Intern - Engineering (Applications)

FHLB Des Moines; Lawrence (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. is offering a product application engineering internship focused on the mixed signal IC product line. You will support customer design-in activities, answer technical questions, review schematics and layouts, and help debug customer boards.

You will develop technical collateral such as datasheets, reference designs, user guides, application notes, and go-to-market materials. Collaboration with product marketing, management, and design teams is key.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a BS in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Technology, or Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• Prefer academic experience in power electronics.
• Familiar with MOSFETs, BJTs, diodes.
• Lab experience with digital oscilloscopes, function generators, curve tracers, and network analyzers.
• Experience with schematic capture, circuit simulation, and PCB layout tools.

Responsibilities

• Support customer design-in activities including answering customer technical questions, schematic & layout reviews, and customer board debug.
• Develop technical collateral including product datasheets, reference designs, user guides, application notes, etc.
• Perform bench characterization for new products.
• Create go-to-market technical collateral including evaluation boards, reference design schematics, application notes and design tools for new products.
• Work cross-functionally with product marketing, product management, and chip design teams in supporting customers.
• Support product marketing and management to collect product and application requirements in the related area, by communicating with customers and internal teams.

Skills

Lab equipment experience

Schematic capture

Circuit simulation

PCB layout tools

Effective communication skills

Education

Pursuing BS in Electrical Engineering

Prefer power electronics background

Tools

Oscilloscope usage

Function generators

Curve tracers

Network analyzers

Job description

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. Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

Job Description

Product application engineering intern for the mixed signal IC product line. Support customer design-in activities including answering customer technical questions, schematic & layout reviews, and customer board debug. Develop technical collateral including product datasheets, reference designs, user guides, application notes, etc. Perform bench characterization for new products. Create go-to-market technical collateral including evaluation boards, reference design schematics, application notes and design tools for new products. Work cross-functionally with product marketing, product management, and chip design teams in supporting customers. Support product marketing and management to collect product and application requirements in the related area, by communicating with customers and internal teams.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Pursuing a BS in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Technology, or Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• Prefer academic experience in the field of power electronics.
• Familiar with discrete semiconductor characteristics and operations. (MOSFET, BJT, diodes).
• Lab experience with using digital oscilloscopes, function generators, curve tracers, and network analyzers for testing, debugging, and characterizing electronic components.
• Experience in using schematic capture, circuit simulation, and PCB layout tools.
• Effectively multi-tasking, managing priorities, solving technical problems independently and completing project deliverables on time.
• Well-organized, self-driven, good written and verbal communication skills, and work effectively in a team environment.

U.S. Export Controls Requirements

• This job requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by the export laws of the United States.
• Candidates are required to provide proof of either US citizenship, Permanent US residency or classification as a protected individual as defined in 8 USC 1324b (a) (3).

Travel Time: 0% - 25%

Physical Attributes

• Hearing
• Seeing
• Talking
• Works Alone
• Works Around Others

Physical Requirements: 80% sitting, 10% standing, 10% walking

Pay Range: The hourly pay range for this position, which could be performed in the US, is $20.00-$28.00. *Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.

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. For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Poster.

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