Principal Engineer - Firmware
About The Position
Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of embedded control applications. Our product portfolio comprises general purpose and specialized 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers, 32-bit microprocessors, field-programmable gate array (FPGA) products, a broad spectrum of high-performance linear, mixed-signal, power management, thermal management, radio frequency (RF), timing, safety, security, wired connectivity and wireless connectivity devices, as well as serial Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), Serial Flash memories, Parallel Flash memories, and serial Static Random Access Memory (SRAM). We also license Flash-IP solutions that are incorporated in a broad range of products. Microchip Technology Inc. has a Principal Firmware Engineer opening. The successful candidate will join a team of professionals in developing software and Real-Time Firmware developing solutions for state-of-art System-on-Chip (SoC) devices with embedded MIPS processors. Reporting to the Manager of Software Development, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following: Participate as a senior/technical lead member of the team in the technical analysis and integration of storage software involving SAS expander, SATA/SAS/RAID controller technologies and Network Storage architectures. Lead and mentor junior members Program MIPS processors using C and assembly language to implement core software/firmware components as well as device drivers. Work directly with customers in the development of their software solutions using Microsemi devices and software/firmware components Work in collaboration with other Microchip sites to design solutions and resolve customer issues Participate in detailed design and code reviews of implementations by team Sustain current product and guide next generation product to production. Troubleshoot and resolve complex software problems in embedded real-time systems. Analyze software performance (cycle counts, cache utilization) of firmware. Write comprehensive engineering documentation. Present technical information to small teams of engineers and technical marketing personnel.
Requirements
- Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or Bachelors in Computer Science or Math with emphasis in embedded processing.
- 10+ years of relevant experience
- 8.5+ years of software/firmware system development for Network Storage technologies or demonstrated comparable experience.
- 3+ years experience with one or more storage protocols such as SAS/SATA/SCSI/NVMe and thorough knowledge of PCIe interface.
- Detailed working knowledge of storage software/firmware design and implementation.
- Demonstrated ability to conceive, design, implement and document complex firmware systems.
- Demonstrated ability to complete software product development (through commercial release).
- Knowledgeable in use of tool chains and debug tools.
- Effective communicator of technical ideas using verbal as well as written skills
- Works well in a small team.
- Willingness to set and meet deadlines.
- Highly motivated, sets personal goals, and achieves goals without supervision.
Nice To Haves
- Have worked in storage network technologies.
- Previous experience developing on embedded system architecture (MIPS/ARMS/PPC).
- Experience writing drivers for embedded microprocessor peripherals such as UARTs, I2C, SPI and GPIO.
- Knowledge of Embedded Linux development as well as RTOS constructs including processes, threads, scheduling, synchronization mechanisms, memory management.
- Familiarity with protocol analyzer and tools is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Participate as a senior/technical lead member of the team in the technical analysis and integration of storage software involving SAS expander, SATA/SAS/RAID controller technologies and Network Storage architectures.
- Lead and mentor junior members
- Program MIPS processors using C and assembly language to implement core software/firmware components as well as device drivers.
- Work directly with customers in the development of their software solutions using Microsemi devices and software/firmware components
- Work in collaboration with other Microchip sites to design solutions and resolve customer issues
- Participate in detailed design and code reviews of implementations by team
- Sustain current product and guide next generation product to production.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex software problems in embedded real-time systems.
- Analyze software performance (cycle counts, cache utilization) of firmware.
- Write comprehensive engineering documentation.
- Present technical information to small teams of engineers and technical marketing personnel.
Benefits
- 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: Benefits of working at Microchip
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
