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Microchip Technology is hiring a Firmware Engineer — a full-time, based in Chennai, India role. Apply directly on Microchip Technology's careers page below.
Firmware Engineer
Location: India - Chennai
Time Type: Full time
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.
Visit our careers page to see what exciting opportunities and company perks await!
Job Description:
Microchip Capacitive touch products include turnkey capacitive touch controllers, touch libraries for implementing touch sensing on most PIC®, AVR® and SAM microcontrollers (MCUs) and single-chip solutions for adding gesture recognition to almost any product. We offer solutions for every type of use case, from single buttons to touchpads and touchscreens to proximity detection and 3D gesture control for a huge assortment of consumer, industrial and automotive applications. Our team is involved in Firmware, Software & hardware development.
- The candidate should be very strong in C programming in an embedded environment
- In-depth work experience with microcontroller peripherals is must have
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Must be self-motivated and able to work in collaborative group environment.
- Reach out to different stake holders to solve any problem, as the situation demands
- To be able to work as an individual contributor & also capable of leading a team or project as required
- Adhere to standards, guidelines and best practices for Design and Development.
- Holds a bachelor’s or master’s degree in ECE with 2 to 7+ years experience in embedded domain
Requirements/Qualifications:
- Develop C and Assembly application for 8 and 32 bit microcontrollers
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering.
- 2–3 years of relevant industry experience in firmware design and development.
- Firmware Architecture, Design, Coding Experience with Firmware-Hardware co-development
- Knowledge on DMA, ADC, I2C,SPI peripheral
- Work with multi-site cross-functional teams
- Leading the efforts towards development of a assigned project module and delivering on the committed timelines
- Familiarity with Jenkins and basic CI/CD concepts.
- Knowledge/experience in MPLAB or Harmony and ARM tool chains is a Plus
- Experience with Capacitive touch is a Plus
- Knowledge on CMSIS, ISO26262 , CLASS-B is a big plus.
- Automation framework experience is a big plus
- Understanding of unit testing, integration testing, and frontend test automation.
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Frequently asked questions
What skills are required for Firmware Engineer at Microchip Technology?
The required skills for Firmware Engineer at Microchip Technology include: C, Assembly, I2C, SPI, Jenkins, CI/CD, ARM.
What is the seniority level for Firmware Engineer at Microchip Technology?
Firmware Engineer at Microchip Technology is a Mid Level / Senior level position.
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