AGL Technologies Inc.
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Embedded Software & Silicon Bring-up Engineer

Position type
Full-time
Work mode
Remote (US-based) or in-person / hybrid if local to Utica, NY
Process node
12nm FinFET
Primary RTL language
VHDL

About the role

In this multi-faceted role, you will bridge hardware and software execution: developing manufacturing test suites, writing bare-metal C drivers and OS kernel/HAL functions, leading post-silicon laboratory bring-up, and building customer-facing reference demos. You will be the primary software owner bringing our 12nm custom processor SoC from initial silicon validation through board-level manufacturing readiness.

Key responsibilities

  • Silicon bring-up & validation: Lead hardware/software bring-up in the lab when initial silicon arrives; debug register/bus interactions, memory controllers, and peripheral interfaces.
  • Manufacturing & production diagnostics: Design, build, and execute diagnostic test suites and automated production test scripts to validate board assembly, pin continuity, and chip functionality during manufacturing runs.
  • Low-level software & drivers: Write, test, and optimize low-level bare-metal C drivers, register abstraction layers (RAL), hardware abstraction layers (HAL), and Board Support Packages (BSP) for our custom processor.
  • OS support & system software: Port, configure, and maintain real-time operating systems (RTOS) or lightweight Linux environments, including interrupt handling, memory allocation, and peripheral scheduler hooks.
  • Customer demos & reference apps: Develop polished hardware-software demonstrations and application code to highlight chip capabilities for stakeholders and partners.

Required qualifications

  • Citizenship requirement: Due to the nature of our defense programs, US citizenship is required.
  • Experience: 4+ years of hands-on experience in embedded C/C++ development, post-silicon bring-up, and hardware-software integration.
  • Low-level C proficiency: Advanced mastery of bare-metal C programming, memory-mapped I/O, bitwise manipulations, inline assembly, and low-level debugging tools (JTAG, GDB, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes).
  • Silicon bring-up track record: Direct experience bringing up new SoC/processor silicon, custom FPGA platforms, or evaluation boards.

Why Join AGL Technologies?