Senior Manager - Firmware Engineering

Microchip Technology; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology in San Jose is seeking a Senior Manager - Firmware Engineering to lead the firmware team delivering FlashTec storage solutions. You will drive strategy, architecture, and release cycles while fostering collaboration with hardware, validation, systems, and product teams.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, people development, and accountability in a fast-paced environment with a strong focus on innovation and quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 12+ years of relevant experience with 7+ years managing firmware or software engineering teams.
• Strong background in embedded firmware or low-level software development.
• Experience with agile firmware or software development methodologies.
• Hands-on knowledge of PCIe and NVMe technologies.
• Experience developing or managing SSD firmware projects.
• Proven track record delivering complex products in fast-paced development environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the firmware engineering team responsible for the FlashTec product line.
• Drive end-to-end firmware development activities including architecture, design, implementation, integration, validation, and release.
• Establish project priorities, schedules, and resource plans to meet product development milestones.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, ASIC, validation, systems, product management, and customer engineering teams.
• Guide the team in adopting and improving agile firmware development methodologies and best practices.
• Mentor and develop engineering managers and individual contributors, supporting career growth and technical excellence.
• Monitor project execution, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful delivery.
• Support debugging and resolution of complex firmware and system-level issues.
• Contribute to long-term technology planning and roadmap development for storage firmware solutions.
• Foster a culture focused on innovation, accountability, quality, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Firmware leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile development

PCIe & NVMe knowledge

SSD firmware experience

Team management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Engineering/EE/CS

Job description

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.

Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager - Firmware Engineering to lead our San Jose-based firmware team responsible for the development and delivery of firmware solutions for the FlashTec product line. This leadership role is ideal for a candidate with a strong technical background in firmware or software development combined with proven people management experience in high-performance engineering environments.

The successful candidate will drive firmware development strategy, execution, team growth, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver reliable, high-quality storage solutions. This position requires a balance of technical expertise, operational leadership, and the ability to foster an innovative and collaborative engineering culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the firmware engineering team responsible for the FlashTec product line
• Drive end-to-end firmware development activities including architecture, design, implementation, integration, validation, and release
• Establish project priorities, schedules, and resource plans to meet product development milestones
• Collaborate closely with hardware, ASIC, validation, systems, product management, and customer engineering teams
• Guide the team in adopting and improving agile firmware development methodologies and best practices
• Mentor and develop engineering managers and individual contributors, supporting career growth and technical excellence
• Monitor project execution, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful delivery
• Support debugging and resolution of complex firmware and system-level issues
• Contribute to long-term technology planning and roadmap development for storage firmware solutions
• Foster a culture focused on innovation, accountability, quality, and continuous improvement

Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• 12+ years of relevant experience with 7+ years of experience managing firmware or software engineering teams
• Strong technical background in embedded firmware or low-level software development
• Experience with agile firmware or software development methodologies
• Hands-on knowledge of PCIe and NVMe technologies
• Experience developing or managing SSD firmware projects
• Proven track record delivering complex products in fast-paced development environments
• Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Strong problem-solving and project management capabilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on enterprise storage products or data center technologies
• Familiarity with performance optimization, reliability features, and firmware validation processes
• Experience scaling engineering teams and leading geographically distributed teams
• Knowledge of storage protocols, NAND technologies, and embedded systems architecture

Travel Time

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes

Feeling, Hearing, Other, Seeing, Supervises Others, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements

10% walking, 10% standing, 80% sitting; 100% in doors; Usual business hours

Pay Range

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive base pay, restricted stock units, and quarterly bonus payments. In addition to these components, our package includes health benefits that begin day one, retirement savings plans, and an industry leading ESPP program with a 2 year look back feature.