Principal Software Engineer, Embedded Ethernet Drivers

Microchip Technology Inc; Town of Smithtown (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel opportunities

Health benefits starting day one

ESPP program

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer - Software to join our Hauppauge, NY or Austin, TX teams.

You will develop and maintain Ethernet device drivers across Linux, QNX, Windows, and RTOS, collaborate with hardware, firmware, and customer support, and drive driver design and integration. The successful candidate has 10+ years in embedded software, strong C/C++, Python, and a solid understanding of OS internals, architecture, and bus protocols.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in CE/EE/CS with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience developing embedded software, device drivers, or low-level networking software for OSes including Linux, QNX, Windows, macOS, or RTOS.
• Strong programming in C/C++ with working Python experience.
• Knowledge of processor architectures, OS internals, concurrency, DMA, memory management, and I/O.
• Experience with ARM or x86 platforms preferred; knowledge of Ethernet/PCIe/USB is a plus.
• Ability to read schematics, support hardware bring-up, and debug with analyzers.
• Strong written and verbal communication; capable of cross-geo collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Ethernet device drivers for multiple OSs (Linux, Windows, QNX, RTOS).
• Integrate, debug, and support Ethernet NIC architecture and use cases.
• Create design, development, and support documentation.
• Assist customers by reproducing issues and delivering verified resolutions.

Skills

C/C++

Python

OS internals

Concurrency

Hardware bring-up

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CE/EE/CS

Tools

Linux

QNX

Windows

macOS

RTOS

ARM/x86

Job description

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer - Software to join our Hauppauge, NY or Austin, TX teams.

You will develop and maintain Ethernet device drivers across Linux, QNX, Windows, and RTOS, collaborate with hardware, firmware, and customer support, and drive driver design and integration. The successful candidate has 10+ years in embedded software, strong C/C++, Python, and a solid understanding of OS internals, architecture, and bus protocols.