Technical Staff Engineer - Applications & Systems
About The Position
The Microchip Timing & Communications Group (TCG) Systems and Applications Engineering team supports a broad portfolio of clocking and timing solutions, including oscillators, clock generators, jitter attenuators and network synchronization products. The team works across the full product lifecycle - from early product definition and technical specifications to product launch, customer support and design-win activities. TCG products serve industries such as communications, automotive, data centers, enterprise and industrial markets. The Technical Staff Engineer-Applications & Systems role combines applications engineering (customer support) and systems engineering (product definition) for Microchip’s clocking and timing products. Based in Addison, TX, the engineer will work closely with design, marketing, and product teams to support the full product lifecycle. Responsibilities include defining product specifications, leading technical aspects of development, writing datasheets, supporting customers, and troubleshooting complex issues in the lab. The role focuses on synchronization, jitter attenuation, clock generators, and clock buffers, while also supporting broader Microchip timing solutions, including related software and drivers. The engineer will collaborate with global teams across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and India.
Requirements
- USA citizenship (required for supporting some USA defense companies)
- USA residency (required for supporting some USA defense companies)
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with 12.5+ years of relevant industry experience
- Strong knowledge of clock & timing technology
- Strong knowledge of clock & timing products and product operation
- Knowledge of specialized clock & timing equipment (such as phase noise analyzers) and the control thereof (such as writing python or TCL scripts)
- Working knowledge of embedded C programming language
- Ability and willingness to travel globally
- Good technical leadership and ability to find the best trade-offs between technical and business elements of product development
- Strong problem solving and debugging skills
- Detail oriented, ensuring all the i’s are dotted and the t’s are crossed, handling large technical documentation (e.g. 100+ page datasheets or product specifications)
- Comfortable with the technical documentation approval cycle
- Enjoys external-facing work and engaging with new people
- Multi-tasking by handling a variety of technical challenges that arise from customer inquiries or support tickets
Responsibilities
- Maintain up-to-date industry knowledge related to clock & timing
- Author product definition specifications
- Lead technical trade-off decisions (such as power, size, cost, jitter)
- Author product datasheets and application notes
- Perform competitive analysis and create competitive analysis reports
- Visit customers for product promotion
- Review schematics
- Solve technical problems with customer’s system related to clock & timing
- Debug and troubleshoot product operation using specialized clock & timing equipment in Microchip’s lab
- Visit customers for on-site debug of escalated issues
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
