Overview
Our client, a leading multinational semiconductor company, requires a Contract Principal Firmware / Embedded Systems Engineer for a 6-month daily-rate position. The role is based in Cork City, Ireland; this is a 100% remote role.
Responsibilities
Develop optimized firmware that complements our lean hardware strategy to achieve the best possible performance for our innovative products.
Contribute to product specification, co-design and partitioning of functionality (hardware/firmware).
Hardware/firmware co-simulation, FPGA prototyping (system emulation) and ASIC implementation.
Debug and build test platforms.
Creation and adaptation of EDA tools required for firmware implementation, debugging and testing.
Track and implement design improvements and version control; develop quality control processes.
Qualifications
A degree in Electronics (ideally postgraduate)
5-10 years of experience of firmware development on microcontrollers (ideally in the power electronics industry)
Hardware expertise (digital, analog, non-volatile and volatile memories)
Debug of complex semiconductor systems on a chip (SoCs) (ideally in the power electronics industry)
Demonstrated ability to follow a robust and error-free development and familiarity with software/hardware test methodologies
Strong individual contributor with a strong sense of quality of work
Experience of working in rapidly growing startup company
Excellent communications skills with the ability to convey technical concepts in business terms
The ability to work with cross-functional teams to create a fully functional system
Assembly programming on industry-standard microcontrollers (ARM, MIPS, 80x51, IC/Microchip...) & DSP (TI, ADI, MOT...)
MATLAB/Simulink (or similar) for high level system simulation
Cadence (or similar) IC Design tools
Experience with communication standards and protocols (SPI, I2C, SMBUS, PMBUS, USB, JTAG)
Contact
For further information please contact Mícheál at Software Placements on 00353 1 5254642 or email micheal@softwareplacements.ie
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Semiconductor Manufacturing, Computers and Electronics Manufacturing, and Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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