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Accenture

Firmware Engineer

Phoenix, AZ

As part of Accenture's Industry X, the Silicon Design group is a diverse team of world class silicon engineers. We have 100+ years of cumulative hands on experience in architecture, logic design, verification, physical design, emulation and firmware . We use the latest silicon technologies and processes to help our clients create well-designed solutions to highly complex challenges. We are designing and developing next-generation, high performance SoCs, supporting our clients in their drive to deliver their product vision to their users. We are involved in all aspects of chip design from definition and architecture through to verification and signoff. Accenture engineers are true "Silicon to SW" Partners, allowing a new breed of companies in the semiconductor ecosystem to innovate in an unparalleled time to market.



Whether at our Silicon Design Center in Phoenix or at one of our other locations you will get to collaborate and innovate with the world's leading product development companies. In our dynamic fast-paced environment you will get to make the impossible possible.
Accenture is invested in our team member's growth and provide many opportunities for training and skills expansion.

Job Description:
- Ownership of system design and firmware on hardware prototype projects and development platforms
- Collaborating in a team environment across engineering disciplines
- Experimenting with and implementing interfaces to various sensors/peripherals
- Developing USB HID based interfaces and bootloaders
- Coding firmware to drive novel display systems and cameras
- Devising and implementing low-latency network interface protocols
- Coding programs and scripts as necessary to test embedded systems
- Work closely with various core tech teams and other organizations to define prototyping scope and applications towards various technology roadmaps and products

For now, all Accenture business travel, international and domestic, is currently restricted to client-essential sales/delivery activity only.
Please note: The safety and well-being of our people continues to be the top priority, and our decisions around travel are informed by government COVID-19 response directives, recommendations from leading health authorities and guidance from a number of infectious disease experts.

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Qualifications

Here's what you need:

- 1+ year of experience with:
- Driver and board-level system software development
- Developing test frameworks using Python and Object-Oriented Programming
- ARM/RISCV based processors and micro-controllers and two or more communications protocols such as I2C, UART, SPI, USB, MIPI, I2S, etc.
- Board bring up and systems debugging
- Debugging tools such as bus analyzers and oscilloscopes
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent (12 years) work experience (If an, Associate's Degree with 6 years of work experience)

Bonus points:

- Experience with protocol design, specification, and implementation
- Experience debugging and problem solving in code bases and environments
- Experience in working with FPGA, Emulators, Simulators for Chip development

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Locations
AZ - Phoenix,CA - San Jose

Job ID: AccentureInc-00910236
Employment Type: Other