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Sr Principal Firmware Engineer

Yesterday Austin, TX

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Job Description

Be part of the Cadence DDR PHY IP Front End Design team responsible for -

• Develop firmware for DDR5 PHY using microcontrollers

• Developing firmware in C typically involving bare-metal programming and developing low-level APIs on Microcontrollers.

• Responsible for collaborating with hardware designers and memory subsystem architects to derive training algorithms and implement them.

• Responsible for collaborating with the verification team to deduce firmware-hardware co-verification plan.

• Develop and Debug firmware in RTL based hardware simulations (C +Verilog simulations)

• Develop and Debug on Silicon bring-up boards.

Required Skills:

• Good Knowledge of DDR5 JEDEC spec, knowledge of different DIMM configurations and specifications.

• Relevant experience in developing bare-metal firmware for High-speed SerDes or Memory interface Physical Layer blocks.

• Good Knowledge of C programming language for embedded software development and use of relevant IDE.

• Comfortable debugging RTL simulations involving firmware and microcontroller subsystem.

• Good knowledge of Shell/Perl/Python/TCL scripting

• Good experience on Verification EDA Tools like simulators and waveform viewers

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Client-provided location(s): Austin, TX
Job ID: Cadence-R51147
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2025-08-19T18:38:30

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
    • Health Insurance
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion