Technical Staff Engineer - Software Development

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Job Description:

Want to architect software, steer technical work of multiple teams, ensure we have an architecture which allow us to deliver high quality SW for automotive and industrial Ethernet products? Do you have hands-on experience with "C" for embedded targets, have a taste for good "C" APIs, want to spend your time doing both architectural documents, hands-on work in close collaboration with the SW development teams and System Engineering team - then you may just be the candidate we are looking for.

Microchip has an R&D site located in Hauppauge, NY. We are a team of HW and SW engineers, developing Ethernet network switches for Enterprise, Industrial and automotive markets. The site represents all the engineering disciplines from initial product definition, RTL design, SW development, reference systems and technical support. Microchip Hauppauge is part of Microchip USB and Networking Group (UNG), which have sites in US, Europe, India, and China.

Job Responsibilities:

As SW Architect you will be involved in 1-3 projects at a time, ideally from project kick-off and all the way until we have a successful product. Many SW projects will start at your desk, where you will be responsible for doing the initial definition of the SW work and the associated architecture. Once a project enters the development phase you will be working with the team to fix architectural issues which come up, help overcome technical challenges, review interfaces/code, and offer technical leadership as needed. Your day-to-day tasks will often depend on the teams needs, but over time it will include both hands-on coding work, requirements and architecture specification and talking with customers.

Requirements/Qualifications:

Education and Qualifications:

• B.Sc., M.Sc. or PHD.
• 12+ years of experience with embedded C programming and can read/write/re-view C APIs (header files).
• SW Requirement specification, including gathering input from standards, customers, and system engineering.
• Good team player skills, and not foreign to offer technical leadership on projects where this is needed.
• A plus if you have experience with: PCIe Switching, QNX, Ethernet, Managing small teams, SW security technologies, GIT, C++, ASPICE, Functional safety standards, Linux user-space/kernel-space, working with open-source communities, working with standardization bodies.

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

Handling, Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements:

10% Standing, 10% Walking, 80% Sitting, 100% Inside

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