Automotive Firmware Staff Engineer RD (f/m/div)

As a Firmware Staff Engineer RD at Infineon, you will be responsible for architecting, designing, and developing embedded firmware for automotive Ethernet switches, ensuring high performance, stability, and maintainability. Your role involves interpreting hardware specifications, integrating customer use cases, and debugging at both hardware and timing layers. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve technical issues and contribute to design and code reviews, ensuring compliance with safety standards like ISO26262 and ASIL. This position requires expertise in C, C++, shell scripting, and a strong understanding of embedded systems and automotive safety.

Must Have

• Architect, design, and develop embedded firmware for automotive Ethernet switches.
• Interpret hardware specs and architectural design documents to translate requirements into robust, production-ready code.
• Integrate customer use cases into firmware design, proactively identifying and resolving critical technical issues.
• Debug at the hardware and timing layer using industry-leading tools (GDB, JTAG, Trace32, Lauterbach).
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to analyze customer challenges, prioritize solutions, and deliver seamless integration.
• Contribute to design reviews, code reviews, and test plans to ensure adherence to safety standards such as ISO26262 and ASIL compliance.
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 5–7 years of experience in embedded firmware development.
• Expertise in C, C++, and shell scripting, with a strong grasp of Linux-based environments.
• Proven debugging skills at both the hardware layer and timing analysis level.
• Demonstrated experience in embedded firmware architecture and firmware safety design principles.
• Understanding of electrical schematics, datasheets, and timing diagrams.
• Knowledge of Layer 2 protocols (PTP, TSN, MKA) and familiarity with MACsec.
• Experience with automotive safety frameworks like ISO26262 and ASIL levels.
• Clear, fluent communication in English and strong collaboration skills.

Perks & Benefits

• Career development & learning: About 17,000 free LinkedIn Learning courses in 10 languages, Mentoring & Coaching programs, Global Onboarding process as well as Virtual & f2f trainings
• Time & flexibility: Flexible working hours & part-time work, Mobile work (specifications based on job profile and local requirements), Remote work from abroad / Workation (EU), Sabbatical (EU)
• Health & wellbeing: Health activities & programs, Health & Well-being LinkedIn Learning Journey, Health & Well-being Community
• Your working environment: Employee events, Open & global community e.g. cross-site exchange through the virtuality of all meetings, Open office spaces
• Rewards & benefits: Fair and transparent remuneration, Success participation, Performance-related recognition, customised benefit packages

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Your Role

Key responsibilities in your new role

• Architect, design, and develop embedded firmware for automotive Ethernet switches with a focus on performance, stability, and maintainability
• Interpret hardware specs and architectural design documents to translate requirements into robust, production-ready code that meets high quality standards
• Integrate customer use cases into firmware design, proactively identifying and resolving critical technical issues
• Debug at the hardware and timing layer using industry-leading tools (GDB, JTAG, Trace32, Lauterbach)
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to analyze customer challenges, prioritize solutions, and deliver seamless integration
• Contribute to design reviews, code reviews, and test plans to ensure adherence to safety standards such as ISO26262 and ASIL compliance

Your Profile

Qualifications and skills to help you succeed

We are looking for a seasoned engineer who thrives in tackling complex firmware challenges and is ready to drive innovation in the world of embedded systems, real-time operating environments, and automotive safety standards.

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• 5–7 years of experience in embedded firmware development
• Expertise in C, C++, and shell scripting, with a strong grasp of Linux-based environments
• Proven debugging skills at both the hardware layer and timing analysis level
• Demonstrated experience in embedded firmware architecture and firmware safety design principles (fail-safe states, isolation, redundancy, error monitoring and memory management). Identify failure modes and perform mitigation strategies
• Understanding of electrical schematics, datasheets, and timing diagrams and knowledge of Layer 2 protocols (PTP, TSN, MKA) and familiarity with MACsec. Experience with automotive safety frameworks like ISO26262 and ASIL levels
• Clear, fluent communication in English and strong collaboration skills

Contact:

Darana Andrade, LinkedIn

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