Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. TYLsemi, Inc. builds chiplet infrastructure IP for AI and HPC systems. The Senior Embedded SERDES Firmware/Diagnostics Engineer will architect, develop, bring up, and release embedded firmware for Ethernet SerDes, retimers, and optical engines, while defining control ASIC requirements and leading integration, diagnostics, manufacturing, and firmware CI efforts.
Responsibilities
- Architecture & Development: Architect, develop, debug, and release production firmware for next-generation optical engines and module platforms (SFP/QSFP/OSFP)
- ASIC & System Specification: Define digital requirements for custom control ASICs, including MCU selection, memory maps, boot sequence, peripherals, telemetry, diagnostics, MACsec engines, and PTP hardware timestamping
- System Integration: Partner with ASIC, RTL, and verification teams on architecture, board bring-up, and system-level debug
- Protocols & Interfaces: Build and maintain firmware for Ethernet, PCIe, and SerDes (link training, interop, compliance), PTP/IEEE 1588, MACsec, and host interfaces
- Bring-Up & Diagnostics: Lead first firmware bring-up on new modules and ASICs, and drive root-cause analysis across lab, qualification, and field returns
- Manufacturing & Calibration: Deliver firmware for manufacturing test, screening, calibration engines, and lookup tables that support high-yield production
- DevOps & CI/CD: Own the firmware workflow, including build/release pipelines, automated tests, regression coverage, and CI
Skills
- BS/MS/PhD in EE, CE, CS, or equivalent
- 8+ years in embedded firmware
- Expert C and C-based SDK development
- Exposure to modern C++ or Rust
- Experience defining MCU requirements (ARM, RISC-V) and working with I2C, I3C, SPI, MDIO, and GPIO
- Strong Python for test automation, data processing, and firmware QC
- Hands-on with GCC/Make, Git/GitHub, Doxygen, CI/CD, and hardware-in-the-loop automation
- Experience using AI-assisted coding, refactoring, and test generation in an embedded workflow
- A track record of leading cross-functional bring-up and mentoring engineers
- MACsec (802.1AE) key management or data-plane acceleration, and PTP hardware timestamping or clock recovery, in optical hardware
- Root of Trust, Secure Boot, and secure firmware update (FOTA/UFOTA)
- SerDes management, link-training tuning, and real-time diagnostic frameworks
- Product qualification, stress testing, reliability investigations, and board-level FA
Benefits
- Remote-friendly work; Bay Area preferred, but the company hires the best people regardless of location.
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