Senior Software Development Engineer

About the role

Join the team of highly competent and state of the art optical physical layer products. You will be involved with software design and development for Broadcom PHY chip set drivers.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Ethernet, PCIe, FlexE PHY low level drivers
• FW development and L1 switch protocol development
• Code reviews, bug fixes and maintenance of drivers
• Review of test plans and unit level testing of drivers
• Convert customer requirements and use cases into API definitions and develop, test APIs
• Add automation and scripting wherever applicable in the development flow
• Maintain SDK and Standalone release branches that may contain specific changes for targeted customer(s)
• Proactively identify new methodologies or tools to address Software SDK/Device Driver development
• Understand customer applications in order to identify key technology and product features for next generation products and act as a technical liaison between Chip Development Teams and Application Teams/Customers

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electronics is required, Master’s degree a plus
• 8 to 10 years of relevant experience in Embedded/Device Driver/Protocol Software Design, Development and Testing
• Must have working knowledge on PCIe retimer and switches
• Must have working knowledge of FW development for RX equalization, DFE/FFE adaptation, eye monitoring of Serdes IPs
• Must have experience with pre-silicon/RTL and SW co-simulation environment
• Must have experience with customer system software application debug on complex platforms
• Must have experience with level one switch protocol
• Working knowledge with MacSec encryption, decryption drivers is required
• Must have working Knowledge of IEEE 802.3 Physical layer standards
• Possess strong coding and debugging experience in C/C++.
• Static code analysis and debug experience is required to achieve high quality code
• Highly motivated self-starter and team player; ability to use own initiative
• Experience with device driver development and diagnostics and understanding of hardware devices, understanding of bus protocols like MDIO, I2C is a must
• Experience with physical layer IEEE standards, Autonegotiation, Transmit training, FEC is preferred
• Experience with L1/L2 Ethernet and PCS, MAC layer is a big plus
• Experience with Hardware platforms in the lab is a big plus
• Experience on Linux/VxWorks or equivalent OS experience is required
• Utilize traffic generation tools such as IXIA or Spirent is a plus
• Able to apply an innovative approach to troubleshoot and solve complex problems
• Experience in Customer interaction/support is required
• Strong verbal and written communication skills is a must

Pay

The annual base salary range for this position is USD 121,900.00 To USD 195,000.00

Schedule

N/A

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• 401(K) participation including company matching
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company paid holidays
• Paid sick leave and vacation time
• Competitive and comprehensive benefits package