Intern - Applications Engineering

Microchip Technology Inc. • Roseville, CA

3d • $22 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

As an Applications Engineering Intern in the Data Center Solutions Business Unit of Microchip, you will be assisting the Applications team in developing tools and demos, board bring-up and debugging, setting up lab equipment to analyze and recreate customer system problems, assisting in customer collaterals, embedded firmware debug/development and assisting in technical support. You must be able to work independently, and in a team environment.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in BS or MS Electrical/Computer/Computer Science Engineering program.
• Basic understanding of computer architecture
• Programming experience in any one of the following: C, C++, TCL/Tk, Python, Java
• Good troubleshooting and debugging skills
• Good writing and communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience with installing OSes (Linux and Windows), setting up hardware and drivers
• Strong knowledge or experience in any one of the protocols or technologies (e.g. NVMe, PCI-Express, SAS, SATA, Fibre Channel, Ethernet, DDR, NAND Flash, UART, SPI etc.)
• Experience with board-level debug & bring-up.
• Experience with HW design, schematics capture, and board layout.
• Experience with driver development / embedded FW development.

Responsibilities

• Setting up lab equipment including installation of OS, Drivers, tools, debuggers, analyzers etc.
• Bring-up and debug customer evaluation boards
• Develop and maintain customer collaterals, custom firmware and diagnostic tools
• Recreate, collect, analyze, debug and root cause customer reported problems in a lab environment
• Develop and provide product training to customers and internal teams
• Demonstrate new product features, capabilities in industry events and trade shows
• Performance and power measurement and analysis

Benefits

• The hourly pay range for this position, which could be performed in the US, is $22.00 - $30.00. Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree