Technical Staff Engineer - Applications

Microchip Technology Inc; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 91,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. in Lehigh County, Allentown is looking for a Technical Staff Engineer – Applications. This role involves engaging with customers to provide pre and post-sales support on design and debugging of FPGA/SoC designs.

The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, significant experience in FPGA systems, and advanced communication skills. The compensation includes a competitive salary range of $91,000 - $232,000 annually, along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience with FPGA-based architecture.
• 5+ years of experience with lab equipment.
• In-depth experience with major FPGA suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers for FPGA/SoC design support.
• Provide technical support and consultations.
• Create application notes and reference designs.

Skills

FPGA design and debugging

Embedded systems knowledge

HDL coding (VHDL/Verilog)

Advanced communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Lab equipment (oscilloscopes, signal analyzers)

FPGA Tools (Libero, Vivado, Quartus)

Software (Keil, IAR, Eclipse)

Job description

Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of embedded control applications. Our product portfolio comprises general purpose and specialized 8‑bit, 16‑bit, and 32‑bit microcontrollers, 32‑bit microprocessors, field‑programmable gate array (FPGA) products, a broad spectrum of high‑performance linear, mixed‑signal, power management, thermal management, radio frequency (RF), timing, safety, security, wired connectivity and wireless connectivity devices, as well as serial Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), Serial Flash memories, Parallel Flash memories, and serial Static Random Access Memory (SRAM). We also license Flash‑IP solutions that are incorporated in a broad range of products.

Job Description

Microchip Technology Inc. has a Technical Staff Engineer – Applications opening based in San Jose, CA. The successful candidate will be responsible for the below actions.

• Engage with our tier‑1 customers and our field teams to help with pre and post Sales support on design/debug of FPGA/SoC designs.
• Provide advanced‑level consulting and technical support (remotely and on‑site) to tier‑1 customers through product demonstrations, creation of design examples and reference designs, presenting advanced FPGA/SoC design and timing‑closure techniques, debugging hardware bring‑up issues.
• Demonstrate authority on all or most phases of FPGA/SoC design, including requirements analysis, HDL code development and simulation, embedded hard and soft processor system design, synthesis optimizations, place‑route and timing constraints, timing closure, board‑level schematic reviews, and FPGA hardware development and debug tools.
• Lead/participate in cross‑functional teams across the BU, present proposals and get buy‑ins to improve existing solutions or to develop solutions for future products.
• Participate in functional block reviews, product characterization and rollout, tools' ease‑of‑use discussions with senior Engineering and Marketing experts in the BU.
• Train field & technical support engineers with new Microchip FPGA/SoC products & tools.
• Drive early adoption & evaluation of advanced debugging & software flows, IP cores, and kits in the team.
• Create customer‑facing collateral, application notes, reference designs, white papers on advanced interfaces and solutions for Microchip FPGA/SoC products.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering/Science; Master’s degree is preferred
• 12+ years of relevant industry experience with FPGA‑based architecture definition, design, and support, including Embedded Processor and High‑Speed Serial IO.
• 5+ years of experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and signal analyzers.
• Advanced level domain expertise in one or more FPGA/SoC design/debug expertise – DDR memory interfaces and protocols, Transceiver and high speed serial interfaces, timing closure techniques, FPGA synthesis and simulation, Embedded Cortex or RISC‑V processor/microcontrollers etc., Serdes and high‑speed serial interfaces and protocols.
• Must have in‑depth experience with FPGA devices and eco‑systems from at least 1 major FPGA supplier (Microchip or Xilinx or Altera)
• Must have embedded processor experience with knowledge of C, development on Linux, and software debug tools such as Keil, IAR or Eclipse.
• Experience with Libero, or Vivado or Quartus Design Software, as well as EDA tools for FPGA design is required.
• Board level experience including power supply decoupling, high speed signal terminations and routing.
• System level debug with the ability to dig into system level issues to assist clients in identifying the root cause.
• Expert level experience with VHDL/Verilog, C.
• Excellent communication & problem‑solving skills, and ability to independently drive issues to closure.
• Hard‑working and committed; ability to handle stress and multi‑task in a dynamic customer‑centric environment.
• Must be a self‑starter and an excellent team‑worker.

Travel Time

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes

Feeling, Other, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements

10% sitting, 10% walking, 80% sitting, 100% in doors; Usual business hours

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 $91,000 - $232,000.*

*Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.

Benefits

Benefits of working at Microchip

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.