Principal Engineer-Firmware Development
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16 hours ago
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Job Summary
Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great Want to join a 17000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us Looking for an atmosphere of trust empowerment respect diversity and communication How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc.
People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchips nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development values-based decision making and strong sense of community driven by our Vision Mission and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and its won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.
Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.
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Job Description:
We are seeking a selfmotivated and energetic engineer to join our firmware and software this role you will contribute to the design development unit testing and verification of our industryleading Switchtec SystemonChip (SoC) PCI Express (PCIe) switching products. Youll collaborate with team members across multiple sites working within an agile environment that values technical excellence teamwork and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Analyze product requirements; design develop integrate debug and verify security featuresincluding secure boot attestation and secure manufacturingas part of production-level PCIe Switch firmware on an SoC platform
- Collaborate with other firmware teams and interact with chip design emulation validation and application engineering teams on pre-silicon development and post-silicon bring-up debugging troubleshooting and customer support
- Utilize analyzers oscilloscopes probes built-in firmware tools logging utilities and other forensic capture tools to troubleshoot problems
- Write comprehensive technical documentation and customer user guides
- Coach junior firmware engineers on design reviews code reviews process enforcement and continuous improvement
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
- At least 5 years of embedded firmware development experience
- Strong proficiency in C and at least one assembly language programming
- Expert in peripheral driver development for GPIO I2C/SMBus I3C UART SPI USB NOR flash and other common accessories; strong knowledge of SoC RTOS multithreading and SMP firmware development
- Expertise in at least one RISC CPU architecture and its instruction set
- Familiarity with security standards specifications and regulations is preferred such as FIPS NIST DICE CNSA or Common Criteria as well as security architectures and features in embedded systems including secure boot attestation and supply-chain security
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with strong documentation skills
- Selfmotivated teamoriented and resourceful with the ability to achieve goals with minimal supervision
Value-add Qualifications
- Ability to leverage AIassisted tools to generate review and improve code
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and agile development practices
- Proven ability to lead cross-site teams and mentor engineers in complex firmware projects
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 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 $86000-$186000.**Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location skills and experience.
To all recruitment agencies: Microchip Technology Inc. does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our recruiting team or other Microchip employees. Microchip is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- Embedded Software
- Robotics
- Arm
- Firmware
- Debugging
- C/C++
- Zigbee
- OS Kernels
- Signal Processing
- Ethernet
- Assembly
- Internet Of Things
About Company
Microchip Technology is a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions that also offers outstanding technical support.
