Senior Firmware Engineer

Astera Labs•San Jose, CA

1d•$160,000 - $190,000

About The Position

The mission of this role is to architect and develop firmware and microcontroller subsystems for Astera Labs’ SoC and systems products. Firmware is responsible for implementing the major differentiating features of Astera Labs’ products. As such, firmware is considered equally important to the hardware, and the firmware team is often customer-facing accordingly to ensure the needs of the customer are fully comprehended.

Requirements

Strong academic and technical background in electrical engineering.
Bachelor’s in EE or Computer Science required.
5+ years of experience supporting or developing complex SoC/silicon products for Server, Storage, and/or Networking applications.
Experience developing firmware to execute in on-chip microcontrollers.
Experience developing C-language software development kits (SDKs) to execute on system management controllers (e.g. BMC).
Experience working with logic designers to architect and verify HW-SW interfaces on complex SoCs.
Professional attitude with the ability to prioritize a dynamic list of multiple tasks.
Entrepreneurial, open-minded behavior and can-do attitude.
Experience developing embedded firmware for PCIe products.
MQX RTOS or ThreadX Development or enablement.
High level of proficiency in C (preferred) or C++.
High level of proficiency in Python for automating pre-processors/post-processors and FW QC.
Working knowledge of software/firmware build environments, gcc/Make, Doxygen, and GitHub.
Hands-on experience with Server, Storage, and/or Networking equipment (e.g. Network Switches).
Familiarity with SoC interfaces to common IP blocks such as PCIe Controllers, NVME Controllers, AMBA/AHB interfaces, on-chip memory interfaces, and other similar interfaces.
Direct experience working on products with high-speed interfaces common in Data Center equipment: PCI- Express (Gen-3 and above), 100/400G Ethernet, Infiniband, NVMe, etc.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in EE or Computer Science preferred.
Experience developing firmware to execute in on-chip microcontrollers as well as C-language SDKs to execute on system management controllers (e.g. BMC).
Experience with industry forums and collaboration workgroups such as OCP and OpenBMC.

Responsibilities

Architect and develop firmware and microcontroller subsystems for Astera Labs’ SoC and systems products.
Implement major differentiating features of Astera Labs’ products through firmware.
Collaborate with logic designers to architect and verify HW-SW interfaces on complex SoCs.
Plan and prepare for customer meetings.
Automate pre-processors/post-processors and FW QC using Python.
Work with minimal guidance and supervision.