Firmware Engineer – SerDes PHY (all levels)

Company: Qualcomm Canada ULC Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering General Summary: As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Software Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs that launch cutting-edge, world class products that meet and exceed customer needs. Qualcomm Software Engineers collaborate with systems, hardware, architecture, test engineers, and other teams to design system-level software solutions and obtain information on performance requirements and interfaces. Replacement Position Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. • 3+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc. We’re building the world’s most advanced SerDes PHY for use in AI data centers and beyond.   The   Embedded Software /   Firmware Team at   Qualcomm   develops critical embedded software that powers high-performance multi-standard Serializer/ Deserializer   (SerDes) PHY IP used in next-generation data center, AI/ML, automotive, and compute applications. Our SerDes IPs support standards such as PCIe, Ethernet, CXL,   and   are integrated into SoCs ,   ASICs , and chiplets   built by leading semiconductor companies around the world.   The firmware team owns the full embedded software stack that controls the SerDes hardware, including low-level embedded firmware, customer-facing C SDKs,   demo &   automation scripts, and interactive tools. As a key enabler of silicon bring-up, validation, and production deployment, we work closely with hardware, systems, DV,   validation,   and application teams across the product lifecycle—from early development to high-volume manufacturing.   We are looking for an experienced Firmware Engineer to lead firmware architecture, development, integration, and bring-up for our SerDes PHY portfolio. The ideal candidate has driven firmware definition, architecture, and development starting from the RTL/digital design phase with EDA tool/simulator integration, all the way through to the post-silicon phase with device-level bring-up and debug. This is a highly collaborative role: you will work with hardware, systems, and software teams to drive requirements and successful chip bring-up; with firmware and embedded software engineers to drive code re-use across the organization; and with program managers to identify and meet deadlines. This individual will be instrumental in building next-generation   SERDES PHY   IP and semiconductors that meet Qualcomm’s high performance and quality standards.   What You Can Expect   Core responsibilities for the firmware team include:   Embedded firmware running on RISC-V-based controllers that manage Qualcomm’s advanced SerDes   datapaths   Python and C SDKs provided to internal SoC teams and external customers for SerDes bring-up, calibration, tuning, and diagnostics   Python-based lab tools and GUIs for interactive debug, register access, and validation   Build, regression, and CI infrastructure to ensure code quality and full coverage. Y ou’ll play a key leadership role in delivering robust, production-quality firmware for SerDes PHY IP. You’ll help define architecture, drive features end-to-end, coordinate across cross-functional teams, and directly