Technical Staff Engineer - Applications & Systems

Microchip • Addison, TX

9h • Onsite

About The Position

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, Texas, the engineer works closely with design, marketing, and product teams across the full product lifecycle, from product definition and technical specifications through launch, customer support, and design-win activities. 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 collaborates with global teams across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and India, and supports customers in communications, automotive, data center, enterprise, and industrial markets.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship, required to support some U.S. defense companies.
• U.S. residency, required to support some U.S. defense companies.
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
• 12.5 or more years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong knowledge of clock and timing technology.
• Strong knowledge of clock and timing products and their operation.
• Knowledge of specialized clock and timing equipment, such as phase noise analyzers, and how to control it, including writing Python or TCL scripts.
• Working knowledge of embedded C programming.
• Ability and willingness to travel globally.
• Good technical leadership and ability to identify the best trade-offs between technical and business elements of product development.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to handle extensive technical documentation, such as datasheets or product specifications of 100 or more pages.
• Comfort with the technical documentation approval cycle.
• Enjoyment of external-facing work and engaging with new people.
• Ability to multitask and handle varied technical challenges arising from customer inquiries or support tickets.

Responsibilities

• Maintain up-to-date industry knowledge related to clock and timing.
• Author product definition specifications.
• Lead technical trade-off decisions, such as power, size, cost, and 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 related to clock and timing in customers’ systems.
• Debug and troubleshoot product operation using specialized clock and timing equipment in Microchip’s lab.
• Visit customers for on-site debugging of escalated issues.
• Support the full product lifecycle, from early product definition and technical specifications through product launch, customer support, and design-win activities.
• Work closely with design, marketing, and product teams and collaborate with global teams.

What This Job Offers

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