Technical Staff Engineer - Applications

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

Benefits offered by this job

Restricted stock units

Quarterly bonus payments

Health benefits from day one

Retirement savings plans

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking a Technical Staff Engineer – Applications to provide consulting and technical support for FPGA/SoC designs. The role involves interacting with top-tier customers, leading cross-functional teams, and generating technical collateral.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and over 12 years of industry experience. This position offers a competitive salary range of $91,000 – $232,000 and various benefits, including stock units and health care.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience with FPGA-based architecture definition and support.
• 5+ years of experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes.
• Expertise in VHDL/Verilog and embedded software debugging tools.

Responsibilities

• Engage with tier-1 customers for support of FPGA/SoC design.
• Provide technical support through product demonstrations.
• Train field engineers on FPGA/SoC products and tools.

Skills

FPGA design

System-level debugging

Embedded C programming

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering/Science

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Lab equipment (oscilloscopes, signal analyzers)

FPGA Design Software (Libero, Vivado, Quartus)

Job description

Job Description

Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of embedded control applications. The Technical Staff Engineer – Applications position in San Jose, CA will provide advanced‑level consulting and technical support to tier 1 customers on FPGA/SoC design and debug. Responsibilities include engaging with customers and field teams, providing product demonstrations and reference designs, leading cross‑functional teams, training field support engineers, and creating technical collateral.

Responsibilities

• Engage with tier‑1 customers and field teams to support pre and post‑sales activities for FPGA/SoC design.
• Provide advanced consulting and technical support (remote and onsite) through product demonstrations, design examples, reference designs, and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrate expertise throughout all FPGA/SoC design phases, including requirements analysis, HDL development and simulation, processor system design, synthesis optimization, place‑route and timing constraints, board‑level schematic reviews, and hardware debugging.
• Lead or participate in cross‑functional teams across the BU, presenting proposals and obtaining buy‑ins to improve solutions or develop future products.
• Participate in functional block reviews, product characterization, rollout, and tool usability discussions with senior engineering and marketing experts.
• Train field and technical support engineers on new Microchip FPGA/SoC products and tools.
• Drive early adoption and evaluation of advanced debugging, software flows, IP cores, and kits.
• Create customer‑facing collateral, application notes, reference designs, and 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 preferred.
• 12+ years of 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 domain expertise in one or more FPGA/SoC design/debug areas (e.g., DDR memory interfaces, transceiver protocols, timing closure, synthesis, embedded processors).
• In‑depth experience with FPGA devices and ecosystems from at least one major supplier (Microchip, Xilinx, or Altera).
• Embedded processor experience with C, Linux development, and software debugging tools such as Keil, IAR, or Eclipse.
• Experience with Libero, Vivado, or Quartus Design Software and other EDA tools for FPGA design.
• Board level experience, including power supply decoupling, high‑speed signal termination, and routing.
• System‑level debugging ability to investigate root causes for clients.
• Expertise in VHDL/Verilog, C.
• Excellent communication and problem‑solving skills, and ability to drive issues to closure independently.
• Hard‑working, committed, and able to handle stress and multitask in a dynamic customer‑centric environment.
• Self‑starter and 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

Annual base salary range for this position is $91,000 – $232,000.*

Benefits

Competitive base pay, restricted stock units, quarterly bonus payments, health benefits beginning day one, retirement savings plans, and an industry‑leading ESPP program.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.