Engineer I-Software

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Job Description:

Microchip Technology Inc. has an opening for an Engineer I-Software position in Austin, TX. The Microchip FPGA group develops next-generation compute platform for edge compute applications integrated within the high-performance low power FPGAs. As a member of a creative, highly motivated and talented team, you will develop a new compute platform for power performance efficiency applicable to broad range of low power applications including smart embedded vision, industrial IOT, Access/Gateways/Aggregation Networks, Advanced compute platforms for aerospace and defense applications. We need our engineers to be versatile and passionate to take on new problems as we continue to push technology forward.

As an Engineer I-Software, you will help develop machine learning inference systems for FPGA. You will be a software developer in your group, using this knowledge to create new IP and build systems. You will also work with embedded software and handle interfaces with hardware. Your group will work on a vertical design from customer software interfaces to the hardware itself. You will be asked to problem-solve and contribute to many layers of the design. You should have some familiarity with machine learning. You'll use this knowledge to optimize applications and create next-generation parts.

Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain software tools for porting and compiling Machine Learning models.
• Understand machine learning inference flow.
• Be an effective contributor in a cross-functional team-oriented environment.
• Write high quality code in Python and C/C++.  Maintain existing code.  
• Be conversant with on-chip debug tools and lab equipment

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
• Experience developing in Python and C/C++.
• Experience working with embedded software.
• Experience working in Linux OS.
• Familiarity with software version control systems like Git or SVN.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Machine Learning training or inference.
• Experience with workloads for multi-core CPUs/ DSP use cases/ Neural Networks.
• Domain knowledge of Machine Learning network models, SDK, design flow.
• Basic knowledge of embedded processors such as ARM Cortex-M3 or RISC-V.
• Experience simulating hardware.