Senior Firmware Engineer – Embedded Security

Job Description

Technical Staff Applications Engineer | Microchip Technology

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Microchip Technology. The company designs technology that powers the world, focusing on embedded solutions that support growth and stability for its customers. This role is crucial for designing and implementing application firmware and low-level peripheral drivers, including security-sensitive applications, contributing to the core technology that underpins global systems. It offers an opportunity to be part of a team that empowers innovation and supports employee growth within a values-driven culture.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time

• Mission: This person develops, implements, and tests embedded firmware and peripheral drivers, including security-sensitive applications, for various microcontroller products.
• Tech Stack: C/C++, Python, scripting languages, cybersecurity, embedded security, Symmetric crypto algorithms, Asymmetric crypto algorithms, security concepts, ASPICE, MISRA

What You’ll Actually Do
• Firmware Development: Develop application firmware and low-level peripheral drivers tailored to requirements for various MCU peripherals.
• Security Implementation: Implement firmware for security-sensitive applications and facilitate its porting to different MCU products.
• Quality Assurance: Participate in design and code reviews, perform static (MISRA) and dynamic analysis of the code, and conduct unit as well as requirement-based testing.
• Documentation: Write comprehensive engineering documentation for developed software and processes.
• Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot and resolve complex software problems encountered in embedded real-time systems.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor or Master’s degree in Electronics Communication or Embedded Systems.
• Experience: 7+ years of working experience in a relevant domain, including hands-on experience with embedded microcontrollers and their peripherals.
• Skills: Programming proficiency in C/C++, Python, or other scripting languages; strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities; excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong interpersonal skills.
• Bonus: Understanding of cybersecurity and embedded security concepts, including Symmetric and Asymmetric crypto algorithms; experience with software development quality standards such as ASPICE and MISRA.