Embedded Firmware Engineer — Hands-On Hardware & Linux

Micron Technology, Inc; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. in Boise, Idaho is seeking an Embedded Firmware Engineer who will develop software from bare metal to embedded Linux, tightly aligned with hardware. This role requires understanding hardware behavior and hands-on lab work.

You will collaborate with software, electrical, control and mechanical engineers across multiple sites and participate in design, debug and optimization to bring custom semiconductor equipment to life.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• C, C++ experience.
• Ability to read and reason about schematics, datasheets, and timing diagrams to debug software-hardware interactions.
• General lab equipment knowledge (oscilloscopes, DMMs), Experience in Linux and the GNU toolchain.
• Experience debugging embedded systems at the signal and register level; Experience with common hardware interfaces (e.g., GPIO, SPI, I2C, UART, PCIe).

Responsibilities

• Design: Develop new and modify existing equipment in cross-discipline design teams (software, electrical, control, and mechanical engineers).
• Code: Develop in C, C++, Bash, and Python on bare metal and under RHEL compatible Linux distros in containers.
• Manufacture: Work with New Product Introduction, and Operation teams in the manufacturing of equipment.
• Innovate: Our design team is challenged with projects to keep Micron competitive in the marketplace. Our designs frequently provide solutions that no one else has addressed.
• Support: work to improve existing designs, responding to manufacturing and production support.
• Hands-On Work: Daily hands-on work with electronics, computers, and in-house and third-party equipment in a lab environment.
• Hardware Debug: Debug software-hardware interactions using schematics, datasheets, and lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, SMUs) to independently root-cause system-level issues.
• Collaborate: Work in a cross-discipline design team with members in Boise Idaho, San Jose California, Penang Malaysia, and Hyderabad India.

Skills

C

C++

Schematics reading

Linux

Embedded debugging

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

B.S. in Computer Engineering

Tools

GNU toolchain

Oscilloscope

DMM

Lab equipment

Job description

Micron Technology, Inc. in Boise, Idaho is seeking an Embedded Firmware Engineer who will develop software from bare metal to embedded Linux, tightly aligned with hardware. This role requires understanding hardware behavior and hands-on lab work.

You will collaborate with software, electrical, control and mechanical engineers across multiple sites and participate in design, debug and optimization to bring custom semiconductor equipment to life.