Key responsibilities include:

• Developing high-quality C/C++ code tailored specifically for V-Bat aircraft, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and safety.
• Participating in architecture, design, and code reviews
• Leading cross-functional teams to create systems of software features to implement advanced robotic avionics capabilities
• Integrating software from multiple departments to include firmware, software test and verification, Autonomy AI, and Ground Control Stations (GCS)
• Developing software systems to implement and integrate interfaces to modern avionics sensors, sub-systems, and payloads
• Facilitating the design process for updates to the software system architecture
• Using modern software development tools and processes to capture our existing architecture and design future architectures
• Collaborating to define and extend systems engineering processes
• Reporting status, risks, accomplishments, expectations to senior leadership
• Working with the V-Bat production teams to manufacture UAVs in-house.

Requirements include:

• Demonstrated track record of assuming ownership over development processes and features and delivering outstanding outcomes
• Proven track record of successfully shipping products, showcasing the ability to navigate through development cycles, overcome obstacles, and deliver high-quality solutions to meet project deadlines and exceed client expectations in a fast-paced environment
• Proactively identifying opportunities for improvement within software development projects, demonstrating initiative to propose and implement innovative solutions that enhance efficiency, quality, and overall project success and V-Bat reliability
• B.S., M.S, PhD degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline, such as Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering
• Strong embedded software development experience in C/C+
• Strong knowledge of embedded software, kernel development, BSPs or other systems software components
• Good understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, and network protocols fundamentals
• Experience producing high-quality technical documentation, including architecture, detailed designs, and test plans

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ASIC Firmware Engineer, Modeling

Location

San Francisco

Employment Type

Full time

Department

Scaling

Compensation

• $226K – $445K • Offers Equity

The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. If the role is non-exempt, overtime pay will be provided consistent with applicable laws. In addition to the salary range listed above, total compensation also includes generous equity, performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees, and the following benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts

• Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)

• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match

• Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)

• Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees

• 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)

• Mental health and wellness support

• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage

• Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth

• Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible

• Relocation support for eligible employees

• Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.

More details about our benefits are available to candidates during the hiring process.

This role is at-will and OpenAI reserves the right to modify base pay and other compensation components at any time based on individual performance, team or company results, or market conditions.

About the Team

OpenAI’s Hardware organization develops silicon and system-level solutions designed for the unique demands of advanced AI workloads. The team is responsible for building the next generation of AI-native silicon while working closely with software and research partners to co-design hardware tightly integrated with AI models. In addition to delivering production-grade silicon for OpenAI’s supercomputing infrastructure, the team also creates custom design tools and methodologies that accelerate innovation and enable hardware optimized specifically for AI.

About the Role

We are looking for an embedded engineer to help build firmware and associated modeling software for OpenAI’s in house AI accelerator. This role involves designing and developing drivers and functional models for a large array of HW components, writing high throughput and low latency firmware code, investigating bring-up and production issues.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement drivers for hardware peripherals, including those related to AI chips.

• Design and implement functional software models to simulate SoC uncore logic and enable FW testing against the model

• Design and implement low-latency and high throughput embedded SW to manage HW resources.

• Work with adjacent software and hardware teams to implement requirements, debug issues and shape future generations of the hardware.

• Collaborate with vendors to integrate their technologies within our systems.

• Bring up and debug firmware/driver on new platforms.

• Come up with processes and debug issues raised in the field.

• Set up monitoring, integration testing and diagnostics tools.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working in embedded SW space.

• Ability to thrive in ambiguity and learn new technologies.

• Strong programming skills in C/C++ and/or Rust.

• Experience developing high throughput, low latency and multi-threaded code.

• Experience working with real time operating systems (RTOS).

• Experience developing hardware drivers and working with hardware

• Experience with HW/SW co-design

• Knowledge of common embedded protocols, e.g. UART, I2C, SPI, etc.

• Knowledge of microprocessor and common ARM architectures (e.g. AMBA) is a plus.

• Knowledge of PCIe, ethernet and other high BW communication protocols is a plus.

• Experience with GPUs or other compute hardware is a plus.

• Experience deploying large compute clusters is a plus.

_To comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidates for this role may need to meet certain legal status requirements as provided in those laws and regulations._

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