Senior Engineer - Firmware

Microchip Technology Inc. • Burnaby, BC

31d • $86,000 - $186,000

About The Position

We are seeking a self‑motivated and energetic engineer to join our firmware and software team. In this role, you will contribute to the design, development, unit testing, and verification of our industry‑leading Switchtec™ System‑on‑Chip (SoC) PCI Express (PCIe) switching products. You’ll collaborate with team members across multiple sites, working within an agile environment that values technical excellence, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
• At least 5 years of Embedded Application Software or high-level Embedded Software development experience
• Strong proficiency in C and at least one assembly language programming
• Expert in SoC, RTOS, multi‑threading, and SMP firmware development
• Experience in any one or two high-speed protocol product development: PCIe, CXL, infiniBand, SAS/SATA, NVMe, Ethernet or FC
• Excellent research, analytical, and problem‑solving abilities with strong documentation and communication skills
• Self‑motivated, team‑oriented, resourceful, and quality‑focused, with a strong sense of ownership and the ability to achieve goals with minimal supervision

Nice To Haves

• Experience leveraging AI to assist firmware and software development
• Proven ability to lead cross-site teams and mentor engineers on complex firmware projects

Responsibilities

• Analyze product requirements and design, develop, integrate, debug, verify and validate firmware, drivers, software components, unit test frameworks, verification systems, and DevOps tools
• Lead and participate in architecture, specification, design, and implementation reviews with cross-functional team members
• Collaborate with firmware teams and partner with chip design, emulation, validation, and application engineering teams on pre-silicon development and post-silicon bring-up, debugging, troubleshooting, and customer support
• Investigate and resolve issues identified internally or reported by global customers in lab and field environments
• Develop, review, and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including engineering documents, and customer-facing materials
• Mentor junior firmware engineers through design reviews, code reviews, process adherence, and continuous improvement initiatives

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 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees