Description
Invent the future with us.
Ampere is a semiconductor design company for a new era, leading the future of computing with an innovative approach to CPU design focused on high-performance, energy efficient AI compute.
As a pioneer in the new frontier of energy efficient high-performance computing, Ampere is part of the Softbank Group of companies driving sustainable computing for AI, Cloud, and edge applications.
Join us at Ampere and work alongside a passionate and growing team - we’d love to have you apply!
About the Role
Ampere Computing is growing, and we’re seeking a dynamic RAS & Fault Monitoring Firmware Engineer to help ensure our SOC platforms deliver reliable, production-grade behavior. You’ll work across the full firmware lifecycle for Ampere’s SOC products—partnering closely with internal cross-functional teams, external partners and customers, and the open-source community.
In this role, you’ll build and validate firmware capabilities for resilience, fault containment, observability, and automated recovery.
What You’ll Achieve:
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Develop and deliver firmware across the stack, from Ampere’s proprietary low-level firmware through mid-level implementations (e.g., EDK2), and up to kernel drivers and test applications.
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Design and implement RAS and Fault Monitoring features including telemetry, fault classification, error injection support, and recovery/mitigation flows.
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Collaborate with Ampere hardware and software architects to influence SOC and firmware design choices and ensure firmware mechanisms align with system requirements.
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Bring up pre-silicon software support on HW emulation and bring-up environments to validate RAS and Fault Monitoring early.
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Own bug triage to resolution: debug, root cause, and fix software issues spanning multiple subsystems (firmware/OS), and drive sustainable fixes upstream.
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Support multiple platforms and programs, working with internal teams and external customers to ensure consistent feature quality and behavior.
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Partner with ODMs and ecosystem stakeholders to implement firmware features on SoC reference platforms and ensure integration readiness.
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Work with Field Application Engineers (FAEs) to reproduce customer-reported issues, validate fixes, and improve overall product reliability.
About You:
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Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical field & 8 years of related experience; or Master's degree & 6 years
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Experience in RAS and Fault Monitoring, including:
SOC fault monitoring / platform fault monitoring
Minimum Risk Maneuvers (MRM)
Software Test Libraries (STLs) and fault/robustness testing -
Minimum 6 years of experience designing, writing, and testing firmware.
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Strong experience in multi-threaded programming and concurrency-aware design.
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Demonstrated ability coding in C.
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Experience with assembly and direct hardware access.
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Strong analytical, debugging, and testing skills, with the ability to resolve issues spanning firmware and OS boundaries.
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Proven track record of driving features from requirements through delivery and validation.
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In-depth knowledge of software development methodologies that produce maintainable, sustainable code.
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Experience with SCM and CI/CD tooling, such as: Git, Jenkins, and issue/defect tracking tools (e.g., Bugzilla and JIRA).
What We’ll Offer:
At Ampere we believe in taking care of our employees and providing a competitive total rewards package that includes base pay, cash long-term incentive, and comprehensive benefits. The full base pay range for this role is between $182,000 and $273,000, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $195,000 and $292,000.
Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life.
Benefit highlights include:
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Premium medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, as well as income protection and a 401K retirement plan, so that you can feel secure in your health and financial future.
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Unlimited Flextime and 10+ paid holidays so that you can embrace a healthy work-life balance.
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A variety of healthy snacks, energizing espresso, and refreshing drinks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the day.
And there is much more than compensation and benefits. At Ampere, we foster an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more. We are excited to share more about our career opportunities with you through the interview process. Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life.
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Ampere is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, age, veteran and/or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.
