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SiTime is the Precision Timing company.
Timing is the heartbeat of all electronics, ensuring performance, resilience and scalability. For decades, quartz devices, non-silicon technology, have kept systems in sync, but they struggle in harsher, more demanding environments. MEMS-based Precision Timing delivers greater accuracy, smaller size and resilience. Today, MEMS timing powers over 400 applications, including high-growth ones in AI datacenters, automated driving, industrial and humanoid robots, wearables and IoT.
Our semiconductor MEMS programmable solutions offer a rich feature set that enables customers to differentiate their products with higher performance, smaller size, lower power, and better reliability. With more than 4 billion devices shipped, SiTime is changing the timing industry.
Job Summary
SiTime is looking for a talented and motivated Senior Software/Firmware Engineer to join our growing infrastructure team in Michigan. You will build and scale next-generation mixed-signal semiconductor test systems and automation platforms, collaborating closely with hardware, validation, and test engineers across global teams. This role is essential to ensuring the performance, stability, and scalability of production and R&D test infrastructure. This position is “startup mode” by design: you’ll be hands-on, move fast, own outcomes end-to-end, and help shape the architecture, coding standards, and development workflows as the team scales.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop software/firmware for mixed-signal chip test systems and infrastructure platforms
- Build a robust Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) to standardize control of instruments, fixtures, and embedded controllers across multiple test platforms
- Architect modular, reusable software components (drivers, services, libraries, APIs) to enable rapid bring-up of new boards, sockets, and test capabilities
- Collaborate with hardware and test engineers to bring up systems, debug issues, and validate test setups (hands-on lab work expected)
- Partner with production teams to transfer test systems to OSAT and support ramp/debug in manufacturing environments
- Optimize and expand existing test automation frameworks for throughput, reliability, maintainability, and observability
- Define and implement software quality practices: code reviews, automated testing, release tagging, and CI/CD improvements for infrastructure software
- Document code, workflows, architecture decisions, and best practices for cross-team collaboration and long-term maintainability
- Operate effectively in a fast-moving environment: prioritize, scope, prototype, iterate, and harden solutions into production-grade systems
Qualifications & Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in software and/or firmware development with demonstrated ownership of shipped, maintained systems
- Strong proficiency in Python, C/C++, C# (MATLAB experience is a plus)
- Proven experience building hardware-interfacing software such as device drivers, control software, embedded services, or instrument automation
- Experience with MCU and/or FPGA integration and control (bring-up, interfaces, command/control, validation)
- Familiarity with instrument communication protocols such as SCPI, VISA, serial/UART (and debugging these interfaces in real systems)
- Strong debugging skills spanning software + hardware boundaries (signal/logic-level thinking, structured root cause, reproducible fixes)
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment; comfortable with ambiguity and rapid iteration
- Willingness to participate in overseas business travel (~1 month per year)
- MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience designing and maintaining a HAL and modular architecture that supports multiple hardware variants and product lines
- Familiar with lab instruments such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, spectrum/phase noise analyzers, power supplies, and switching matrices
- Experience with bench, Automated Test Equipment (ATE), rack-level test infrastructure development (PXI, DAQ, switching/relay systems)
- Experience in mixed-signal IC validation/testing, characterization
- Strong software engineering fundamentals: interfaces, versioning, performance profiling, automated unit/integration testing
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, packaging/release management, and runtime telemetry/monitoring for test infrastructure reliability
- Understanding of semiconductor test engineering and production workflow, including transfer-to-manufacturing and sustaining support
Desired Characteristics & Attributes
- High ownership mindset: delivers results, unblocks self and others, and drives issues to closure
- “Builder” mentality: enjoys hands-on work, prototypes quickly, then hardens solutions into maintainable platforms
- Strong communication: clear status, crisp technical writing, and effective collaboration across global teams
Compensation Range:
At SiTime, we believe great work deserves great rewards. We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive compensation package designed to attract top talent.
The annual base salary range for this role is $138,800.00 - $190,850.00. The final offer is determined by factors such as location, experience, education, and training.
In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for a quarterly bonus tied to the achievement of innovation goals—reflecting our commitment to recognizing meaningful impact. We also offer equity grants, providing a meaningful opportunity to share in the company’s future growth and success.
Benefits offered: 401k plan, health and wellness that includes medical, dental, vision, life, parental leave, legal services, and time off plans.
SiTime is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We treat each person fairly and we do not tolerate discrimination or harassment against anyone on the basis of any protected characteristics, including race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, pregnancy, political affiliation, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, or marital status or other characteristics protected by law. SiTime participates in the E-Verify program.
About SiTime
SiTime is the Precision Timing company.
Timing is the heartbeat of all electronics, ensuring performance, resilience and scalability. For decades, quartz devices, non-silicon technology, have kept systems in sync, but they struggle in harsher, more demanding environments. MEMS-based Precision Timing delivers greater accuracy, smaller size and resilience. Today, MEMS timing powers over 400 applications, including high-growth ones in AI datacenters, automated driving, industrial and humanoid robots, wearables and IoT.
Our semiconductor MEMS programmable solutions offer a rich feature set that enables customers to differentiate their products with higher performance, smaller size, lower power, and better reliability. With more than 4 billion devices shipped, SiTime is changing the timing industry.
Job Summary
SiTime is looking for a talented and motivated Senior Software/Firmware Engineer to join our growing infrastructure team in Michigan. You will build and scale next-generation mixed-signal semiconductor test systems and automation platforms, collaborating closely with hardware, validation, and test engineers across global teams. This role is essential to ensuring the performance, stability, and scalability of production and R&D test infrastructure. This position is “startup mode” by design: you’ll be hands-on, move fast, own outcomes end-to-end, and help shape the architecture, coding standards, and development workflows as the team scales.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop software/firmware for mixed-signal chip test systems and infrastructure platforms
- Build a robust Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) to standardize control of instruments, fixtures, and embedded controllers across multiple test platforms
- Architect modular, reusable software components (drivers, services, libraries, APIs) to enable rapid bring-up of new boards, sockets, and test capabilities
- Collaborate with hardware and test engineers to bring up systems, debug issues, and validate test setups (hands-on lab work expected)
- Partner with production teams to transfer test systems to OSAT and support ramp/debug in manufacturing environments
- Optimize and expand existing test automation frameworks for throughput, reliability, maintainability, and observability
- Define and implement software quality practices: code reviews, automated testing, release tagging, and CI/CD improvements for infrastructure software
- Document code, workflows, architecture decisions, and best practices for cross-team collaboration and long-term maintainability
- Operate effectively in a fast-moving environment: prioritize, scope, prototype, iterate, and harden solutions into production-grade systems
Qualifications & Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in software and/or firmware development with demonstrated ownership of shipped, maintained systems
- Strong proficiency in Python, C/C++, C# (MATLAB experience is a plus)
- Proven experience building hardware-interfacing software such as device drivers, control software, embedded services, or instrument automation
- Experience with MCU and/or FPGA integration and control (bring-up, interfaces, command/control, validation)
- Familiarity with instrument communication protocols such as SCPI, VISA, serial/UART (and debugging these interfaces in real systems)
- Strong debugging skills spanning software + hardware boundaries (signal/logic-level thinking, structured root cause, reproducible fixes)
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment; comfortable with ambiguity and rapid iteration
- Willingness to participate in overseas business travel (~1 month per year)
- MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience designing and maintaining a HAL and modular architecture that supports multiple hardware variants and product lines
- Familiar with lab instruments such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, spectrum/phase noise analyzers, power supplies, and switching matrices
- Experience with bench, Automated Test Equipment (ATE), rack-level test infrastructure development (PXI, DAQ, switching/relay systems)
- Experience in mixed-signal IC validation/testing, characterization
- Strong software engineering fundamentals: interfaces, versioning, performance profiling, automated unit/integration testing
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, packaging/release management, and runtime telemetry/monitoring for test infrastructure reliability
- Understanding of semiconductor test engineering and production workflow, including transfer-to-manufacturing and sustaining support
Desired Characteristics & Attributes
- High ownership mindset: delivers results, unblocks self and others, and drives issues to closure
- “Builder” mentality: enjoys hands-on work, prototypes quickly, then hardens solutions into maintainable platforms
- Strong communication: clear status, crisp technical writing, and effective collaboration across global teams
Compensation Range:
At SiTime, we believe great work deserves great rewards. We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive compensation package designed to attract top talent.
The annual base salary range for this role is $138,800.00 - $190,850.00. The final offer is determined by factors such as location, experience, education, and training.
In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for a quarterly bonus tied to the achievement of innovation goals—reflecting our commitment to recognizing meaningful impact. We also offer equity grants, providing a meaningful opportunity to share in the company’s future growth and success.
Benefits offered: 401k plan, health and wellness that includes medical, dental, vision, life, parental leave, legal services, and time off plans.
SiTime is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We treat each person fairly and we do not tolerate discrimination or harassment against anyone on the basis of any protected characteristics, including race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, pregnancy, political affiliation, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, or marital status or other characteristics protected by law. SiTime participates in the E-Verify program.
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Which electronics companies in California sponsor H-1B visas?
California has a high concentration of electronics employers with consistent H-1B visa sponsorship histories. Companies like Apple, Qualcomm, Intel, Broadcom, NVIDIA, Western Digital, and Applied Materials regularly appear in Department of Labor LCA disclosure data for electronics and hardware roles. Smaller semiconductor firms and contract electronics manufacturers in Silicon Valley and San Diego also file H-1B petitions, particularly for engineering positions.
Which cities in California have the most electronics H-1B sponsorship jobs?
San Jose and the broader Silicon Valley corridor account for the largest share of electronics H-1B sponsorship activity in California, given the density of semiconductor and hardware companies there. San Diego is a secondary hub, driven by Qualcomm and a strong defense electronics sector. Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and San Francisco also see consistent H-1B filings from electronics employers across chip design, hardware engineering, and embedded systems.
What types of electronics roles typically qualify for H-1B sponsorship in California?
Roles that regularly qualify include hardware engineers, VLSI and ASIC design engineers, embedded systems engineers, RF engineers, PCB designers, and semiconductor process engineers. These positions generally require a bachelor's degree or higher in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a closely related field, which satisfies the H-1B specialty occupation standard. Roles where any general degree field is acceptable are less likely to qualify under USCIS criteria.
How do I find electronics H-1B sponsorship jobs in California?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically by visa sponsorship type and industry, making it straightforward to browse electronics H-1B sponsorship jobs in California without sorting through listings from employers who don't sponsor. You can filter by state and job category to surface hardware, semiconductor, and electronics engineering roles from California employers with active sponsorship histories, saving significant time compared to general job searches.
Are there any California-specific considerations for H-1B sponsorship in electronics?
California's strong employee protections affect how employers structure offers, but the H-1B prevailing wage requirement is determined by Department of Labor data for the specific metropolitan statistical area, so wages in San Jose and San Francisco metro areas tend to reflect higher prevailing wage levels than other U.S. regions. Electronics employers in California also frequently use the H-1B transfer process when hiring candidates already on H-1B status with another employer, which is common in the Bay Area talent market.
What is the prevailing wage for H-1B electronics jobs in California?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.