Technical Staff Engineer-Firmware

Burnaby, BC
On-site
Posted Sep 3, 2026
1 position

$107,000–$226,000 / year

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Lead · 10+ years
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job summary

You will design, develop, and verify firmware and software components for PCIe switching products while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Additionally, you will lead architecture reviews, mentor junior engineers, and troubleshoot complex issues in both lab and field environments.

Job details

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: We are seeking a self‑motivated and energetic engineer to join our firmware and software team. In this role, you will contribute to the design, development, unit testing, and verification of our industry‑leading Switchtec™ System‑on‑Chip (SoC) PCI Express (PCIe) switching products. You’ll collaborate with team members across multiple sites, working within an agile environment that values technical excellence, teamwork, and continuous improvement. Responsibilities: Analyze product requirements and design, develop, integrate, debug, verify and validate firmware, drivers, software components, unit test frameworks, verification systems, and DevOps tools Lead and participate in architecture, specification, design, and implementation reviews with cross-functional team members Collaborate with firmware teams and partner with chip design, emulation, validation, and application engineering teams on pre-silicon development and post-silicon bring-up, debugging, troubleshooting, and customer support Investigate and resolve issues identified internally or reported by global customers in lab and field environments Develop, review, and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including engineering documents, and customers facing materials Mentor junior firmware engineers through design reviews, code reviews, process adherence, and continuous improvement initiatives Requirements/Qualifications: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering At least 15 years of Embedded Application Software or high-level Embedded Software development experience Strong proficiency in C and at least one assembly language programming Expert in SoC, RTOS, multi‑threading, and SMP firmware development Experience in any one or two high-speed protocol product development: PCIe, CXL, infini-band, SAS/SATA, NVMe, Ethernet or FC Experience in firmware design for silicon products, with cross-functional collaboration across emulation, validation, and applications engineering teams throughout pre-silicon development and post-silicon bring-up, debug, and troubleshooting Excellent research, analytical, and problem‑solving abilities with strong documentation and communication skills Self‑motivated, team‑oriented, resourceful, and quality‑focused, with a strong sense of ownership and the ability to achieve goals with minimal supervision Value-add Qualifications Experience leveraging AI to assist firmware and software development Proven ability to lead cross-site teams and mentor engineers on complex firmware projects Travel Time: 0% - 25% Pay Range: We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive base pay, restricted stock units, and quarterly bonus payments. In addition to these components, our package includes health benefits that begin day one, retirement savings plans, and an industry leading IESPP program with a 6-month look back feature. Find more information about all our benefits at the link below: Benefits of working at Microchip The annual base salary range for this position is $107,000- $226,000.* *Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience. To all recruitment agencies: Microchip Technology Inc. does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our recruiting team or other Microchip employees. Microchip is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering with at least 15 years of embedded software development experience. Expert proficiency in C, assembly, and SoC firmware development is required, along with experience in high-speed protocols like PCIe or NVMe.