Senior Firmware Engineer

VIAVI Solutions • Calabasas, CA

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About The Position

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for telecommunications, cloud, enterprises, first responders, military, aerospace, and railway. VIAVI is also a leader in light management technologies for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, government and aerospace applications. We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are passionate about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company – to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers. VIAVI Solutions’ Lab Production Business Unit in Calabasas has a need for a Firmware Engineer with experience and motivation. This position will directly be involved with the development of automated test software / firmware.

Requirements

• BS Degree or higher in EE, CE, CS or Science equivalent.
• 2+ years of software / firmware development experience.
• Self-starter and motivator, willingness to study and learn new concepts.
• Understand build environment for various FW / HW images, e.g. bootloader, RTOS, BIOS, UEFI, etc.
• Knows branching methodology, which includes repository scheme and deployment process.
• Able to understand and develop firmware drivers, e.g. USB, PCIe, I2C, xMII, SATA, SPI, GPIO, etc...
• Skillful at reading schematics and generating block diagrams.
• Knows HW peripherals for different CPU architectures, e.g. PowerPC, MIPS, ARM, x86.
• Knows concepts of UEFI, bootstrap, BSP, Kernel, TCP/IP stack, file systems, etc.
• Understanding board bring-up process and strategy.
• Knows virtual machines and containerization.
• Knowledgeable about voltage rails and clock trees.
• Proficient in C/C++, assembly language, Python, Perl, TCL, Java, bash, etc.
• Able to develop in and understand Linux environment.

Responsibilities

• Derive embedded test requirements, define use case method, and plan deployment strategy.
• Knowledgeable of Ethernet, TCP/IP, PCIe, RF technology, device drivers, etc.
• Architect, design, develop, and maintain hardware-related test software applications written in C/C++, C#, python, TCL, Java, etc., while running in Linux, Windows, VM’s, or containers.
• Perform design verification and help with board bring-up debug.
• Work with hardware and FPGA engineers to debug complex problems
• Interface with cross-functional teams and sites to define and implement new features
• Coordinate technical discussions and collaborate with other system architects to make design decisions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level