Senior Engineer II-Firmware

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Job Description:

Microchip Technology Inc. has a Senior Engineer II-Firmware opening based in Houston, Texas. As a Firmware Development Engineer, you will join a team of professionals in developing software and real-time firmware solutions for state-of-art System-on-Chip (SoC) devices with embedded MIPS processors. Reporting to the Manager of Firmware Development, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

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.
• 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 product. 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:

• BSEE or BS Computer Science/Math with emphasis in embedded processing.
• 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.
• Knowledgeable in use of compiler 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.

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements:

Sitting 80%, Walking 10%, Standing 10%, Inside 100%, M-F 8-5pm

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