Job Description

INNOPHASE is a rapidly growing ultralow-power wireless semiconductor startup with headquarters located in San Diego, CA. We are developing complete wireless solutions with significantly differentiated power dissipation/performance tradeoffs. Our innovative technology also dramatically improves wireless product flexibility and ease-of-use for product developers. We are looking for driven candidates to join our fast-paced and motivated team. This role is an excellent opportunity for someone that enjoys a small and agile group where you can make a great impact.

This is a full-time position based in San Diego. Innophase offers relocation assistance!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate closely with Systems, HW, FW and QA teams to determine verification requirements
• Develop embedded firmware and scripts to perform functional verification of wireless SoC hardware
• Develop automated test frameworks to perform digital design verification and regression testing
• Employ diverse verification techniques and methodologies consistent with industry standards
• Generate reports detailing system and functional block working status (pass/fail) and hardware characterization and performance
• Read and understand detailed technical specifications
• Support first-level triage and debug of issues
• Primarily a hands-on, individual contributor role

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• BS EE/CS required, MS+ EE/CS preferred
• 8+ years' experience required writing and debugging firmware implementation and test cases for SoC / digital hardware verification
• Strong coding skills in C, Python, and shell scripting
• Comprehensive knowledge of embedded firmware programming in C, RTOS principles and concepts, and microcontrollers and peripherals
• Solid problem solving and debugging skills
• Working knowledge of and experience with Git, Jira, and CI test (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab Runner) tools
• Good communication, documentation and presentation skills
• Demonstrate initiative to drive technical issues to resolution

DESIRABLE SKILLS

• Prior ARM or similar System on a Chip (SoC) product development experience
• Working knowledge of and experience with RTL and mixed-mode (HW/FW) emulation / simulation
• Good knowledge and understanding of wireless technology standards and protocol stack software
• Knowledge of modern software development flows e.g. Agile / Lean
• Be able to work productively and independently
• Team player with a strong sense of urgency to meet product needs on time