Semtech
Firmware Design Intern
CAN - Ottawa, ON · Intern · Internship
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About the role
- Our approach to internship is to make the successful candidate an integral part of our team.
- We understand that it is best to learn through direct involvement and we will provide you with tasks that enable you to learn and to be productive at the same time.
- The more you learn the more complex your tasks will become.
Responsibilities
- Work with the design and system teams to help devise algorithms for various applications.
- Design the firmware structure to meet the functional requirements specified
- Design and implement firmware modules using C, C++, assembly level software and standard design patterns and techniques
- Define test cases and write test automation that effectively validate module design
- Partner with Semtech's dynamic team of senior designers who will provide mentoring and guidance throughout the internship term.
- This position is for a 12 - 16-month student Firmware design internship at Semtech Canada with the Signal Integrity Products Group (SIP) in our Ottawa Design Centre.
- As Semtech's Firmware Intern, you will be involved with the firmware design, development, verification and characterization of our data communications or video products.
Requirements
- Knowledge of embedded programming in C or C++
- Knowledge of Python
- Ability to learn quickly and work independently or in a team environment
- Ability to understand hardware block diagrams and schematics
- Ability to troubleshoot, test, and debug
- Incumbents may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically included in this description.
Compensation
- Our pay-for-performance philosophy provides recognition and prestige coupled with a competitive compensation package.
Company info
- Semtech's Signal Integrity Products group designs high performance optical networking product platforms that enable hyperscale data center applications, enterprise networking, wireless infrastructure including 5G networks, and passive optical network/Fibre-to-the-X markets.
- To put it simply, whenever you use your computer to browse the web or use your smartphone to make a video call, most likely, your data is passing through one of many high-speed analog chips designed by the Analog IC teams at Semtech.
- Our experience and expertise ensures we are always pushing the boundaries of networking speed, ensuring the best experience for our end users - you!
- Join us, and together we will continue to build a faster, better, and more secure online world for everyone.
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