Senior Principal Firmware Engineer

**At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **_Senior Principal Firmware Engineer_** _This is an opportunity to join a dynamic and growing team of experienced engineers developing physical layer IP’s for industry-standard high-speed serial-link protocols , as applied to Die-2\_die and Chiplet Interconnects . The successful candidate will ideally be a highly motivated self-starter who is able to work independently to complete assigned tasks and can also contribute to project leadership. It is expected that the candidate will contribute during all phases of firmware development for high speed Die-2-Die , UCIe IPs   from firmware  architecture development to implementation, verification, testing and customer deployment._  **_Responsibilities_** * _Work closely with UCIe  PHY digital and mixed signal architects to figure out the details of FW functions and sequences. Contribute during firmware architecture development and implementation of the defined firmware features._ * _Help to build system level prototype control software to develop/validate adaptation, equalization, and control algorithms for high speed  UCIe IPs._ * _Validate the developed firmware in Emulation based  models and in Simulations._ * _Implement assigned FW features and work closely with verification\[simulation\] and validation team to ensure the functionality and robustness of the implemented features._ *  _Support of Validation team during electrical and system characterization_ _during post-silicon testing. Identify any FW and HW related functionality and performance issues and implement any necessary FW improvement and work around codes to address these issues._ * _Support Product Engineering, System Validation and Design team to debug IP issues during customer deployment of the IP_ _and provide hot fixes._ * _Create and maintain comprehensive documentation related to firmware design, development, bug fixes and compliance testing._ **_Desired Skills_** * _B.Tech with 14yrs or M.Tech with 12yrs in Electrical/Electronics Engineering_ * _Solid programming knowledge in C/C++ and Python_ * _Understanding of wireline communication principles and digital signal processing techniques are must_ * _Strong problem solving and communication skills_ *  _Hands on Proven experience in developing for Hardware based  DSP acceleration engines_  * _Experience with silicon validation process and debug is a plus_ * _Experience with digital verification environment and tools is a plus_ **We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.** -------------------------------------------------------------------