Senior Firmware Engineer
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Website proteanTecs
Description
proteanTecs is a dynamic fast-paced start-up company, transforming the way the reliability of electronics is achieved. In a world where machines are gaining immense responsibility over our lives, sudden failure is not an option.
We have developed a cloud-based platform, which combines data created in chip-embedded Agents (IPs), with machine learning, to predict faults before they become failures. Our solutions provide unprecedented insights throughout the value chain, from Chip Vendors to System Vendors and Digital Service Providers.
The company was founded by seasoned industry veterans, including three former founders of Mellanox Technologies, with deep knowledge and experience in the electronics industry, and is backed by worldwide leading investors.
We encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity and play a leading role at Israel’s most promising startup. (By Globes – הסטארט-אפים המבטיחים של 2022 – גלובס (globes.co.il))
As a Senior Firmware Engineer at proteanTecs you will lead and own the firmware that makes up the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) of the proteanTecs hardware-IP. The firmware is used to make the proteanTecs health & performance monitoring solution accessible on edge devices (such as IC testers, data-centers, cars, mobile phones) as well as through the cloud. You’ll help customers gain visibility into their chips’ health & performance in real-time and react accordingly, resulting in better and safer electronics.
Requirements
- B.Sc. in Electrical/Computer Engineering.
- 4+ years of experience in design and development of cross-platform applications in C
- 2+ years of experience in embedded-software design and development
- Experience designing and maintaining firmware/drivers for hardware components
- Experience with build systems and specifically Makefile
- Meticulous about coding standards (formatting, conventions, documentation)
- Experience with script languages such as Python and bash/shell
- Team player with very good communication skills
- Proficient English
Advantages:
- Experience in working with customers on interface definition, integration, debugging, etc.
- Experience in writing applications for the automotive industry
- Experience in VLSI development (logic design/verification)
Responsibilities
- Lead the firmware development efforts in proteanTecs pre-silicon R&D
- Complete ownership over deliverables, development environment & methodologies
- Design, implement & own the firmware that makes up the HAL of proteanTecs hardware-IP
- Carefully design the API to abstract the hardware-IP, making it simple to use while feature-rich.
- Design for efficiency and portability across different hardware designs, hardware implementations, systems, OS, and CPU architectures.
- Perform code runtime and memory footprint optimizations to Verify all deliverables meet industry-standard quality and conform with compliance requirements
- Actively participate in the ongoing definition of new HW features and operation schemes
- Serve as the pre-silicon R&D lead for the integration between proteanTecs core-IP Firmware and proteanTecs chip-level application Firmware (owned by post-silicon R&D)
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