Silicon Platform Engineer

We are seeking a skilled and driven Silicon Platform Engineer to join the System-on-Chip platform team that works on IP integration, chip-level verification, and firmware development. This is a System-on-Chip design, integration and verification role, working at the intersection of hardware and software. You will shape the platform from IP bring-up through full-chip validation: defining testbenches, authoring test firmware, and implementing critical chip features in silicon. This is a hands-on role with broad impact across the hardware development cycle.

Core Responsibilities

• IP Integration and Verification

  - IP Integration: Evaluate, integrate, and verify IP blocks within the chip, ensuring correct connectivity, configuration, and interoperability across the platform.

  - Feature and Module Firmware: Author targeted test firmware to bring up and verify individual IP blocks and hardware features at the module level.

  - Subsystem Firmware: Develop subsystem-level test firmware to validate interactions between integrated components and confirm correct system behavior across hardware boundaries.

  Testbench Development and Build Flows

  - Testbench Infrastructure: Define, implement, and maintain system-level testbenches covering subsystem and full-chip verification scenarios.

  - Build Flow Management: Own and manage testbench build flows, ensuring reproducibility, scalability, and integration with the broader verification environment.

  Chip Feature Implementation

  - Hardware Security: Implement chip-level security features, including secure boot, hardware root of trust, and cryptographic accelerator integration.

  - Inter-Subsystem Communication: Define and implement communication fabrics and protocols between chip subsystems, including AMBA-based interconnects (AXI, AHB, APB).

  - Power Management: Implement hardware power management features, including power domain control, clock gating, and low-power state transitions.

  - Boot Flow and Configuration: Define and implement the chip boot architecture, including reset sequencing, configuration registers, and boot ROM integration.

What you bring to this role:

• Hardware Description Languages: Proficiency in RTL design and verification using SystemVerilog and/or VHDL.
• Verification Methodologies: Experience with UVM or similar structured verification methodologies.
• Firmware Development: Ability to write bare-metal C firmware for hardware bring-up, feature validation, and test automation on embedded targets.
• AMBA Interconnects: Strong knowledge of AMBA protocols (AXI, AHB, APB) and their application in chip integration.
• Chip Architecture: Understanding of subsystem partitioning, memory maps, interrupt routing, and hardware/software interfaces.
• Debugging Tools: Experience with simulation tools (e.g., VCS, Questa, Xcelium) and hardware debug environments (JTAG, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes).
• Scripting: Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Tcl, Bash, and Makefiles for build flow automation and test infrastructure.
• Version Control: Expertise with Git or similar version control systems.

Bonus points for the following:

- Experience with ARM Corstone reference designs and Cortex-M or Cortex-A processor integration.

- Familiarity with TrustedFirmware-M, MCUboot, or PSA-certified security architectures.

- Knowledge of embedded security concepts, including cryptographic algorithms and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC).

- Experience with formal verification or property checking tools.

- Familiarity with FPGA emulation platforms for pre-silicon validation.

- Knowledge of 3GPP network protocols as they relate to modem or connectivity subsystem integration.

- Experience with low-power chip design and power intent methodologies (UPF/CPF).

- Familiarity with Cortex-A and Cortex-M class processors, NPU processors, and DSP processors.

- Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

Collaboration and Documentation:

· Cross-Functional Partnership: Work closely with Silicon firmware engineers, RTL designers, and physical design teams to ensure cohesive hardware-software integration throughout the development cycle.

· Documentation: Produce and maintain clear technical documentation covering integration specifications, verification plans, test procedures, and feature implementation details.

Additional Requirements

This is a fast-paced, high-impact environment - flexibility to occasionally work extended hours or weekends during critical periods is expected.