Sr. Staff Software Engineer

Job Type

Full-time

Description
Company Overview
Ambiq's mission is to develop the lowest-power semiconductor solutions to enable intelligent devices everywhere by developing the lowest-power semiconductor solutions to drive a more energy-efficient, sustainable, and data-driven world. Ambiq has helped leading manufacturers worldwide develop products that last weeks on a single charge (rather than days), while delivering a maximum feature set in compact industrial designs. Ambiq's goal is to take Artificial Intelligence (AI) where it has never gone before in mobile and portable devices, using Ambiq's advanced ultra-low power system on chip (SoC) solutions. Ambiq has shipped more than 250 million units by 2024. For more information, visit

Our innovative and fast-moving teams of research, development, production, marketing, sales, and operations are spread across several continents, including the US (Austin and San Jose), Taiwan (Hsinchu), China (Shenzhen and Shanghai), Japan (Tokyo), and Singapore. We value continued technology innovation, fanatical attention to customer needs, collaborative decision-making, and enthusiasm for energy efficiency. We embrace candidates who also share these same values. The successful candidate must be self-motivated, creative, and comfortable learning and driving exciting new technologies. We encourage and nurture an environment for growth and opportunities to work on complex, engaging, and challenging projects that will create a lasting impact. Join us on our quest for 100 billion devices. The endpoint intelligence revolution starts here.

This role is an on-site position; the employee will be required to be present on-site 5 days a week.
At this time, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship
Scope
As the Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Power Management at Ambiq, you will drive the software architecture, requirements, and lead the development, testing, and profiling of the SDK Power Management software for our latest family of low-power Edge AI MCUs. In this role, you will work closely with our SoC hardware power architects, product marketing, validation, and IP vendors to develop solid functional allocations and requirements for our software development and system test teams. You will also be responsible for implementing and delivering the software in a timely manner. The role will encompass areas such as power management subsystems, memory control and retention, clock distribution, and power optimization software.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience in the early-stage software development process. The candidate must have strong experience in embedded software programming on ARM Cortex-M processors using RTOS. They must be familiar with methods for functional allocation, requirements traceability, Software Requirement Specification content, and make vs. buy analysis for commercial and open-source software.

Responsibilities

• Requirements analysis and tracking based on disparate and preliminary information from SoC hardware architecture team, product marketing, other software architects, and software development teams.
• Software development, power modeling, power profiling, and optimization of the AmbiqSuite SDK under various conditions in consultation with other teams. Own the performance and power optimization of the SoC from a software point of view.
• Working closely with our field, product marketing, validation, and system test teams to understand our Alpha customer use cases and their impact on requirements, testability, and actual implementation.
• Engaging during the software implementation and test phases to review designs, test plans, code, and test case results as a Subject Matter Expert for power management aspects of the SoC software architecture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align architectural decisions with overall business objectives.
• Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues and recommend trade-offs between software and hardware implementations.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals.
• Mentor and guide junior team members.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's of Science or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 10+ years of experience developing embedded software for real-time environments (bare metal and RTOS).
• Experienced in code development in C/C++ and assembly language for embedded targets using ARM Cortex-M processors.
• Understanding of SoC (System on Chip) architecture, bus systems, and memory hierarchy. Experience with general-purpose data movement engines, memory management units, memory protection, L1/L2 caches, inter-processor communications, shared memories, and dual-port memories.
• Experience in power optimization for embedded systems. Expertise in voltage and frequency scaling, clock gating, and sleep/wake cycles. Familiarity with low-power modes of processors and peripherals.
• Experience with profiling and analyzing power consumption at software and hardware interaction layers.
• Hands-on experience with tools like oscilloscopes, power analyzers, and logic analyzers.
• Familiarity with software power modeling tools and simulators.
• Experience in writing functional allocation and software requirements specifications with an eye towards customer use cases and testability.
• Knowledge of the power requirements of wireless protocols (BLE, WiFi, is a plus.
• Familiarity with at least one MCU IDE on Windows from ARM/Keil, IAR, Eclipse, or others.
• The candidate must be able to independently manage assigned tasks, prioritize workload, and meet deadlines with minimal supervision. Proactive problem-solving skills and the ability to seek clarification when needed are essential.

What You'll Need
Ambiq is a company that values continued technology innovation, fanatical attention to customer needs, collaborative decision-making, and, above all, enthusiasm for energy efficiency. The incoming candidate should embrace these same values. The successful candidate must be self-motivated, creative, and comfortable learning exciting new technologies. This is an opportunity for growth and work on complex, interesting, and challenging projects.

Most importantly, the successful candidate will be able to live the Ambiq Shared Values:

• Innovate: We tenaciously find ways to break down the barriers to possible solutions
• Collaborate: We proactively communicate and encourage each other to be better.
• Focus: We keep the voice of the customer at the center of everything we do.
• Learn: We strive for continuous improvement and are always curious.
• Achieve: We execute on quality and follow through on our commitments.