Role The Principal Engineer –

- Pre-Silicon Validation &
- Firmware Development will lead the development, validation, and optimization of firmware for advanced SoC and storage solutions across pre-silicon and post-silicon phases. The role requires technical leadership in firmware architecture, FPGA bring-up, pre-silicon validation methodology, and automation while driving execution across multiple programs. The engineer will collaborate closely with architecture, design, verification, hardware, and product teams to ensure robust, scalable, and high-performance solutions

Key Responsibilities

- Technical Leadership &
- Program Execution
- Lead firmware and pre-silicon validation activities across multiple SoC and storage programs.
- Own technical execution, schedules, deliverables, and quality for firmware development and validation.
- Drive technical reviews, architecture discussions, and design decisions across cross-functional teams.
- Mentor engineers and establish engineering best practices.
- Pre-Silicon Validation &
- Silicon Bring-up
- Lead firmware-driven validation on simulation, emulation, FPGA prototyping, and virtual platforms.
- Drive ASIC bring-up activities and early hardware-software integration.
- Define comprehensive validation strategies and debug methodologies.
- Lead system-level debug involving firmware, hardware, and RTL teams.
- Firmware Development &
- Optimization
- Lead development of bootloaders, BSPs, low-level drivers, middleware,



and storage firmware.
- Optimize firmware for performance, latency, power, and reliability.
- Drive firmware architecture improvements, code quality, and maintainability.
- Lead Complete Test Coverage (CTC) initiatives and eliminate redundant code.
- Storage Protocol &
- System Integration
- Lead integration of NVMe, UFS, SD, UART, PCIe, and storage interfaces.
- Drive protocol compliance, interoperability, and performance optimization.
- Enable firmware integration with SoC peripherals and hardware controllers.
- Validation Frameworks &
- Automation
- Lead development of reusable validation frameworks, automation infrastructure, and regression environments.
- Develop automated test suites, BER generation, protocol validation, and stress testing.
- Improve validation productivity through automation and scalable infrastructure.
- Debug &
- Root Cause Analysis
- Lead complex system debugging across firmware, hardware, FPGA, and silicon.
- Utilize oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG, and software debugging tools.
- Drive root-cause analysis and corrective action for critical customer issues.
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Collaborate with architecture, design, verification, hardware, software, and product teams.
- Mentor junior engineers and technical leads.
- Drive continuous improvement in methodologies, coding standards, and validation processes.

📌 Principal Engineer - Test Firmware & Pre Silicon Validation (Bengaluru)
🏢 Larsen u0026 Toubro
📍 Bengaluru