Job Description:
Job Description:
Microchip’s Frequency and Timing Systems (FTS) Business Unit is the world’s leading provider of precise timing and synchronization solutions for telecom, wireless, military, scientific, and enterprise systems.
We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our Santa Rosa engineering team. This role is ideal for a software engineer with 10 – 15 years of experience who is passionate about architecting and developing embedded software for high-precision timing and synchronization systems.
Job Responsibilities:
- Translate product requirements into scalable and 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 with a focus on reliability and performance.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, systems, and test engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle.
- Drive root-cause analysis and resolve software defects discovered during integration and system testing.
Requirements/Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
- 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.
- Strong debugging, analytical, and problem solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with embedded networking, TCP/IP protocols, and network-based timing technologies such as NTP or PTP.
- Experience developing secure software for embedded or network-connected systems.
- Familiarity with real-time operating systems (RTOS) or embedded Linux environments.
- Experience with Yocto Project – based embedded Linux development and build system customization.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum software development environments.
- Ability to manage technical priorities across multiple concurrent development efforts.
ITAR Requirements
Must be US citizen or permanent resident.
U.S. Export Controls Requirements: This job requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by the export laws of the United States. Candidates are required to provide proof of either US citizenship, Permanent US residency or classification as a protected individual as defined in 8 USC 1324b (a) (3).
Travel Time:
0% - 25%
Physical Attributes:
Carrying, Handling, Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others
Physical Requirements:
Normal business hours; 70% sitting, 15% standing, 15% walking
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 ESPP program with a 2 year look back feature. Find more information about all our benefits at the link below:
The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in the US, is $91,000 - $232,000.*
*Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.
