Technical Staff Engineer - Hardware

Microchip Technology Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits from day one

RSUs

Quarterly bonus

ESPP program with 2 year look back

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking an experienced circuit design engineer to develop advanced network timing equipment, including PTP grandmasters and NTP servers, spanning analog and digital design, DDR memories, FPGAs, and MCUs.

The role requires hands-on ownership from architecture through PCB bring-up, validation, and sustaining support, collaborating with hardware, software, marketing, test, and manufacturing teams across the full product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering/Science; Master's degree preferred.
• 12+ years of hands-on circuit design experience.
• Strong understanding of analog and digital circuit design concepts and principles.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and related test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define new product features, requirements, and system-level tradeoffs.
• Develop analog and digital circuit designs and create schematics using CAD tools.
• Create detailed hardware design documentation and test plans.
• Partner with PCB layout engineers on board layout, signal integrity, manufacturability, and design reviews.
• Contribute to system architecture, component selection, and hardware implementation planning.
• Enter and maintain design data in the Agile PLM system.
• Support software and digital design engineers during board bring-up, driver development, and validation of board-level functions.
• Drive hardware development from concept through finished product, including bring-up, validation, release, and sustaining support.

Skills

Circuit design

Analog & Digital

PCB design

Signal integrity

Altium/HyperLynx

Lab equipment

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering/Science

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Altium CAD

HyperLynx CAD

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

The Frequency and Time Systems (FTS) development team is seeking an experienced circuit design engineer to help develop advanced network timing equipment, including PTP grandmasters and NTP servers. This role spans analog and digital circuit design, including DDR memories, FPGAs, microprocessors, and MCUs, and requires hands-on ownership from architecture and schematic design through PCB bring-up, validation, documentation, and sustaining support. The engineer will collaborate closely with hardware, software, marketing, test, and manufacturing teams throughout the full product development lifecycle. Experience in using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, network analyzers, GNSS simulators, and related test equipment is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define new product features, requirements, and system-level tradeoffs.
• Develop analog and digital circuit designs and create schematics using CAD tools.
• Create detailed hardware design documentation and test plans.
• Partner with PCB layout engineers on board layout, signal integrity, manufacturability, and design reviews.
• Contribute to system architecture, component selection, and hardware implementation planning.
• Enter and maintain design data in the Agile PLM system.
• Support software and digital design engineers during board bring-up, driver development, and validation of board-level functions.
• Drive hardware development from concept through finished product, including bring-up, validation, release, and sustaining support.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering/Science; Masters degree preferred.
• 12+ years of hands-on circuit design experience.
• Strong understanding of analog and digital circuit design concepts and principles.
• Excellent knowledge of digital systems and computer architecture.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written, verbal, and documentation skills.
• High attention to detail with the ability to drive tasks to completion.
• Hands-on experience using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and related test equipment.
• Experience with Altium and/or HyperLynx CAD tools.
• Experience with high-speed PCB transmission line structures, signal integrity practices, and related design constraints.

Travel Time

No Travel

Physical Attributes

Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements

80% Sitting, 10% Walking, 10% Standing

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.

Equal Opportunity

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.