Senior Engineer II-Firmware

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Job Description:

Microchip Technology Inc. has a Senior Engineer II-Firmware opening based in Houston, TX.  Microchip Data Center Solutions (DCS) Group vision is to connect, manage and secure the world's information by delivering innovative solutions for storage, memory & computer connectivity and end-point solutions aligned to market transitions.

Our mission is to be the preferred partner for storage, memory, connectivity and end-point storage solutions for the world's data centers including Al infrastructure. Microchip, being one of the major suppliers of SAS/SATA Expanders and SAS/SATA/NVMe Storage controllers, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced firmware development engineer, who will be joining a team of professionals in developing software and Real-Time Firmware solutions for state-of-art System-on-Chip (SoC) devices with embedded processors.

The successful applicant will report to the Manager of Firmware Engineering and will collaborate with Cross Geo teams to design, develop, debug and support a wide variety of Storage controllers and expanders.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and unit test high quality firmware within an agile development framework

• Identify architectural improvements and designs that meet customer requirements

• Develop features for new generations of products as well as supporting current ones

• Interface with other teams to build an integrated solution

• Participate in detailed design discussions and code reviews

• Deliver firmware that meets all customer requirements and aligns with customer solution framework

• Interface with program management; provide high quality status updates and meet commitments

• Perform required product testing and work closely with other test engineers to improve product quality

• Interface with test teams to root-cause issues, identify solutions and release quality products and provide input to test teams to generate test plans

• Mentor and guide junior engineers at various phases of product design, development and test

• Exercise independent and thorough judgement and work under minimum supervision to deliver required results

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Electronics/Computer Science Engineering or related technical majors with a minimum of 7.5+ years of relevant experience

• 7+ years of C/C++ of programming experience

• Software/firmware system development in real-time embedded systems

• Proficient with scripting languages (Perl, Python or similar)

• Experience with the agile software development process

• Experience developing storage products

• Experience with protocols and interfaces such as SAS, SCSI, PCIe, RAID, I2C, etc.

• Familiarity with version control systems (GIT, SVN, Perforce)

• Knowledgeable in use of compiler tool chains and debug tools

• Exposure to Storage Security features (Encryptions, SPDM, Hash algorithms) an added advantage

• 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

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

Feeling, Handling, Hearing, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Seeing, Talking, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements:

10% Standing, 10% Walking, 80% Sitting, 100% Inside-MF 8-5PM

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. Find more information about all our benefits at the link below:

Benefits of working at Microchip

The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in the US, is $70,304 - $205,000.*

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