R&D Software Engineer

We are seeking a highly motivated Software Engineer to join the SiConic R&D team. The candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining PCIe platform software, hardware control services, device management APIs, and validation frameworks used for next-generation silicon validation, DFT, and test engineering solutions.

The role involves working closely with global R&D teams, hardware architects, firmware developers, and customer engineering groups to deliver scalable and robust software solutions for the SiConic ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain PCIe platform software, drivers, and hardware control services.

• Develop APIs for PCIe switch, retimer, board management controller (BMC), and platform management functions.

• Work on Linux-based software stacks, hardware abstraction layers, and device communication frameworks.

• Implement and optimize PCIe enumeration, configuration, topology discovery, and platform management features.

• Develop and enhance JTAG/SWD/GPIO/UART/SPI based debug and control capabilities.

• Investigate, debug, and resolve complex software, firmware, and hardware interaction issues.

• Create automated validation and qualification tests for PCIe, platform management, and system software features.

• Perform root cause analysis of customer-reported defects and field issues.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on architecture reviews, feature design, and software integration.

• Contribute to software quality through unit testing, code reviews, CI/CD, and automation.

• Develop technical documentation, API specifications, and design documents.

• Support customer enablement activities, proof-of-concepts, and new platform bring-up.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

• 8+ years of experience in Linux software development.

• Strong programming skills in C/C++.

• Good knowledge of Python scripting and automation.

• Strong understanding of PCIe architecture and protocols.

• Experience with Linux device drivers and kernel-level development.

• Experience with embedded Linux environments.

• Familiarity with hardware/software interaction and debugging.

• Experience using Git and modern software development processes.

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with PCIe switches, retimers, DMA, Root Complex, and Endpoint architectures.

• Knowledge of JTAG, SWD, UART, SPI, I2C, and low-level hardware interfaces.

• Experience with FPGA-based platforms and silicon validation environments.

• Experience working with semiconductor validation or ATE environments.

• Knowledge of CI/CD, Bazel, Docker/Podman, and automated test infrastructure.

• Experience working in global cross-functional R&D teams.

Technical Skills

Programming

• C, C++, Python

• Linux Shell Scripting

Protocols & Interfaces

• PCIe Gen4/Gen5/Gen6

• JTAG, SWD

• SPI, I2C, UART

• Ethernet

Platforms

• Linux

• Embedded Systems

• FPGA-based Validation Platforms

Tools

• Git

• Jenkins/CI-CD

• Debuggers and Trace Tools

• Protocol Analyzers