Technical Staff Engineer – Applications

Microchip Technology Inc.; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking a highly experienced Technical Staff Engineer to provide technical leadership for Zephyr RTOS ecosystem initiatives across its embedded product portfolio.

The role serves as the principal technical authority for architecture, enablement strategy, ecosystem integration, and open-source engagement. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in embedded systems and RTOS, strong leadership across global teams, and a track record of guiding Zephyr adoption,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field and 12+ years of embedded software experience.
• Deep expertise in RTOS-based product development and Zephyr familiarity preferred.
• Proven track record leading architecture and platform enablement initiatives across multiple products.
• Experience contributing to open-source communities and upstream projects.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture and enablement strategy for Zephyr across Microchip product families.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and stakeholder alignment for Zephyr adoption.
• Engage with Zephyr Project and Linux Foundation communities and upstream contributions.
• Provide technical leadership for customer adoption and reference designs.

Skills

Embedded software development

RTOS experience

Open-source development

Cross-functional leadership

Customer engagement

Education

Bachelor of Science in a related field

Tools

Zephyr RTOS

Linux Foundation ecosystem

Embedded software platform enablement

Job description

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Job Description

Microchip is seeking a highly experienced Technical Staff Engineer to provide technical leadership for the company's Zephyr RTOS ecosystem initiatives. This role serves as the principal technical authority responsible for defining architecture, enablement strategy, ecosystem integration, and open-source engagement for Zephyr across Microchip's embedded product portfolio.

The position requires deep expertise in embedded systems, real-time operating systems, software architecture, open-source development, and ecosystem enablement. The individual will lead strategic technical initiatives, influence engineering direction across multiple development teams, guide Zephyr adoption across Microchip products, and represent Microchip within the Zephyr Project and Linux Foundation ecosystem.

Working across global engineering organizations, the Technical Staff Engineer will establish technical roadmaps, drive platform enablement, coordinate complex cross-functional initiatives, support customer adoption, and provide thought leadership that advances Microchip's long-term Zephyr strategy.

Success in this role requires extensive experience with embedded software platforms, RTOS technologies, open-source development methodologies, and stakeholder engagement across engineering, product management, customer enablement, and industry partners

Primary Functional Responsibilities

Technical Strategy and Architecture Leadership

• Define the technical roadmap for Zephyr enablement across Microchip MCU, MPU, connectivity, and security product families.
• Establish architectural guidelines, development methodologies, and best practices for Zephyr integration.
• Lead technical reviews and architecture decisions impacting Zephyr ecosystem adoption.
• Drive alignment of Zephyr support across multiple product divisions and engineering organizations.
• Serve as the principal technical advisor for Zephyr-related initiatives across the corporation.

Zephyr Project and Open-Source Engagement

• Lead Microchip's technical engagement with the Zephyr Project community.
• Guide upstream contribution strategies supporting long-term maintenance and ecosystem adoption.
• Participate in Linux Foundation activities, Zephyr working groups, technical reviews, and community collaborations.
• Provide technical leadership for board support packages, silicon enablement, device driver development, and upstream integration efforts.
• Establish strategies to maximize the business impact of open-source investments.

Cross-Functional Technical Leadership

• Lead complex technical initiatives involving software engineering, applications engineering, product management, ecosystem partners, and external contributors.
• Influence technical priorities across globally distributed teams.
• Coordinate technical execution among internal stakeholders supporting Zephyr adoption.
• Drive consensus on technical direction and ecosystem strategy.
• Mentor engineers and technical leaders involved in Zephyr development programs.

Customer and Partner Technical Enablement

• Provide technical leadership supporting customer adoption of Zephyr-enabled Microchip solutions.
• Guide development of reference designs, application examples, training materials, and ecosystem documentation.
• Engage with strategic customers and partners to understand emerging requirements.
• Support technical workshops, training programs, conferences, and developer community activities.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, and 12+ years of experience in embedded software development, embedded systems architecture, or RTOS-based product development.
• Significant experience with Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS), preferably including Zephyr RTOS.
• Proven experience leading complex software architecture and platform enablement initiatives across multiple product lines.
• Demonstrated experience working in open-source software communities and contributing to upstream projects.
• Experience supporting MCU, MPU, connectivity, security, or other embedded semiconductor products.
• Proven technical leadership experience influencing cross-functional and globally distributed engineering teams.
• Experience working directly with customers, ecosystem partners, and industry organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active participation or recognized contributions within the Zephyr Project or other major open-source communities.
• Experience presenting at technical conferences, industry forums, or developer events.
• Knowledge of semiconductor product development lifecycles and embedded software enablement strategies.
• Experience defining and executing ecosystem adoption strategies for software platforms.
• Track record of successfully driving industry collaboration and standards adoption initiatives.

Travel Time

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes

Hearing, Seeing, Talking

Physical Requirements

80% sitting, 10% walking, 10% standing

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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