Sr. Principal Firmware Engineer

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Date:Sep 15, 2024

Location: Austin, TX, US

Company: Skyworks

If you are looking for a challenging and exciting career in the world of technology, then look no further. Skyworks is an innovator of high-performance analog semiconductors whose solutions are powering the wireless networking revolution. Through our broad technology expertise and one of the most extensive product portfolios in the industry, we areConnecting Everyone and Everything, All the Time.

At Skyworks, you will find a fast-paced environment with a strong focus on global collaboration, minimal layers of management, and the freedom to make meaningful contributions in a setting that encourages creative thinking. We value open communication, mutual trust, and respect. We are excited about the opportunity to work with you and glad you want to be part of a team of talented individuals who together are changing the way the world communicates.

Requisition ID: 74196

Job Description

The Role

We are looking for a proactive, detail-oriented, hands-on, results-driven Senior Principal Firmware Engineer who is passionate about making our customers successful, welcomes challenges with enthusiasm and thrives in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, to become an integral part of our Broadcast team. The Senior Principal Firmware Engineer will play key roles in system architecture, embedded firmware implementation, and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with firmware, applications, hardware, marketing, and customer teams on multiple projects to:

• Understand, partition and document features, specifications, and dependencies

• Define and develop flexible and scalable firmware architectures and internal and external APIs

• Design and develop broadcast radio firmware elements, including features, infrastructure components, and interfaces

• Work with teams on system integration, resource management, performance evaluation, testing, debugging, deployment, and customer support

• Peer Code reviewing

Qualifications

• MS in EE/ECE and 12+ years of hands-on embedded firmware MCU development OR

• BS in EE/ECE and 15+ years

• PhD in EE/ECE and 8+ years

  Background in one or more of the following areas is required

• Strong embedded firmware development in C/C+

• • Embedded firmware architecture and product specification, development, and validation

• RTOS development/integration in a multi-core environment

• Continuous Integration (CI) Development and Deployment

• Scripting languages, e.g., Python, TCL or similar

• Responsive, self-driven, with strong sense of ownership

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills

• Ability to interact with cross-functional stakeholders at all levels

• Hands-on Agile embedded firmware development

Preferred Qualifications Background in one or more of the following areas is a plus:

• Analog and/or digital broadcast radio system development, including signal processing and communications

• Concepts of radio broadcast technologies used in AM, FM, DAB/DAB+, DMB, DRM, and CDR systems, such as:

• Seek/Scan

• Signal quality metrics

• RF-to-Bits processing and antenna diversity

• OFDM, Channel Estimation/Equalization and Channel decoding

• Carrier Frequency and Sample Rate Offset tracking and correction

• Audio encoding, decoding and general audio processing

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  The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is currently USD $136,800 - $271,500 per year . Starting base pay will depend on relevant experience and skills, training and education, business needs, market demands, the ultimate job duties and requirements, and work location. Skyworks has different base pay ranges for different work locations in the U.S.Benefits (https://www.skyworksinc.com/en/Careers/Benefits) include access to healthcare benefits (including a premium-free medical plan option), a 401(k) plan and company match, an employee stock purchase plan, paid time off (including vacation, sick/wellness, parental leave), among others. Employees are eligible to participate in an incentive plan, and certain roles are also eligible for additional awards, including recognition and stock. These incentives and awards are based on individual and/or company performance.

  Skyworks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Skyworks strives to create an accessible workplace; if you need an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@skyworksinc.com.

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