Senior Silicon Bring-Up Engineer

Quick Facts

Role: Senior Silicon Bring-Up Engineer (B2B)

• Location: Warsaw (on-site)
• Start: ASAP
• Rate: 150–170 PLN/h + VAT
• Recruitment process: short call with recruiter → client interview → decision

Description

Own pre-silicon readiness and first silicon bring-up for SoCs, including bring-up plans, test checklists, laboratory infrastructure, first power-on, clock/reset and power sequencing (PMIC, PLL, OTP, BootROM/bootloaders). Validate IP blocks and high-speed interfaces (DDR/LPDDR, PCIe, USB, MIPI, I2C/SPI/UART, Ethernet, SerDes) with DDR training and link margining. Debug complex hardware/firmware root causes using JTAG/SWD and lab instrumentation, then deliver corrective firmware/diagnostic software and support the transition to production testing.

Responsibilities

• Supervise pre-silicon readiness: run plans, test checklists, boot flows, and lab infrastructure before first samples
• Perform first power-on and initial SoC bring-up: clocks, resets, PMIC power sequencing, PLL, OTP fuses, BootROM, and early bootloaders
• Bring up and validate IP blocks and fast interfaces: DDR/LPDDR, PCIe, USB, MIPI, I2C/SPI/UART, Ethernet, SerDes; DDR training and link margining
• Debug complex hardware and firmware issues using JTAG/SWD, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, and ETM/STM tracing
• Triaging silicon bugs: isolate root cause (hardware vs firmware), document errata, design and validate fixes
• Create and maintain bring-up and diagnostic firmware, test environments, and measurement-station automation
• Collaborate with project, validation, packaging, board, and product engineering teams to correlate silicon with simulation/emulation
• Support characterization across voltage/frequency/temperature and optimize power and performance
• Manage bring-up schedules, report status, perform readiness audits, and mentor junior engineers
• Support mass production ramp: yield debug, production test debug, and production diagnostics

Requirements

• Advanced technical degree (Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related)
• Minimum 7 years of experience in silicon bring-up, embedded firmware, or SoC validation (including taking a system from first power-on to production)
• Expert programming in C and Assembly
• Python knowledge for test automation
• Deep understanding of SoC architecture: memory maps, interrupts, DMA, clocks, power/reset domains, boot flow
• Hands-on experience with ARM or RISC-V SoCs and bare-metal/RTOS environments
• Experience with lab equipment and debug tools (JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic/protocol analyzers)
• Ability to read electrical schematics, PCB layouts, and silicon specs; debug at register level
• Ability to work under uncertainty and time pressure in a lab environment
• English level B2 or higher

Benefits

• Medical and sports package
• Free accounting support (up to 3 entries per month)
• Work on an interesting and development-oriented project
• Clear cooperation terms with a stable and secure market position