Technical Staff Engineer-Firmware

FHLB Des Moines; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 148,000 - 313,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Restricted stock units

Quarterly bonus payments

Health benefits from day one

Retirement savings plans

IESPP program with 6-month look back

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. seeks a self-motivated firmware engineer to contribute to the design, development, unit testing, and verification of Switchtec PCIe switching products. You will collaborate across sites in an agile environment, contributing to pre-silicon and post-silicon bring-up.

Requirements include 15+ years in embedded software, strong C and assembly skills, and deep SoC/RTOS expertise. Travel up to 25% may be required; base salary ranges with competitive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
• At least 15 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 high-speed protocol product development: PCIe, CXL, InfiniBand, SAS/SATA, NVMe, Ethernet or FC.
• Experience in firmware design for silicon products across pre-silicon and post-silicon bring-up.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements and design, develop, and verify firmware and software components.
• Lead and participate in architecture, design, and implementation reviews with cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with firmware, chip design, emulation, validation, and applications teams on pre-silicon and post-silicon efforts.
• Investigate and resolve issues reported by customers or in lab environments.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and customer-facing materials.
• Mentor junior firmware engineers through reviews and process improvements.

Skills

Embedded software development

Multi-threading / SMP

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Tools

C language

Assembly language

Job description

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-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. Microchip's 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 it's won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.

Job Description

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.

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 customers facing materials
• Mentor junior firmware engineers through design reviews, code reviews, process adherence, and continuous improvement initiatives

Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
• At least 15 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, infini-band, SAS/SATA, NVMe, Ethernet or FC
• Experience in firmware design for silicon products, with cross-functional collaboration across emulation, validation, and applications engineering teams throughout pre-silicon development and post-silicon bring-up, debug, and troubleshooting
• 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

Value-add Qualifications

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

Travel Time: 0% - 25%

Pay Range and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $107,000- $226,000.*

*Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.

Find more information about all our benefits at the link below:

• competitive base pay
• restricted stock units
• quarterly bonus payments
• health benefits that begin day one
• retirement savings plans
• industry leading IESPP program with a 6-month look back feature

At Microchip, employees are our greatest strength. As one of the top performing semiconductor companies in the world, we are led by a set of guiding values and a mission to empower innovation to enhance the human experience. We work tirelessly to create a company culture that highlights how important every employee is to our mission.