Senior Embedded Software Applications Engineer

Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of embedded control applications. Our product portfolio comprises general purpose and specialized 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers, 32-bit microprocessors, field-programmable gate array (FPGA) products, a broad spectrum of high-performance linear, mixed-signal, power management, thermal management, radio frequency (RF), timing, safety, security, wired connectivity and wireless connectivity devices, as well as serial Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), Serial Flash memories, Parallel Flash memories, and serial Static Random Access Memory (SRAM). We also license Flash-IP solutions that are incorporated in a broad range of products.

Job Requirements

Degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Automatics or Electrical Engineering;

5+ years of professional experience in software design and firmware development experience (Embedded C);

Knowledge and expertise working on microcontroller based systems designs;

Experience with versioning control systems (Git, BitBucket, Subversion etc.)

Work experience following Software Development Life Cycle processes (. Waterfall, Agile, Scrum etc.)

Ability to work in a team environment;

Very good oral and written communication skills in English, as well as technical language;

Willing to travel occasionally as needed to provide on-site support for our customers;


Nice-to-have’s:


Hardware debug, low-power and lo

8bit microcontroller (PIC or AVR) experience would be an advantage;

Experience with the Agile development workflow;

Knowledge about Design Patterns.

The candidate’s main responsibilities will be to:

Develop applications using entire range of 8-bit AVR and PIC microcontrollers: embedded systems design, software development and integration, creating Proofs of Concept;

Create application notes, getting started documents, and demonstration software that helps customer product development;

Develop and present technical training to customers, FAEs, CAEs and field sales for newly developed application notes and application libraries.

Work with customers to design and develop applications for Microchip 8 bit family;