Job Title: Firmware Software Engineer IV

Location: Menlo Park, CA

Duration: 1+ year with possible extension or conversion

Duties:

• Support development of custom-designed MAC firmware for wireless chips that will be part of the Facebook AR/VR product.

• Interface and collaborate with wireless chipset vendors to ensure vendor's MAC HW /SW architectures and implementation meet AR/VR customization requirements.

• Design and implement customized wireless MAC/FW that will be tightly coupled with AR usage scenarios, with stringent performance and power requirements.

• Design and implement wireless driver management and data path, integration with rest of the AR subsystems, including PCIe interface, buffer management, queuing and scheduling algorithm.

• System firmware development including power-management, RTOS and/or bare-metal implementations

Skills:

• Deep understanding of wireless communication software/firmware architecture, especially on 802.11 wireless communication principles and protocols

• Hands-on experience in 802.11 lower level MAC and Data path development

• Experience or familiarity with: Wireless Connectivity, TCP data interpretation, statistics, robotics, or mechatronics, all strong pluses. Experience with hardware prototypes or firmware preferred. Nice to have: (VR) virtual reality (AR) augmented reality, MATLAB, C++11, C++14, 3D, Unity, Unreal, optics, physics, computer vision, machine learning, sensor fusion, tracking, IMU, robotics, games, realtime, real-time, Python, Lua, optimization, embedded systems OR embedded firmware, FPGA, DSP, signal processing, haptic

   

Education:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent required; graduate degree preferred

Skills and Experience:

Required Skills:

AR

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

ENGINEER

WIRELESS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

WIRELESS PROTOCOLS

Additional Skills:

FIRMWARE

FPGA

OPTIMIZATION

PROTOTYPES

REAL-TIME

REALTIME

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

STATISTICS

TCP

DECISION SUPPORT PANEL

FABRICATION

FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY

INTEGRATION

INTEGRATOR

PROTOTYPE

Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's Degree

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

What are the top 3 things that you’d like to see on a resume?

WiFi system background, MAC/Data Path experience, firmware development.

Are there any specific certifications or educational background that you’re looking for?

B.S/M.S in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering.

Are you open to candidates who can only work remote?

No.