Staff Software Engineer, Embedded

About the project

Synaptics is looking for a Software Engineer, Embedded to join our dynamic and growing organization. The successful candidate will contribute to the development, bring-up, integration, and validation of next-generation SoC and ASIC solutions powering advanced connectivity and video-processing products. Working closely with senior engineers and cross-functional teams, the engineer will support software bring-up, feature development, debugging, and validation activities across FPGA, ASIC, hardware, and software platforms. This position reports to the Director, Development Engineering.

Your responsibilities

• Technically lead embedded software design, development, integration and debug activities for complex SoC and ASIC platforms
• Define software and firmware architectures for next-generation connectivity and video transport solutions
• Drive silicon bring-up activities from FPGA prototypes through first-silicon validation and production release
• Develop low-level firmware, platform software, boot flows, device drivers and hardware abstraction layers
• Work closely with FPGA, ASIC, hardware, validation and systems teams to define hardware/software interfaces
• Debug complex system-level issues spanning hardware, FPGA, silicon, firmware and software
• Design and implement features supporting USB2/3/4, DisplayPort, HDMI and related technologies
• Analyze performance, latency, power and reliability of embedded systems
• Champion quality through unit testing, static analysis, code coverage, and CI/CD practices
• Participate in code reviews, champion quality, reliability, and security
• Participate in requirements decomposition and allocation across hardware, FPGA, firmware, software, and validation teams

Our requirements

• 8+ years of experience in embedded software and firmware development
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent
• High expertise in C/C++ and Python scripting
• Strong understanding of embedded software and firmware architecture with the ability to drive complex HW/SW/FPGA/ASIC investigations from symptom identification through root-cause analysis and validated resolution
• Strong understanding of SoC subsystems and hardware/software interactions
• Ability to debug issues across FPGA, ASIC, firmware and software domains
• Understanding of high-speed communication protocols and video transport technologies
• Resourceful and able to solve problems through adapting technology and a solid understanding of product architecture
• Analytical and able to make informed decisions based on experience and data to improve processes and evaluate design options
• Experience with Linux, RTOS or bare-metal embedded environments
• Experience with USB, I2C, SPI or UART
• Experience with USB2/3/4, DisplayPort, HDMI, PCIe a plus
• Hands on experience with JTAG, protocol analyzers, logic analyzers and oscilloscopes with ability to interpret to isolate root causes
• Good verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

• sharing the costs of sports activities
• private medical care
• sharing the costs of foreign language classes
• life insurance
• flexible working time
• integration events
• corporate library
• no dress code
• video games at work
• coffee / tea
• parking space for employees
• leisure zone

Synaptics

Synaptics is leading the charge in AI at the Edge, bringing AI closer to end users and transforming how we engage with intelligent connected devices, whether at home, at work, or on the move. As the go-to partner for the world’s most forward-thinking product innovators, Synaptics powers the future with its cutting-edge Synaptics Astra™ AI-Native embedded compute, Veros™ wireless connectivity, and multimodal sensing solutions. We’re making the digital experience smarter, faster, more intuitive, secure, and seamless. From touch, display, and biometrics to AI-driven wireless connectivity, video, vision, audio, speech, and security processing, Synaptics is the force behind the next generation of technology enhancing how we live, work, and play.