Firmware Engineer

Microchip Technology Inc.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. in Chennai is seeking a firmware engineer to join our capacitive touch products team.

You will develop C and assembly software for 8- and 32-bit MCUs, implement firmware-hardware co-development, and contribute to touch controllers, libraries and gesture recognition across consumer, industrial and automotive applications. You’ll work with cross-functional teams, mentor juniors when needed, reach out to stakeholders to solve problems, and uphold standards and CI/CD

Qualifications

• Develop C and Assembly applications for 8 and 32 bit microcontrollers
• Firmware design and hardware co-development
• Knowledge of DMA, ADC, I2C, SPI peripherals
• CMSIS and ARM toolchains knowledge is a plus

Responsibilities

• Develop C and Assembly for MCUs in embedded projects
• Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve issues
• Lead a project module and meet timelines
• Adhere to design standards and best practices

Skills

C programming

Embedded systems

Firmware development

Communication skills

Leadership

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Jenkins

MPLAB

Harmony

ARM tool chains

CMSIS

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.

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Job Description:

Microchip Capacitive touch products include turnkey capacitive touch controllers, touch libraries for implementing touch sensing on most PIC®, AVR® and SAM microcontrollers (MCUs) and single-chip solutions for adding gesture recognition to almost any product. We offer solutions for every type of use case, from single buttons to touchpads and touchscreens to proximity detection and 3D gesture control for a huge assortment of consumer, industrial and automotive applications. Our team is involved in Firmware, Software & hardware development. The candidate should be very strong in C programming in an embedded environment In-depth work experience with microcontroller peripherals is must have Strong verbal and written communication skills Must be self-motivated and able to work in collaborative group environment. Reach out to different stake holders to solve any problem, as the situation demands To be able to work as an individual contributor & also capable of leading a team or project as required Adhere to standards, guidelines and best practices for Design and Development.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Develop C and Assembly application for 8 and 32 bit microcontrollers


• Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering.


• 2–5 years of relevant industry experience in firmware design and development.


• Firmware Architecture, Design, Coding Experience with Firmware-Hardware co-development


• Knowledge on DMA, ADC, I2C,SPI peripheral


• Work with multi-site cross-functional teams


• Leading the efforts towards development of a assigned project module and delivering on the committed timelines


• Familiarity with Jenkins and basic CI/CD concepts.


• Knowledge/experience in MPLAB or Harmony and ARM tool chains is a Plus


• Experience with Capacitive touch is a Plus


• Knowledge on CMSIS, ISO26262 , CLASS-B is a big plus.


• Automation framework experience is a big plus


• Understanding of unit testing, integration testing, and frontend test automation.

Travel Time:

No Travel

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