Technical Staff Engineer - Applications & Systems

Microchip Technology Inc.; Addison (TX); On-site; USD 125,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. in Addison, TX is seeking a Technical Staff Engineer-Applications & Systems to support clocking and timing products across the full lifecycle—from definition to launch and customer support.

You will define product specifications, lead technical trade-offs, author datasheets and notes, troubleshoot complex lab issues, and collaborate with global teams in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and India while traveling as needed.

Qualifications

• USA citizenship required for defense-related support.
• USA residency required for defense-related support.
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with 12.5+ years of experience.
• Strong knowledge of clock & timing technology and products.
• Experience with phase noise analyzers and scripting in Python/TCL.
• Embedded C programming experience.
• Willingness to travel globally.

Responsibilities

• Maintain up-to-date industry knowledge related to clock & timing.
• Author product definition specifications.
• Lead technical trade-off decisions on power, size, cost, and jitter.
• Author product datasheets and application notes.
• Perform competitive analysis and report findings.
• Visit customers for product promotion and on-site support.
• Review schematics and troubleshoot timing-related issues.
• Debug operation using specialized equipment in Microchip lab.
• Visit customers for on-site debugging of escalated issues.

Skills

Clock & timing technology

Clock & timing products

Embedded C programming

Python scripting

TCL scripting

Travel globally

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Phase noise analyzers

Python

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. Visit our careers page to see what exciting opportunities and company perks await!

Job Description

The Microchip Timing & Communications Group (TCG) Systems and Applications Engineering team supports a broad portfolio of clocking and timing solutions, including oscillators, clock generators, jitter attenuators and network synchronization products. The team works across the full product lifecycle - from early product definition and technical specifications to product launch, customer support and design-win activities. TCG products serve industries such as communications, automotive, data centers, enterprise and industrial markets. The Technical Staff Engineer-Applications & Systems role combines applications engineering (customer support) and systems engineering (product definition) for Microchip’s clocking and timing products. Based in Addison, TX, the engineer will work closely with design, marketing, and product teams to support the full product lifecycle. Responsibilities include defining product specifications, leading technical aspects of development, writing datasheets, supporting customers, and troubleshooting complex issues in the lab. The role focuses on synchronization, jitter attenuation, clock generators, and clock buffers, while also supporting broader Microchip timing solutions, including related software and drivers. The engineer will collaborate with global teams across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and India.

Key job responsibilities

• Maintain up-to-date industry knowledge related to clock & timing
• Author product definition specifications
• Lead technical trade-off decisions (such as power, size, cost, jitter)
• Author product datasheets and application notes
• Perform competitive analysis and create competitive analysis reports
• Visit customers for product promotion
• Review schematics
• Solve technical problems with customer’s system related to clock & timing
• Debug and troubleshoot product operation using specialized clock & timing equipment in Microchip’s lab
• Visit customers for on-site debug of escalated issues

Requirements/Qualifications

• USA citizenship (required for supporting some USA defense companies)
• USA residency (required for supporting some USA defense companies)
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with 12.5+ years of relevant industry experience
• Strong knowledge of clock & timing technology
• Strong knowledge of clock & timing products and product operation
• Knowledge of specialized clock & timing equipment (such as phase noise analyzers) and the control thereof (such as writing python or TCL scripts)
• Working knowledge of embedded C programming language
• Ability and willingness to travel globally

Competencies

• Good technical leadership and ability to find the best trade-offs between technical and business elements of product development
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills
• Detail oriented, ensuring all the i’s are dotted and the t’s are crossed, handling large technical documentation (e.g. 100+ page datasheets or product specifications)
• Comfortable with the technical documentation approval cycle
• Enjoys external-facing work and engaging with new people
• Multi-tasking by handling a variety of technical challenges that arise from customer inquiries or support tickets

Travel Time

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes

Bending at Waist, Carrying, Feeling, Handling, Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements

10% Standing, 10% Walking, 80% Sitting, 100% Inside-MF 8-5PM

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.

At Microchip, employees are our greatest strength. As one of the top performing semiconductor companies in the world, we are led by a set of guiding values and a mission to empower innovation to enhance the human experience. We work tirelessly to create a company culture that highlights how important every employee is to our mission.