Technical Staff Engineer - Software
Microchip Technology24 hours ago
Base Salary
$91k - $232k/yr
Responsibilities
- Translate product requirements into scalable, modular embedded software architecture.
- Lead the design and implementation of reusable embedded software components for precision timing systems.
- Develop, debug, test, and optimize embedded software for reliability and performance.
- Collaborate with hardware, systems, and test engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle.
- Drive root-cause analysis and resolve software defects found during integration and system testing.
- Manage technical priorities across multiple concurrent development efforts.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 10+ years of embedded software development experience.
- Strong proficiency in C/C++ and scripting languages such as Python or Bash.
- Experience with Git-based development workflows and CI/CD practices.
- Experience with embedded networking, TCP/IP, and network-based timing technologies such as NTP or PTP is preferred.
- Experience developing secure software for embedded or network-connected systems is preferred.
- Familiarity with RTOS or embedded Linux environments is preferred.
- Experience with Yocto Project-based embedded Linux development and build-system customization is preferred.
- Strong debugging, analytical, problem-solving, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
- Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or protected individual as defined by 8 USC 1324b(a)(3).
Benefits
- Annual base salary range of $91,000–$232,000, excluding other compensation components.
- Total compensation may include restricted stock units and quarterly bonus payments.
- Health benefits begin on day one.
- Retirement savings plans are offered.
- Industry-leading ESPP with a two-year look-back feature.
- Travel is expected 0%–25%.
- The role follows normal business hours and involves approximately 70% sitting, 15% standing, and 15% walking.
- The position is based with the Santa Rosa engineering team and may be performed in the United States.
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).