Technical Staff Engineer-Product Marketing

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plans

ESPP program

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking a Technical Staff Engineer – Product Marketing in the US to accelerate adoption of PIC64 64‑bit multicore MPUs/SoCs. You will engage with sales, engineering, and customers across Aerospace, Defense and Industrial markets to drive design wins and market readiness.

You will help define value propositions, support GTM activities, and contribute to roadmap decisions based on market insights and customer feedback.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship required for eligibility.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• 2.5+ years in product management/marketing roles dealing with embedded processors, MPUs or SoCs.
• Experience with 64-bit embedded compute platforms; Arm or RISC-V preferred.
• Strong customer-facing experience engaging with senior technical decision-makers.
• Direct exposure to mission-critical embedded markets (A&D or Industrial).
• Familiarity with long product lifecycles and qualification requirements.
• Cross-functional work with hardware, software, systems engineering, sales and marketing.
• Ability to translate market/customer insight into product decisions.

Responsibilities

• Act as product/market expert for sales teams, ecosystem partners, and decision-makers.
• Drive design-win engagements for strategic accounts in Aerospace, Defense and Industrial markets.
• Build and maintain senior customer relationships across engineering, product management, procurement and program leadership.
• Gather market signals and customer feedback to shape priorities.
• Support ecosystem growth across silicon, software, tools, OS and third-party collaborators.
• Develop high-quality customer-facing and sales collateral (presentations, briefs, white papers, blogs).
• Support product launches via go-to-market planning, sales readiness, and training.
• Help define value propositions and positioning for PIC64 platforms.
• Contribute to product strategy, roadmap and portfolio planning based on market trends.

Skills

Customer facing

Cross-functional collaboration

Embedded compute platforms

64-bit MPU/SoC experience

Arm/RISC-V familiarity

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science

Job description

Technical Staff Engineer – Product Marketing

Join Microchip at the forefront of mission‑critical edge computing. Microchip's PIC64 platform is enabling high‑performance, secure, and deterministic computing systems for Aerospace, Defense, and Industrial applications. In this role you will help drive adoption of PIC64 64‑bit multicore processors that power mission‑critical systems used in applications ranging from space exploration and satellite communications to next‑generation aerospace and industrial platforms.

Tech‑Staff Engineer – Product Marketing opening based in Austin, TX or Chandler, AZ. As part of the Edge Compute product management team, you will play a broad, highly customer‑facing role focused on accelerating design wins, strengthening ecosystem readiness, and driving market adoption of PIC64, with primary focus on the PIC64HX and PIC64-HPSC product families.

Responsibilities

• Act as a product and market expert for sales teams, ecosystem partners, and customer decision‑makers across mission‑critical embedded markets.
• Drive design‑win‑focused engagement for strategic accounts in Aerospace, Defense, and Industrial markets.
• Build and sustain senior‑level customer relationships across engineering, product management, procurement, and program leadership.
• Gather and synthesize customer requirements, market signals, and design‑in feedback to shape product and solution priorities.
• Support the growth of the PIC64 ecosystem across silicon, software, tools, operating systems, and strategic third‑party collaborators to improve customer readiness and accelerate adoption.
• Develop and maintain high‑quality customer‑facing and sales‑enablement collateral, including presentations, briefs, white papers, blogs, and reference materials.
• Support product launches through go‑to‑market planning, sales readiness, internal training, and market‑facing messaging.
• Help define solution‑oriented value propositions and positioning for target applications in mission‑critical embedded compute.
• Contribute to product strategy, positioning, and roadmap planning for PIC64 64‑bit embedded MPU/SoC platforms based on customer system requirements and market trends.
• Track competitive offerings, adjacent technologies, and market developments to inform investment priorities and product direction.
• Support portfolio planning and related business analysis for key product initiatives.

Requirements / Qualifications

• US Citizenship Required.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
• 2.5+ years of experience in product line management, product management, technical marketing, field applications, business development, or similar roles involving embedded processors, MPUs, or SoCs.
• Experience with 64‑bit embedded compute platforms; Arm and/or RISC‑V experience strongly preferred.
• Strong customer‑facing experience and ability to engage credibly with system architects, engineering leaders, and senior technical decision‑makers.
• Direct exposure to mission‑critical embedded markets, including Aerospace & Defense and/or Industrial segments.
• Familiarity with long product lifecycles, qualification expectations, and customer‑specific requirements.
• Strong technical foundation in embedded compute platforms, with experience in several of the following: multicore 64‑bit processors, Linux, RTOS, hypervisors, partitioning, software toolchains, Ethernet / TSN, platform security and cryptographic concepts, AI acceleration and/or vector processing, or related mission‑critical embedded technologies.
• Experience working cross‑functionally with hardware, software, systems engineering, sales, and marketing teams.
• Demonstrated ability to convert market and customer insight into actionable product, positioning, or roadmap decisions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in mission‑critical or high‑reliability embedded systems, including applications involving partitioning, determinism, functional safety, security, or certification‑oriented requirements.
• Familiarity with software and ecosystem enablement for complex embedded compute platforms.

Travel

0% – 25% travel expected.

Physical Requirements

10% Standing, 10% Walking, 80% Sitting, 100% Inside – Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM.

Pay Range

Annual base salary range $91,000 – $232,000 (US). Range depends on location, skills, and experience.

Benefits

Health benefits begin day one. Retirement savings plans. Industry‑leading ESPP program with a 2‑year look‑back feature.

Equal Employment 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.