Firmware Engineer

This is a job opportunity to work as part of the Human Machine Interface Division (HMID) and help provide the innovation and inventions to be seen in future years for automotive and industrial design. This is an exciting opportunity to join the world leader in touchscreen and human interface solutions. We are looking for a graduate, or a recent graduate with experience of up to 3 years to join our team. You will be working in a small but highly skilled team, as part of a wider organization within the Whiteley office in the UK and worldwide. You will receive on-the-job and formal training.

As a Firmware Engineer, you will be involved in the full development lifecycle of embedded software for touchscreen and related products—from requirements, through design, implementation, review, test, debug, and documentation. Specifically, we are looking to grow our next Analogue Front-end Programming specialist where a good grounding in Software Engineering Principles is paramount, but also an interest and knowledge in Analogue Electronics and Digital Design is of use here to fully appreciate the signal path for maXTouch measurements. There is an opportunity to grow significantly in these areas and over time, become an expert and contribute to the definition of the next generation of maXTouch products.

Expectations and Responsibilities

• Build domain knowledge in maXTouch products regarding how measurements are made in analogue and digital, and how the resultant data is processed.
• Analyze existing embedded software with a view to understanding it, documenting it, debugging it, and optimizing it.
• Analyze existing Analogue/Digital HW implementation with a view to understanding it, programming it efficiently, and making recommendations for future HW designs.
• Analyze Customer Requirements for embedded software applications.
• Document Architectural and Detailed Design and test specifications.
• Implement software to meet design requirements and implementation standards.
• Perform unit testing and integration testing of embedded software.
• Provide peer review input to others' work—software and documentation.
• Problem solve Customer Issues and provide innovative solutions for new Feature Requests in a Resource Constrained environment.
• Programming in C, Python and Assembly (previous experience is beneficial but not mandatory).

What makes this an exciting opportunity?

All the departments at Microchip interact closely and value communication. They are innovative, open and team focused with many internal development opportunities. The management style here is to coach—support when I don’t know which direction to go in and help me perform the way that I want. It is really encouraging. We understand the unique competencies, experience, and skills that fresh minds such as yours bring to our business. We seek recent graduates with high levels of innovation, technical abilities, superior communication skills, and enthusiasm. We will support you in your role from both a personal and technical perspective, through on-the-job training and access to our Microchip Learning Center. Graduates will also join our three-month Microchip New College Graduate Programme which runs twice a year.

Qualifications

• B.Eng or equivalent in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or a similar technical degree.
• For Graduates, any experience working in industry would be an advantage but is not essential.
• For Engineers with experience, up to 3 years working in an Electronics and Software environment is expected.

General Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Teamwork and collaboration experience.
• Adaptability and willingness to learn new technologies.

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us. We offer an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication, and an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar global organization. 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. We 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 a strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and Guiding Values.