Senior Firmware Engineer

Microchip Technology Inc.•Ottawa, ON

1d•CA$90,000 - CA$140,000•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Engineer II – Firmware to join our Ottawa, Canada-based Timing Firmware team. In this role, you will collaborate closely with marketing, system architecture, hardware, and validation teams to develop innovative, state-of-the-art SoC-based timing solutions and related tools.

Requirements

MSc or PhD in Electrical/Computer engineering
Minimum of 2 years of working experience in embedded software development.
Work experience and deep expertise in C/C++ programming.
Experience in developing unit tests for code quality validation.
Hands on experience with scripting languages such as Python, TCL etc.
Knowledge of embedded general-purpose processors and/or embedded DSP architecture and programming.
Knowledge of embedded software or firmware, real-time operating system (RTOS), and HW/SW interactions.
Strong problem solving (debugging) skills and comfortable with operating lab equipment.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective interfacing with architecture, validation, manufacturing, and other disciplines.

Nice To Haves

Strong theoretical background in digital signal processing algorithms and analysis
Knowledge of timing standards.
Experience with low-level embedded software development and verification.
Experience with SOC development/integration.
Familiarity with Agile process and related tools such as JIRA, git, Confluence etc.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Marketing: Define firmware requirements and provide feedback on the feasibility and limitations of proposed product features.
Design Collaboration: Work closely with hardware designers and test engineers to participate in the architecture design of firmware and write detailed design specifications.
Implementation: Implement algorithms, functions, and hardware drivers as per design specifications.
Testing: Write integration test plans and develop auto-regression test scripts to verify design features.
Problem Solving: Tackle complex technical challenges, perform root cause analysis, and drive resolution of critical issues.
Tool Development: Develop tools to support firmware development, debugging, and testing.
System Integration: Assist with system-level integration and debugging.
Documentation: Ensure thorough documentation of designs, code, and development processes.