Senior Engineer I-Firmware
Microchip Technology2 days ago
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute complex embedded firmware designs, components, drivers, services, middleware, interfaces, and verification approaches.
- Translate product, system, hardware, and software requirements into firmware architecture elements and implementation plans.
- Analyze code, interfaces, timing, memory, power, performance, reliability, security, defects, risks, and technical tradeoffs.
- Lead debugging and root-cause investigations, coordinate corrective actions, and drive issue closure.
- Review specifications, designs, code, test plans, test results, defects, and release evidence for technical quality.
- Improve automation, reuse, builds, integration, regression, and development processes.
- Coordinate deliverables and technical reviews across hardware, systems, software, validation, applications, product, manufacturing, and quality teams.
- Provide technical guidance and knowledge sharing to mentor peers without formal people-management authority.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or closely related equivalent experience.
- 5–7.5 years of relevant experience in embedded firmware, device drivers, boot software, real-time systems, middleware, communications, hardware/software integration, firmware testing and debugging, semiconductor product development, or a related area.
- Demonstrated analytical thinking, embedded-software problem solving, structured debugging, root-cause analysis, technical documentation, evidence-based communication, cross-functional collaboration, and quality focus.
- Experience with embedded firmware, device drivers, boot software, real-time systems, middleware, communications, or hardware/software integration is preferred.
- Preferred experience includes firmware development flows, debugging, version control, build systems, testing, scripting, automation, or continuous integration.
- Preferred experience includes resolving performance, timing, memory, power, reliability, security, integration, or field issues.
- A master’s degree in a relevant engineering or computer science field is preferred.
- Knowledge of high-speed serial protocols such as PCIe and/or SAS/SATA is preferred.
- Experience with RISC/MIPS architectures, ThreadX RTOS, and SoC peripheral protocols is preferred.
Benefits
- Microchip describes employee development programs, including Leadership Passage Programs, and company perks.
- Travel is 0%–25%.
- The role is primarily indoor, standard daytime work with approximately 80% sitting, 10% standing, and 10% walking.
Tech Stack
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About Microchip Technology
Microchip Technology designs and sells embedded control semiconductors—8/16/32‑bit microcontrollers and processors, analog and mixed‑signal ICs, FPGAs, connectivity devices, memory—and the development tools engineers use to build them into products across industrial, automotive, consumer, and aerospace/defense markets. The company also licenses Flash memory IP and provides software and reference designs. Founded in 1989, it is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, and is publicly traded on NASDAQ (ticker: MCHP).