Your Job

Molex is offering a highly visible role for a Lead Firmware Engineer. In this position, you will design leading-edge embedded firmware solutions for the data services industry, influence next generation active cable design in QSFP and OSFP platforms using innovative PHY chips in coordination with signal integrity designers and hardware engineers. You will be architecting, evaluating, validating and/or designing real-time firmware. You will also work closely with our Hyperscale customers and marketing teams to understand the customer's application needs and translate them into best-in-class, innovative, quality solutions.

Our Team

Molex is looking for a Lead Firmware Engineer to support and develop Active cable designs for Hyperscalers. Our business is witnessing tremendous growth owing to the increasing need for cloud services and higher data transfer rates. You will be working under leadership that has been setting and driving industry standards in data centers for more than 30 years.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelors in Electronics or Computer Science
• Strong experience in C and C++
• Developing firmware for ARM Cortex M-Processors
• Strong work experience of serial protocols like I2C, SPI, MDIO, UART etc.
• Ability to work in a cross functional team
• Experience in integration & debug in complex systems
• Experience in developing Python scripts to support firmware loading and validation
• Experience in interfacing chips with APIs and implementing chip APIs in microcontrollers
• Experience in firmware version control using GitLab

What Will Put You Ahead

• Master's Degree or Doctorate in Electronics or Computer Science
• Experience with STM32 microcontroller
• Experience with optical pluggable modules like SFP or QSFP and CMIS
• Experience with hardware development and signal integrity
• Knowledge and experience of RTOS development

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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before.

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Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http: //www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

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