Principal Firmware Engineer
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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.
Visit our careers page to see what exciting opportunities and company perks await!
Job Description:
About the Team
Microchips Data Center Solutions (DCS) Business Unit builds the technology that powers the worlds most demanding cloud and enterprise environments. Our Storage Controllers Memory Controllers NVMe SSD Controllers PCIe Switches and SAS Expanders are trusted across hyperscale data centers cloud platforms and storage networks for their performance reliability and security.
The Opportunity
As a DCS Firmware Engineer youll be part of a highly skilled team developing real-time firmware for nextgeneration SystemonChip (SoC) products. Youll work handson with cuttingedge silicon prototype platforms and advanced debug ecosystemsincluding FPGAs development boards automation frameworks protocol analyzers and internal test equipment.
This role gives you the chance to:
- Shape firmware for brandnew silicon devices
- Dive deep into industrydefining technologies such as PCIe DDR4/5 NVMe SAS SATA CXL and NAND flash
- Collaborate closely with silicon design validation emulation verification and applications teams
- Influence product architecture and contribute to longterm technical strategy
- Grow your career through internal mobility mentorship and exposure to multiple disciplines
If you thrive in environments where innovation meets rigorous engineering youll feel right at home.
Responsibilities
- Design develop integrate debug and verify embedded firmware in C and Assembly
- Own firmware components from concept through product release and maintenance
- Program embedded MIPS processors to implement core firmware and software subsystems
- Participate in detailed design and code reviews
- Troubleshoot complex issues across hardware firmware and system layers
- Analyze and optimize firmware performance (cycle counts cache utilization frame rates)
- Produce clear comprehensive engineering documentation
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science or related field
- 10 years of firmware/software development experience in realtime or embedded systems
- Strong understanding of firmware architecture design patterns and implementation
- Proven ability to design implement and document complex embedded systems
- Proficiency in C and assembly for embedded processors
- Experience with RTOS concepts: threads scheduling synchronization memory management
- Familiarity with toolchains debuggers and embedded development workflows
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across disciplines
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience with storage or highspeed I/O protocols: PCIe CXL DDR4/5 NVMe SAS SATA NAND flash SCSI Fibre Channel RAID enclosure management
- Background in SoC architecture IP integration or silicon bringup
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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-$18600.**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.
