Job Description

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 20,000-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\xe2\x80\x99s 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\xe2\x80\x99s 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.

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The Microchip Timing and Synchronization Software Development Team is responsible for creating state of art timing embedded software for our world class Microchip network synchronization products. Today, we\'re aggressively developing new timing technologies; including Ultra Low Jitter PLLs IEEE1588 and Synchronous Ethernet PLLs that solve optical, electrical and packet network synchronization problems. We provide total system solutions for applications like 5G, autonomous cars, stock market, wireless, cable industry as well as IoT. To support global demand and emerging standards, the business unit is expanding its road map using embedded artificial intelligence solutions.


Reporting to the Network Sync Software NSS Manager, you will be part of the Ottawa, ON team where you will be required to execute a complete embedded software development lifecycle.


What\xe2\x80\x99s attractive about this opportunity.
The products developed by this team are highly successful in the industry. As part of the team, you will follow a fully agile state-of-the-art software development life-cycle with complete process traceability. You will have access to Microchip University to build your telecom algorithm and software development career. The group has access to the latest industry standard tools to develop and deliver highly reliable products to high-end customers in the global market.


Key job responsibilities/duties include:

• Design and implement software of embedded devices and systems from requirements to production and commercial deployment
• Design, develop, code, test and debug system software
• Analyze and enhance efficiency, stability and scalability of system resources
• Integrate and validate new product designs
• Support software QA and optimize I/O performance
• Provide post production support
• Interface with hardware design and development
• Assess third party and open source software
• Work with system architect and marketing team to define software API requirements.
• Real-time lab reference design testing of developed and existing software solutions.

Requirements/Qualifications:

Qualifications and Experience

• BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering or Software/Computer engineering.
• 0-2 years related practical experience in API software development.
• Experience in embedded systems design with preemptive, multitasking real-time operating systems. Preferably Linux.
• Strong programming skills in C and Python.
• Familiarity with software configuration management tools, defect tracking tools, and peer review
• Excellent knowledge of OS coding techniques, IP protocols, interfaces and hardware subsystems
• Hands on experience with scripting languages such as TCL, Python, Perl, Bash etc.

Competencies

• Adequate knowledge of reading schematics and data sheets for components
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills and comfortable with operating lab equipment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for interfacing with architecture, validation, manufacturing, and other discipline.

Travel Time:
0% - 25%