Technical Staff Engineer - Validation

Microchip Technology Inc.; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. seeks an experienced Staff Engineer-Validation to lead validation strategies for high‑speed networking devices.

You will own lab bring‑up, characterization, and interoperability testing for devices such as Ethernet switches, PCIe components, and USB hubs, guiding cross‑functional teams and mentoring junior engineers. In this role, you will define test environments, analyze results, and communicate findings to management, ensuring products meet requirements, quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 12+ Years combined experience in high-speed digital design/testing, analog/mixed-signal design/testing, systems design/testing, or power IC design/test.
• Experience driving cross-functional teams and mentoring junior engineers.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and organization.
• Ability to develop hardware design specifications based on input from multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, ownership, and execution of validation strategies and test plans.
• Perform and lead lab-based validation, including design bring-up, characterization, and interoperability testing.
• Review, analyze, and communicate validation results, debug findings, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Specify and design test environments including software, lab equipment, and test boards.
• Collaborate with Design, Verification, Applications, Marketing and Product Engineering teams.
• Lead cross-functional debug and root-cause discussions and manage JIRA workflows.
• Support customer issue reproduction and escalations with Applications and Field Engineering teams.
• Mentor junior validation engineers.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of validation processes and metrics.

Skills

High-Speed Digital design

Analog/Mixed-Signal design

Systems design

Power IC Design and/or Test

Cross-functional teams

Mentoring junior engineers

Strong communication skills

Hardware design specification

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Oscilloscope

Logic Analyzer

Protocol Analyzer

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.

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Job Description

Microchip products are at the heart of millions of consumer devices and networks, and we are looking for an exceptional person to join our team as a Staff Engineer-Validation. A candidate placed in this position will be a technical leader in the Networking and Connectivity Solutions Validation Team, focused on bringing advanced connectivity devices to market, including Ethernet switches, USB 3.2 hubs, PCI-Express devices and switches, Automotive Ethernet PHY’s, and other connectivity interfaces in excess of 25Gbps.

Responsibilities Include

• Lead development, ownership, and execution of validation strategies and test plans aligned with product requirements, technical risk, customer impact, program schedules, and market needs
• Perform and lead lab‑based validation, including design bring‑up, characterization, and interoperability testing for high‑speed connectivity devices
• Review, analyze, and clearly communicate validation results, debug findings, and recommendations to project and management stakeholders
• Specify and design test environments including software, lab equipment, and test board requirements
• Serve as a cross‑functional validation interface, collaborating closely with Design, Verification, Applications, Marketing and Product Engineering teams
• Responsible for leading cross‑functional debug and root‑cause discussions along with owning and driving JIRA‑based debug workflows
• Support customer issue reproduction and escalations by collaborating with Applications and Field Engineering teams
• Mentor junior validation engineers
• Contribute to continuous improvement of validation processes, metrics, and best practices

Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• 12+ Years combined experience in one or more of the following:
  • High-Speed Digital design/testing
  • Analog/Mixed-Signal design/testing
  • Systems design/testing
  • Power IC Design and/or Test
• Prior experience driving cross functional teams and projects
• Prior experience mentoring junior engineers
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organization skills and the ability to develop hardware design specification based on input from multiple stakeholders and specifications
• Strong working knowledge of Electronics Lab equipment, e.g., Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer, Protocol Analyzer (any protocol)
• Must be self‑motivated and able to work in collaborative group environment or independently

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• Understanding of, and experience with, high‑speed connectivity protocols, including, Ethernet, USB (USB 2.0 / USB 3.x), or PCI‑Express
• Experience reviewing schematics and layouts for silicon validation or reference boards
• Python‑based automation for validation, data analysis, or lab equipment control
• Exposure to IC device characterization and silicon performance analysis

Travel Time

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes

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

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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