Microchip Technology Inc. · 1 day ago
Principal Engineer - Firmware
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$75K/yr - $232K/yr
10+ years expMicrochip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of embedded control applications. They are seeking a Principal Engineer - Firmware to develop software and Real-Time Firmware solutions for state-of-art System-on-Chip devices, while also mentoring junior team members and collaborating with customers and other Microchip sites.
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Responsibilities
Participate as a senior/technical lead member of the team in the technical analysis and integration of storage software involving SAS expander, SATA/SAS/RAID controller technologies and Network Storage architectures
Lead and mentor junior members
Program MIPS processors using C and assembly language to implement core software/firmware components as well as device drivers
Work directly with customers in the development of their software solutions using Microsemi devices and software/firmware components
Work in collaboration with other Microchip sites to design solutions and resolve customer issues
Participate in detailed design and code reviews of implementations by team
Sustain current product and guide next generation product to production
Troubleshoot and resolve complex software problems in embedded real-time systems
Analyze software performance (cycle counts, cache utilization) of firmware
Write comprehensive engineering documentation
Present technical information to small teams of engineers and technical marketing personnel
Qualification
Required
Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or Bachelors in Computer Science or Math with emphasis in embedded processing
10+ years of relevant experience
8.5+ years of software/firmware system development for Network Storage technologies or demonstrated comparable experience
3+ years experience with one or more storage protocols such as SAS/SATA/SCSI/NVMe and thorough knowledge of PCIe interface
Detailed working knowledge of storage software/firmware design and implementation
Demonstrated ability to conceive, design, implement and document complex firmware systems
Demonstrated ability to complete software product development (through commercial release)
Knowledgeable in use of tool chains and debug tools
Effective communicator of technical ideas using verbal as well as written skills
Works well in a small team
Willingness to set and meet deadlines
Highly motivated, sets personal goals, and achieves goals without supervision
Preferred
Have worked in storage network technologies
Previous experience developing on embedded system architecture (MIPS/ARMS/PPC)
Experience writing drivers for embedded microprocessor peripherals such as UARTs, I2C, SPI and GPIO
Knowledge of Embedded Linux development as well as RTOS constructs including processes, threads, scheduling, synchronization mechanisms, memory management
Familiarity with protocol analyzer and tools is a plus
Benefits
Health benefits that begin day one
Retirement savings plans
Industry leading ESPP program with a 2 year look back feature
Company
Microchip Technology Inc.
Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading semiconductor supplier of smart, connected and secure embedded control solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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CEO and President
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Chief Operating Officer
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