Senior Firmware & System Debug Engineer

Lead embedded firmware development, debug and fixes for silicon/SOC issues. Own complex investigations into firmware crashes, boot/reset failures, hangs, memory corruption, and hardware/software interaction issues across MAIA and Cobalt. Correlate firmware logs, silicon error records, crash dumps, OS/driver traces, configuration, and fleet telemetry to isolate failure mechanisms. Develop reproducible experiments and targeted diagnostic firmware or tooling to test hypotheses and distinguish firmware defects from silicon, hardware, or software causes. Build scalable analysis and triage automation, including failure bucketing, signature detection, cohort comparisons, and regression detection. Apply statistical analysis and AI-assisted methods to prioritize investigations and reduce manual analysis, validating results against independent evidence. Drive mitigations and permanent fixes with component owners; verify effectiveness through regression testing and post-deployment telemetry. Convert investigation findings into improved instrumentation, test coverage, troubleshooting guidance, and mentoring Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide either proof of their country of citizenship or proof of their US. residency or other protected status (e.g., under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) for assessment of eligibility to access the export-controlled information. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate's citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. Lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees may verify status using other documents, where applicable. BS or MS in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent industry experience. 8+ years of professional experience in embedded-system design, development, integration, validation, or system-level debugging.

with cross-layer root-cause analysis of firmware, silicon, or system failures using logs, crash dumps, or telemetry.

reading and debugging C/C++ firmware, together with scripting experience for automation or engineering-data analysis.

with system-level debug and validation of complex embedded systems, including boards, FPGA, emulation, or simulation environments.

managing production or fleet issues through mitigation, root cause, corrective action, and post-deployment verification.

with PCIe, memory subsystems, I2C, SPI, or other low-level platform interfaces.

with silicon bring-up, firmware initialization, and lab or source-level debug tools such as JTAG, GDB, oscilloscopes, or logic analyzers.

building automated diagnostic, test, or CI/CD pipelines and regression coverage.

using Python, KQL/SQL or equivalent tools, and statistical methods for telemetry analysis, failure-signature grouping, or cohort comparisons.

evaluating or applying AI-assisted tools to log/crash analysis, anomaly detection, or evidence-backed triage.

mentoring engineers, documenting troubleshooting methods, and collaborating across firmware, silicon, hardware, OS, and fleet teams.