Principal BSP Embedded Software Engineer - Silicon Systems (California)

Responsibilities

• Architect and own the full BSP software stack including boot ROMs, multi-level bootloaders, chip configuration, and platform initialization for custom SoCs/ASICs
• Define and drive the security boot architecture including secure boot, chain-of-trust, hardware root-of-trust, and key management strategies
• Design and implement power management frameworks including dynamic voltage/frequency scaling, power domain control, and low-power state transitions
• Develop debug and trace infrastructure (CoreSight, JTAG, SWD, ETM) to support silicon bring-up and system-level debugging
• Lead silicon bring-up activities on emulation platforms (Palladium, Zebu, Veloce), FPGA prototypes (Protium, ProFPGA, HAPS), and first silicon
• Define HAL and driver architecture for peripheral interfaces (SPI, UART, I2C, GPIO, DMA)
• Collaborate closely with ASIC teams to influence SoC architecture decisions and provide firmware requirements
• Establish coding standards, review processes, and verification strategies for embedded software
• Mentor senior and junior engineers; drive technical roadmap decisions
• Support pre-silicon validation using emulation and RTL simulation environments

Requirements

• B.S. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• 12+ years of experience in BSP/firmware development for SoCs or custom ASICs
• Deep expertise in boot ROM development, multi-stage bootloader design, and chip configuration
• Extensive experience with secure boot, cryptographic acceleration, and hardware security modules
• Expert-level proficiency in C and C++
• Proven experience with bare metal, RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, VxWorks), and/or embedded Linux (Yocto, Buildroot)
• Experience with pre-silicon environments: emulation (Palladium, Zebu, Veloce) and FPGA prototyping (Protium, ProFPGA, HAPS)
• Strong understanding of ARM/RISC-V processor architectures and SoC subsystems
• Track record of leading silicon bring-up from emulation through production silicon
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance.