeholders
  • Communication skills to report progress to management forums and document specifications.

The engineer should possess the following behavior attributes:

  • Willingness to create and drive concepts to innovative solutions.
  • Willingness to provide leadership and mentorship including demonstrated experience organizing and prioritizing the work of themselves and a small team.
  • Flexibility and adaptability in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
  • Clear and effective technical communication, both verbal and written.
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Effective team player with continuous learning mindset.

 

Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications are required to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.


What we need to see (Minimum Qualifications):

 

·       Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics, or related field plus 6 years of industry work experience, or- Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics, or related field plus 4 years of industry work experience, or- PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics, or related field plus 2 years of related work experience.

·       5+ years of embedded firmware development expertise using C / C++.

·       5+ years of experience in low level programming and operating systems (such as RTOS).

·       5+ years of experience in debugging firmware and embedded hardware modules.

·       4+ years of experience in system architecture design and hardware design.



Preferred Qualifications:

 

·       Experience in networking protocols (InfiniBand, TCP/IP, RDMA or RoCE).

·       Experience in high-speed ASIC or SOC design and debug (Verilog, fsdb).

·       Experience in post-silicon debug- Experience in SOC emulation.

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