Engineer II-Applications

FHLB Des Moines; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,304 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits that begin day one

Retirement savings plans

Quarterly bonus payments

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking an Engineer II-Applications in Austin, Texas. This role involves enabling customers with USB products, including technical support, training, and documentation development.

The ideal candidate will have a degree in electrical engineering and at least 2.5 years of experience. Strong communication skills, along with experience in architecture and hardware design, are essential. The position offers a competitive compensation package, including stock options and health benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2.5 years of experience in applications engineering.
• Experience in high-speed interfaces including USB, PCI Express.
• Ability to produce good quality engineering documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct technical support to sales and field application engineers.
• Develop collateral such as application notes and data sheets.
• Advocate for new development of companion silicon products.

Skills

Strong written communication skills

Experience in Silicon/System Architecture

Experience in designing hardware systems

Understanding of mixed signal systems

Basic understanding of software design

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent

Tools

Software-based PCB design tools (Altium, Cadence)

Essential lab equipment (function generators, multi-meters, oscilloscopes)

Job description

Job Description

Microchip Technology Inc. has an Engineer II-Applications opening in the Networking and Communications Group. The successful candidate will be responsible for enabling customers to be successful with USB products. Responsibilities include training sales and field engineers on the products, answering customer questions, debugging system implementation problems, writing documentation to make the products easy to use, and developing evaluation hardware to demonstrate the product features.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct technical support to sales and field application engineers as well as key strategic customers.
• Work with product marketing and end customers to understand product requirements and end goals and steer new product development to ensure product goals are met.
• Advocate for new development of companion silicon products with peer business unit leaders to create Microchip total system solution.
• Coordinate with product marketers to initiate and maintain technical partnerships with other silicon vendors to provide joint collateral (reference schematics, evaluation & form-factor hardware designs) and collaborative pre-production customer support.
• Develop and present technical training such as webinars, hands‑on workshops, etc. to customers, sales and field application engineers.
• Develop collateral such as application notes, data sheets, reference designs, and other activities for new product development.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Masters degree in electrical engineering or equivalent discipline with a minimum of 2.5 years of experience
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to produce good quality engineering documentation.
• Experience in Silicon/System Architecture, Applications Engineering, or Systems Engineering roles.
• Experience in designing hardware systems.
• Strong understanding of mixed signal systems and inter‑chip protocols.
• Basic understanding of software design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience and schedule flexibility to effectively collaborate with USB & Networking group's de‑centralized global engineering teams.
• Experience in working with high‑speed interfaces including USB, PCI Express, Ethernet, etc.
• Experience in directly designing electrical circuits/system design/reference design schematic capture with software‑based PCB design tools (Altium, Cadence).
• Leader/direct contributor in technical role/s to bring three or more silicon products to market.
• Embedded and/or application programming experience (C, Python, LabView etc.) including commercial products, personal and/or open‑source projects.
• Experience in troubleshooting hardware and software issues.
• Proficient with essential lab equipment including function generators, power supplies, multi‑meters and oscilloscopes.
• Debugging experience with serial protocol analyzers (inter‑chip protocols, USB, PCIe, etc.)
• Contributor or company liaison for international standards/special interest groups.
• Experience in working with hardware and microcontroller‑based designs.
• Experience in technical training development and presentation.
• Experience in direct customer service and support.

Travel Time

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes

Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements

Standing 20%, Walking 20%, Sitting 80%, Inside 100%, M-F 8-5 PM

Pay Range

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive base pay, restricted stock units, and quarterly bonus payments. In addition to these components, our package includes health benefits that begin day one, retirement savings plans, and an industry leading ESPP program with a 2‑year look back feature. The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in the US, is $70,304 - $143,000. Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Microchip Technology Inc. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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