Platform Management Firmware Developer – Power Management IC Firmware

Overview

Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

Job Overview:

Qualcomm is a company of inventors that unlocked 5G ushering in an age of rapid acceleration in connectivity and new possibilities that will transform industries, create jobs, and enrich lives. But this is just the beginning. It takes inventive minds with diverse skills, backgrounds, and cultures to transform 5Gs potential into world-changing technologies and products. This is the Invention Age – and this is where you come in.

GENERAL SUMMARY

As a Platform Power Management IC FW Developer, you are responsible for working with a team on the enablement of the power delivery solution for a future server-class platform. You will collaborate internally to help define and implement embedded firmware to manage the power delivery for the platform. You will also participate in various other aspects of management firmware, including platform and power management, boot, RAS, security and runtime services provided to application processors.

In this role you will be responsible for designing and implementing ROM and updatable FW for the Power Management IC (PMIC). You will be working closely both, with the hardware power management and firmware development teams. You will have an opportunity to engage with third parties on enablement of new platforms, as well as providing input to our SoC and platform architects on future designs.

Role and Responsibilities

+ Drive the firmware design, implementation and verification, in pre-silicon and post-silicon environments, of the Power Management IC (PMIC) across the project timeline

+ Assist in the definition of future Power Management ICs (PMIC) powering server-class SoCs and platforms

+ Actively engage with open source communities to contribute support for processor architectures, device drivers, and firmware features

+ Assist in identifying skills requirements and in hiring engineers, collaborating with other teams on platform bring-up/debug/diags, firmware lifecycle, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

+ BS/BEng in Electrical, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science (or equivalent professional experience) with 5 years experience in embedded firmware development

+ Self-starter who takes initiative and brings technical leadership

+ Proficient writing and debugging C and assembly

+ Driver development experience in RTOS or OS Kernel environments

+ Demonstrated experience with open source development, especially for embedded OSes such as Zephyr, eCos, uC/OS or FreeRTOS

+ Experience developing for pre-silicon environments including simulators and FPGA emulation

+ Experience defining interprocessor communication interfaces between embedded controllers and the platform

+ Familiarity with RISC-V architecture. Development experience for a RISC-V platform is a plus.

Physical Requirements

+ Frequently transports between offices, buildings, and campuses up to ½ mile.

+ Frequently transports and installs equipment up to 5 lbs.

+ Performs required tasks at various heights (e.g., standing or sitting).

+ Monitors and utilizes computers and test equipment for more than 6 hours a day.

+ Continuous communication which includes the comprehension of information with colleagues, customers, and vendors both in person and remotely.

Minimum Qualifications

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Bachelors – Computer Science, Bachelors – Engineering, Bachelors – Information Systems

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