Principal Firmware Engineer, Astera Labs

• Strong academic and technical background in electrical engineering. At a minimum, a Bachelor’s in EE or Computer Science is required, and a Master’s is preferred
• Minimum 8 years’ experience supporting or developing complex SoC/silicon products for Server, Storage, and/or Networking applications
• Experience developing firmware to execute in on-chip microcontrollers as well as C-language software development kits (SDKs) to execute on system management controllers (e.g. BMC)
• Experience working with logic designers to architect and verify HW-SW interfaces on complex SoCs
• Professional attitude with the ability to prioritize a dynamic list of multiple tasks, to plan and prepare for customer meetings in advance, and to work with minimal guidance and supervision
• Entrepreneurial, open-minded behavior and can-do attitude. Think and act fast with the customer in mind!
• Authorized to work in the US and start immediately
• Experience developing embedded firmware for PCIe products
• MQX RTOS or ThreadX Development or enablement
• High level of proficiency in C (preferred) or C++, including development of C-based SDKs
• High level of proficiency in Python for automating pre-processors/post-processors and FW QC
• Working knowledge of software/firmware build environments, gcc/Make, Doxygen, and GitHub
• Hands-on experience with Server, Storage, and/or Networking equipment (e.g. Network Switches)
• Familiarity with SoC interfaces to common IP blocks such as PCIe Controllers, NVME Controllers, AMBA/AHB interfaces, on-chip memory interfaces, and other similar interfaces
• Direct experience working on products with high-speed interfaces common in Data Center equipment: PCI- Express (Gen-3 and above), 100/400G Ethernet, Infiniband, NVMe, etc

Desirable

• The mission of this role is to architect and develop firmware and microcontroller subsystems for Astera Labs’ SoC and systems products
• Firmware is responsible for implementing the major differentiating features of Astera Labs’ products
• As such, firmware is considered equally important to the hardware, and the firmware team is often customer-facing accordingly to ensure the needs of the customer are fully comprehended