Firmware Applications Engineer

Location: Neuchatel

Our Team:

Semtech’s Wireless Applications team is a group of passionate and talented engineers tasked to ensure successful customer design-ins of Semtech wireless and LoRa® solutions, and to develop and deliver advanced hardware and firmware IoT solutions for the LPWAN space. Semtech is seeking a Firmware Applications Engineer to join our team who is interested in applying wireless technology to satisfy practical customer use-cases.

Job Summary:   

The Firmware Applications Engineer plays a key role in facilitating customer success with Semtech’s wireless technology. In this role, you will develop expertise in the practical application of Semtech’s wireless transceiver silicon and software products through the development and testing of embedded software, firmware and accompanying documentation and training material. As a member of the European Applications team, you will collaborate with customers and colleagues across the globe and participate in field testing activities.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support to Semtech Field Application Engineers, Sales and Business Development channels, as well as advanced support directly to Semtech customers (40%)
• Develop Reference Applications firmware, Proof Of Concepts and Customer Enablement tools for LoRa based IoT solutions (40%)
• Generate technical documentation, presentations, and training materials to promote Semtech products and to facilitate LoRa technology adoption and design-in (20%)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or similar field
• 5+ years of professional experience in Embedded Programming
• Knowledge of various programming languages (C, C++, Python…), hardware interfaces (UART, SPI, JTAG, …), tools (GNU Make, GCC, VS Code, Shell scripting, Gitlab CI/CD, …), MCU Architectures and RTOS (RISC-V, ARM, PIC Zephyr/ThreadX/FreeRTOS, …) and associated debugging techniques (JTAG, RTT)
• Experience in wireless communication protocols such as LoRaWAN, Bluetooth, Cellular, Sidewalk, Thread etc

Desired Qualifications

• Rigorous, creative, and solution-oriented

• Curiosity and adaptability when presented with new technologies and an evolving and dynamic environment
• Capable of handling multiple tasks in a prioritized fashion
• Excellent communication skills, ability to work as a multi-site team partner
• Full working proficiency in English (required), French (bonus)