Firmware Engineer

Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Unverified relocation package

About EFFECT Photonics

EFFECT Photonics develops and delivers highly integrated optical products based on InP (Indium Phosphide) which is the material of choice for creating efficient laser light sources, waveguides, modulators, and photodiodes used in optical communication systems throughout the world.

Extensive development work and European funding has already been invested to develop and refine the processes needed for the integration of multiple optical functions within a single chip.

Position

EFFECT Photonics is recruiting a Firmware Engineer to contribute to the R&D team in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, and to support the engineering team in Brixham, UK. The position is fulltime and in our Eindhoven office, which is in the heart of the Brainport region.

The primary domain expertise and focus will be the design, implementation, and verification of reliable C and C++ firmware for highly integrated embedded SoC which provides the main control and communications interface for our products. The processor architectures ARM Cortex or Arm 9xx series processors are tightly integrated with high-performance analog peripherals such as DAC/ADC/PLA and high speed I/O control. The main SoC drives many of the functionalities in EFFECT Photonics high performance integrated photonics technologies so the role allows for a broad interaction with all aspects of module design, semiconductor technology, laser physics, and telecommunications systems.

Your main tasks and responsibilities are:

Responsible for the design, realization, integration, and test of firmware, on the basis of design specifications in accordance with functional specifications
Design the programmable content of Effect Photonics’ device to provide instructions to the internal hardware on how to operate
Creation and implementation of algorithms
Work within the engineering team on high speed (>10Gb/s) electrical designs for the driver- and receiver circuits

Your qualification

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems or equivalent
5-10 years hands-on experience in Firmware Design, at least some Bare Metal experience, ARM Cortex is a pré
Experience with Telecommunications Equipment such as switches and routers is a plus
Intimate Knowledge of C, C++, and experience with SVN or equivalent and GCC
Be aware of Standard Serial Bus protocols, such as I2C, SPI, and UART/RS232. Knowledge of MDIO is a large pré
Good level of comfort with Hardware and Datasheets
Excellent communication skills
Good written and oral communication skills in English. Dutch is a pré