Ampere is a semiconductor design company for a new era, leading the future of computing with an innovative approach to CPU design focused on high-performance, energy productive AIcompute.
As a pioneer in the new frontier of energy efficient high-performance computing, Ampere is part of the Softbank Group of companies driving sustainable computing for AI, Cloud, and edge applications.
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About the role:
We are seeking a Principal Pre-Silicon Firmware Lead to architect and implement low-level software for our next-generation microcontrollers/ SoCs. You will bridge the gap between hardware architecture and final software delivery. You will own the pre-silicon development lifecycle—including driver development for CAN/CAN-FD/CAN XL stacks —using high-performance enterprise emulation environments and ensures hardware-software co-design that satisfiesstrict ISO 26262 safety and high-quality engineering frameworks up to ASIL-D.
What you’ll achieve:
Technical Leadership & Hardware Co-Design
Drive firmware architecture and technical roadmaps for in-house microcontroller/ SOCs.
Align development milestoneswith SoC architecture, RTL design, verification, and post-silicon validation teams.
Provide technical mentorshipand enforce rigorous coding standards (MISRA C/C++).
Author comprehensive design specifications, firmware architecture documentation, and test strategies.
Pre-Silicon Validation & Emulation
Develop early boot code, low-level drivers, and runtime firmware targeting pre-silicon environments.
Lead virtual bring-up and hardware-software co-verification using both enterprise emulation platforms like Cadence Palladium/Synopsys ZeBu.
Optimize firmware execution speed
Debug complex, deep-silicon anomalies using JTAG/SWD debuggers, logic analysers, and internal emulator trace features.
Communication Drivers & Protocols
Design, impl
📌 Principal Pre-Silicon Firmware Lead (Bengaluru)
🏢 Ampere
📍 Bengaluru
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