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II-VI UK, Ltd.

Senior Firmware Development Engineer (m/f/x)

II-VI UK, Ltd., Phila, Pennsylvania, United States,


Company Profile

Coherent empowers market innovators to define the future through breakthrough technologies, from materials to systems. We deliver innovations that resonate with our customers in a wide range of applications for the industrial, communications, electronics and instrumentation markets. Coherent is headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, and maintains research and development, manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide.

The Coherent design center in Braunschweig, Germany develops high speed System-on-Chip devices in latest CMOS technology nodes for our industry-leading optical products including transceivers, transponders and ROADM line cards.

We owe our worldwide technological leadership to the profound knowledge and experience of our employees. This awareness characterizes our corporate culture - which is open and communicative and ensures trusting cooperation. Each individual contributes to the company's success with his or her knowledge and responsibility. The passion and commitment of our team are the engine of our company!

We are looking for a full-time

Senior Firmware Development Engineer (m/f/x)

Braunschweig - Hybrid

Job Description

Being part of the chip development team, define, implement, and support FW architectures of SoC design projects with complex analog/digital IP blocks from early concept phase to mass production

Develop, enhance and debug new and existing real-time firmware in C

Drive FW development for performance, scalability, modularity, robustness and tight HW integration

Hands-on hardware bring-up, system debugging and code optimization

Define and/or provide guidance on test plans for code regression and lab validation

Collaborate with chip, module, and system development teams to find optimal overall system solutions

Support external partners such as IP design teams, validation, and volume production vendors

Implement continuous improvements and best practices within the team, and larger organization

Working in an open-minded team with cross task support like PCB schematic review

Create project documentation

Qualification

Master’s degree or PhD in electrical engineering, computer science or a related subject

Experience with Firmware design, architecture, and algorithm development

Strong skills delivering top quality C code in a real time embedded SoC environment

Python, MATLAB, and other languages is a plus

Expert software fundamentals including architectural design, algorithm development, data structures, code modularity and maintainability

Excellent working experience of bring-up and measurement of complex IC designs

Test driven development experience desired using unit testing, software/hardware in the loop methodologies

Own assignments with full accountability, remain engaged, be proactive and positive while solving very challenging problems

Knowledge of optical fiber communication systems, higher order modulation formats is a plus

Close collaboration with teams globally distributed; willingness to travel just occasionally

Home-office where adequate and possible

Self-motivated, ability to work in a multidisciplinary multi-site team

Excellent language skills in English and basic skills in German

Your Chance

We offer interesting and diversified opportunities in a growing and exciting high-tech business environment at an international market leader in the field of high-speed optoelectronic components. You will find a creative and productive work atmosphere and flexible work environment with a lot of room for career advancement. We share the desire to succeed and a fascination for technical challenges and technological progress.

Your Application

If you are interested, then please apply using the button below. We are looking forward to hearing from you. If you have further questions, please contact Till Schmidt at

till.schmidt@coherent.com

or at +49 531 89999-149.

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