Embedded Firmware Engineer

About the Role

Micron Technology Inc. is a global leader in semiconductor manufacturing. The Systems Integration Group (SIG) designs and manufactures internal equipment to give Micron a competitive edge. The Equipment Software Design team seeks a driven embedded software engineer to build embedded software running on bare metal to embedded Linux, as well as higher-level interface software. This role requires deep understanding of hardware behavior to design, debug, and optimize software that directly controls custom electronic systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design: Develop new and modify existing equipment in cross-discipline design teams (software, electrical, control, and mechanical engineers).
• Code: Develop in C, C++, Bash, and Python on bare metal and under RHEL compatible Linux distros in containers.
• Manufacture: Work with New Product Introduction and Operation teams in the manufacturing of equipment.
• Innovate: Design solutions that keep Micron competitive, creating what doesn’t exist yet.
• Support: Improve existing designs, responding to manufacturing and production support.
• Hands-On Work: Daily hands-on work with electronics, computers, and in-house and third-party equipment in a lab environment.
• Hardware Debug: Debug software–hardware interactions using schematics, datasheets, and lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, SMUs) to independently root-cause system-level issues.
• Collaborate: Work in a cross-discipline design team with members in Boise Idaho, San Jose California, Penang Malaysia, and Hyderabad India.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• C, C++ experience
• Ability to read and reason about schematics, datasheets, and timing diagrams to debug software–hardware interactions
• General lab equipment knowledge (oscilloscopes, DMMs)
• Experience in Linux and the GNU toolchain
• Experience debugging embedded systems at the signal and register level
• Experience with common hardware interfaces (e.g., GPIO, SPI, I2C, UART, PCIe)

Preferred Qualifications

• C, C++ and Python proficiency
• Container experience
• Bare metal development experience
• Ability to review PCB layouts for software-relevant concerns (power, clocks, interfaces)
• Board bring-up experience or close collaboration during hardware bring-up
• Experience correlating firmware behavior with electrical measurements
• Debugging timing, signal integrity, or power-related issues impacting software behavior
• Experience building physical systems (software + hardware)
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve software design, implementation, testing, and debugging.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent