Senior/Principal Corporate Applications Engineer

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc.

People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.

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Job Description:

Do you see yourself as a problem-solving type of person?  We are looking for a creative engineer to join our team and work with our clients over a wide range of technologies, but particularly wired networking/connectivity, to support their product development and remove technical obstacles at all stages from concept to production.  We are offering an open value-based company culture, with broad opportunities for personal and technical development. Training will be facilitated on site, and at several global locations.

Microchip Technology offers meaningful opportunities, promoting fairness, integrity and employee empowerment, in a dynamic work environment.    

Job Responsibilities

• Assist Microchip clients to overcome hardware design, software design and manufacturing hurdles by providing technical solutions.

• Enable client self-sufficiency by creating technical documentation and training classes.   

• Develop proof-of-concept solutions for helping our clients get familiar with Microchip products.

• Review technical collateral created by the team or by other Business Units.

• Collaborate with internal groups (Quality, Business Units, Sales and others) to drive quality improvements and resolve client issues.

Requirements/Qualifications:

Key Requirements

• Experience with any of the following: electronics, embedded system design (Microcontrollers/ Microprocessors), software development.

• Debugging skills – troubleshooting and finding the root cause of the issues.

• Programming skills (C language for example).

• Strong verbal and written communication skills and a team player.

• Fluent English (both written and spoken).

• Comfortable engaging with clients primarily in writing and occasionally by phone.

• Availability to occasionally travel to the U.S. and within Europe for training and client focused activities.

Advantageous Experience

• Experience in Ethernet or Networking technologies.

• Linux knowledge, skills or experience.

• Experience with Microchip development platforms, tools and products.

• Experience in circuit simulation, PCB layout and product development.

• Presentation or technical training experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g. electrical, electronic or any associated engineering disciplines).

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience.

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