Associate Fellow - Architecture (Industry Standards)

Microchip • San Jose, CA

19h • $90,000 - $232,000

About The Position

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking a Senior Technical Staff member to lead and shape our standards engagement strategy within the Data Center Solutions (DCS) business unit. In this high-impact role, you will serve as the primary technical liaison to industry standards bodies , ensuring Microchip is at the forefront of defining and adopting next-generation compute and storage infrastructure standards. You will help guide our strategic direction by engaging in standards development activities, synthesizing ecosystem trends, and aligning internal engineering efforts with industry evolution. This role is critical in translating emerging Standards trends into actionable product and technology roadmaps . You will be challenged and encouraged to innovate. Microchip fosters continuous learning in a challenging and rewarding environment. If this sounds like the kind of environment you'd like to participate in, we'd like to hear from you!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering (Master’s degree preferred).
• 15+ years of relevant industry experience in developing product and standards strategies for storage and compute-based products.
• Strategic leader with extensive experience in setting product direction.
• Experience with synthesizing market data into relevance to DCS strategic plan.
• Ability to understand and engage customers at an architecture and business level.
• Collaborative approach with the ability to build strong and deep relationships both within the team and across the organization to drive results.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and experience addressing and influencing C level and senior management.
• Strong results orientation with a dedicated partner focus, proven attention to detail and quality.
• Collaborative team player who is also an independent thinker.

Nice To Haves

• 10+ years in technical architecture, system design, or standards engagement roles.
• Active participation or leadership in major standards bodies or industry consortiums.
• Familiarity with hyperscaler and OEM infrastructure strategies and their influence on industry standards.
• Strong intellectual curiosity, with a blend of analytical intelligence and strategic vision.
• Ability to synthesize complex data & analysis into recommendations for business strategy & tactics.
• Ability to develop a point of view and bring others along, while remaining open minded.
• Strong executive presence- ease with executive-level interactions.
• Capable of handling multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Lead Microchip's participation in standards bodies such as: Open Compute Project (OCP) UALink Consortium PCI-SIG SNIA and others relevant to data center infrastructure.
• Shape and influence technical specifications, working group direction, and reference architectures related to: Switching & fabric technologies High-speed interconnects (e.g., PCIe, CXL, UALink) Memory and storage hierarchies Platform security and trusted compute
• Act as a key voice in external engagements , presenting Microchip’s viewpoints and securing alignment with ecosystem partners.
• Translate evolving standards and market requirements into internal product strategy across Microchip’s compute, storage, and connectivity portfolios.
• Work closely with engineering, architecture, marketing, and customer teams to ensure standards alignment and early adoption readiness.
• Proven, inspiring leader with expertise in technology, ideally storage, memory or compute facing products is highly desirable.
• Help to define and position MCHP-DCS brand and competitive advantage in the marketplace.
• Experienced at planning and preparing materials and presentation material for meetings with executive leadership teams, customers and partners.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking with a proven ability to analyze markets, performance data, business issues and to draw insights and conclusions.
• Function as a team player, discrete, high-energy, agile-minded, strategic, proactive, a clear communicator, highly organized and committed to the vision and values of Microchip.
• Demonstrated operational rigor and the ability to lead large scale initiatives across a global organization with experience in driving cross-functional initiatives at the highest levels of a complex organization and ecosystem business.

Benefits

• 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.
• Find more information about all our benefits at the link below: Benefits of working at Microchip

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees