Senior Engineer II - Software Development (Ethernet APIs)
Microchip Technology3 days ago
Base Salary
$70k - $205k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop, integrate, and maintain Ethernet device drivers and supporting software for USB- and PCIe-based network interface devices.
- Design, implement, and maintain Ethernet network controller drivers and supporting tools across multiple operating systems.
- Build expertise in Ethernet NIC architecture, specifications, interfaces, and use cases for driver design, integration, debugging, and customer support.
- Create design, development, and support documentation.
- Reproduce customer system-level issues, analyze driver, protocol, performance, and hardware interactions, identify root causes, and deliver verified resolutions.
- Support hardware and driver bring-up and collaborate with hardware, firmware, validation, applications, and customer-support teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field, with 7.5 or more years of relevant experience.
- Experience developing embedded software, device drivers, or low-level software for Linux, QNX, Windows, macOS, RTOS platforms, or other operating systems.
- Strong programming skills in C and C++ and working experience with Python.
- Knowledge of processor architectures and operating-system internals, including concurrency, interrupts, DMA, memory management, and device I/O.
- Preferred experience developing software for ARM or x86 platforms.
- Preferred knowledge of Ethernet, PCIe, USB, or other bus communication protocols.
- Knowledge of PTP/Precision Time Protocol and AVB/Audio Video Bridging is advantageous.
- Preferred experience with AI-assisted engineering tools including Claude Code.
- Ability to read board-level schematics and debug systems using protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
- Strong written and verbal communication, ownership of complex technical work, cross-functional collaboration, and ability to adapt plans independently.
Benefits
- Annual base salary range of $70,304 to $205,000, plus restricted stock units and quarterly bonus payments.
- Health benefits begin on day one, with retirement savings plans and an employee stock purchase plan with a two-year lookback feature.
- Position may be performed in the United States and is based in Hauppauge, New York or Austin, Texas.
- Travel is expected at 0%–25%.
- Physical work requirements are primarily indoors and sedentary, with 80% sitting, 10% walking, and 10% standing.
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).