FAE - Senior Field Applications Engineer

Microchip Technology Inc. • Itasca, IL

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Microchip Technology Inc. is hiring a Senior Field Applications Engineer, also described as a Senior Embedded Solutions Engineer, based in Itasca, Illinois. The role focuses on embedded analog, power, signal conditioning, and related technologies. It is a customer-engagement position centered on converting design wins into revenue at assigned accounts through in-depth engineering support, including demonstrations, proofs of concept, and customer-system bring-up and debugging. The engineer visits, trains, and advises customers, develops technical solutions, and identifies new business opportunities using engineering expertise.

The engineer supports customer architectures and designs involving analog sensor and signal-chain solutions, analog power management, embedded systems, and semiconductor and software products. The role also involves building customer relationships, identifying stakeholders, developing consensus for Microchip solutions, creating reference-design opportunities, and working with internal teams and global colleagues. The position requires managing multiple customer engagements and presenting technical content to customers, fellow engineers, and sales teams. Travel is 25%–50%.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, such as BSEE or BSCE, with a strong academic track record.
• More than five years of relevant work experience.
• Proficiency in analog sensor and signal-chain solutions and analog power-management solutions.
• Creative power-management electronic design capability, including system architecture, schematic/simulation/layout using CAD tools, testing, and debugging.
• Experience with system AC/DC and DC/DC power-supply architectures, including fault protection and safety and compliance requirements.
• Expert knowledge of linear and switching power topologies, including LDO, boost, buck, buck-boost, SEPIC, and isolated switching converters, along with thermal management and characterization.
• Understanding of linear and discrete circuit topologies, high-voltage multiplexers and drivers, and analog filter circuits.
• Proficiency in mixed-signal conditioning using ADCs/DACs, temperature sensors, timing/clock generation, and AC/DC power monitoring and metering.
• Ability to analyze and optimize closed-loop feedback techniques used in power-conversion circuits and use or customize simulation tools for loop analysis.
• Hands-on schematic-entry and PCB-design experience to support customer power-circuit schematic reviews and layout efforts.
• Knowledge of I2C, SPI, and UART interface protocols to support PMBUS and Microchip DEPA communication protocols.
• Hands-on experience with power and general test equipment in customer test laboratories during prototype and production development.
• Ability to manage multiple customer engagements simultaneously.
• Strategic and critical thinking skills, including systematic problem-solving and identifying customer needs.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to tailor communication and presentations to customer needs.
• Interpersonal influence skills to guide customer conversations toward mutually valuable solutions.
• Networking skills to identify customer stakeholders and collaborate with internal stakeholders.
• Ownership, initiative, independence, and a strong drive to achieve results.
• Workflow-management skills, including setting clear, realistic, time-bound objectives and breaking them into achievable tasks.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of experience in semiconductor applications or sales.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-depth engineering support to assigned customers, including demos, proofs of concept, system bring-up, and debugging.
• Advise customers on and implement solutions involving analog sensors, signal chains, and analog power management.
• Continuously develop technical skills in analog sensor and signal-chain solutions, analog power management, and connected embedded systems.
• Learn and use Microchip’s Client Engagement Process to drive design wins to revenue at selected target clients.
• Support technical and business relationships with assigned clients and establish new semiconductor business relationships.
• Identify reference-design opportunities and lead the design and development of reference designs to generate analog product revenue growth.
• Apply engineering design skills to reduce customer development time and system cost and improve product performance and manufacturability.
• Identify customer stakeholders and build consensus for Microchip solutions within customer organizations.
• Use customer and technology insights to connect client needs with Microchip solutions.
• Collaborate with a global team to develop and implement strategies for assigned clients across global locations.
• Communicate customer feedback and return on investment to Microchip product divisions.
• Participate in customer architecture discussions and reviews, supporting Microchip embedded semiconductor and software solutions.
• Conduct architectural and board-level schematic reviews, design-in support, and product training for customers.
• Communicate across functional teams to improve product features and processes and address customer needs.
• Create and deliver technical overviews, seminars, and workshops for customers, fellow engineers, and/or sales teams.
• Manage multiple customer engagements simultaneously.
• Visit, train, and advise customers.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• Bonus aligned with company goals.
• Employee stock purchase program.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Opportunity to manage technical projects at accounts on an entrepreneurial and collaborative basis.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior