Microchip Technology

Senior Firmware Engineer

Microchip Technology$90K — $140K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • MSc or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering
  • Minimum 2 years in embedded software development
  • Expertise in C/C++ programming
  • Experience developing unit tests for validation
  • Hands-on with scripting languages like Python or TCL
  • Knowledge of embedded processors and DSP architecture
  • Strong problem-solving skills and lab equipment experience
  • Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with marketing to define and assess firmware requirements
  • Participate in architecture design and write detailed design specs
  • Implement algorithms, functions, and hardware drivers
  • Create integration test plans and develop test scripts
  • Perform root cause analysis to resolve technical challenges
  • Develop tools for firmware development, debugging, and testing
  • Assist in system-level integration and documentation

Benefits

  • Health benefits starting day one
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Quarterly bonus payments
  • Restricted stock units
  • Industry-leading Employee Stock Purchase Program (IESPP) with unique features
Full Job Description
Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Engineer II - Firmware to join our Ottawa, Canada-based Timing Firmware team. In this role, you will collaborate closely with marketing, system architecture, hardware, and validation teams to develop innovative, state-of-the-art SoC-based timing solutions and related tools.

Key Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with Marketing: Define firmware requirements and provide feedback on the feasibility and limitations of proposed product features.
• Design Collaboration: Work closely with hardware designers and test engineers to participate in the architecture design of firmware and write detailed design specifications.
• Implementation: Implement algorithms, functions, and hardware drivers as per design specifications.
• Testing: Write integration test plans and develop auto-regression test scripts to verify design features.
• Problem Solving: Tackle complex technical challenges, perform root cause analysis, and drive resolution of critical issues.
• Tool Development: Develop tools to support firmware development, debugging, and testing.
• System Integration: Assist with system-level integration and debugging.
• Documentation: Ensure thorough documentation of designs, code, and development processes.

Requirements/Qualifications:
• MSc or PhD in Electrical/Computer engineering
• Minimum of 2 years of working experience in embedded software development.
• Work experience and deep expertise in C/C++ programming.
• Experience in developing unit tests for code quality validation.
• Hands on experience with scripting languages such as Python, TCL etc.
• Knowledge of embedded general-purpose processors and/or embedded DSP architecture and programming.
• Knowledge of embedded software or firmware, real-time operating system (RTOS), and HW/SW interactions.
• Strong problem solving (debugging) skills and comfortable with operating lab equipment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective interfacing with architecture, validation, manufacturing, and other disciplines.

Nice to have:
• Strong theoretical background in digital signal processing algorithms and analysis
• Knowledge of timing standards.
• Experience with low-level embedded software development and verification.
• Experience with SOC development/integration.
• Familiarity with Agile process and related tools such as JIRA, git, Confluence etc.

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Pay Range:
We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive base pay, restricted stock units, and quarterly bonus payments. In addition to these components, our package includes health benefits that begin day one, retirement savings plans, and an industry leading IESPP program with a 6-month look back feature. Find more information about all our benefits at the link below:

Benefits of working at Microchip

The annual base salary range for this position is $90,000 - $140,000.*

*Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.

About Microchip Technology

Microchip Technology is an American semiconductor company headquartered in Chandler, Arizona. The company was founded in 1989 and has been providing microcontroller and analog semiconductors for over 30 years. Microchip Technology operates in over 100 locations in 70 countries and has more than 18,000 employees worldwide. The company's products include microcontrollers, memory, and other analog and mixed-signal products. Microchip Technology's mission is to provide innovative solutions for a wide range of applications, including automotive, industrial, and consumer electronics.
Learn more about Microchip Technology
Size
21,000 employees
Market Cap
$37.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$333.3 million
Founded
1989
5 Year Trend
+14.9%
Revenue
$5.2 billion
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