Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a FORTUNE 500® company, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom® products seamlessly deliver voice, video, data and multimedia connectivity in the home, office and mobile environments. With the industry’s broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and embedded software solutions, Broadcom is changing the world by Connecting everything®.
Job Req ID: 473
Job Posting Title: Principal Software Development Engineer (Multiple Positions)
City: Sunnyvale
State: California
Country: USA
Alternate Location: N/A
Percent of Travel Required: 0% – 25%
Job Function: Engineering
Discipline: ENG-Software-Software Development
Broadcom is the leading provider of next generation Wireless (WI-Fi) solutions for consumer electronics, PCs, Access Points and broadband routers. Our WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n solutions interconnect everything. Wireless products are very rapidly growing, driven by Broadcom’s innovation and technology leadership. If you want a challenge in your career, this is the place to be!
We are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic highly experienced Sr Engineer to contribute to the team responsible for wifi driver development and hardware bringup. Ideal candidates are seasoned engineers with a strong background in device driver development, Linux/MacOS kernels and WLAN protocols. This position is located at our Sunnyvale location. We offer a great
environment to get exposed to a wide range of technology. Our team works closely with ASIC, DSP, and system engineers and we participate in the full product life-cycle from pre-silicon all the way through to full software reference designs.
The specific responsibilities of this position include:
– Design and develop new wifi driver features
– leverage your extensive experience in WLAN in order to provide solid technical leadership
– support manufacturing flow to release hardware/software turnkey solution
– maintain and enhance existing software infrastructure
– Full life cycle software feature development from requirements through design, implementation and support
REQUIREMENTS:
– Total engineering minimum experience required is typically a BS degree and 12 years of experience, an MS degree and 9 years of experience or a PhD and 6 years of experience or equivalent..
– BS (EE/Electrical Engineering or CS/Computer Science or CE/Computer Engineering) required, MS (EE/ CS/CE) preferred or equivalent.
– Deep experience with Linux/MacOS or Windows kernel and networking drivers
– demonstrated track record of strong technical leadership
– strong knowledge on chip/board bringup and embedded firmware development
– Fluent in the assembly, C language and embedded debugging
– Prior experience working directly with customers is required.-
The following skills are not necessarily required but are highly desirable:
– Strong knowledge of 802.11 wireless networking protocols
– Track record of developing drivers for PCIe, USB/SDIO bus interfaces
To be successful in this team, candidates should have the following personality traits:
– Excellent work ethic, dependable, and responsible
– Excellent analytical skills, particularly in the realm of software debugging
– Strong logical and creative problem-solving skills
– Must be a flexible self-starter who can ramp up with new technologies quickly
– Imaginative, motivated, and able to work effectively under pressure
– Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Broadcom is an equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans)
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