Technical Staff Engineer – Applications

Microchip•Chandler, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Microchip is seeking a highly experienced Technical Staff Engineer to provide technical leadership for the company's Zephyr RTOS ecosystem initiatives. This role serves as the principal technical authority responsible for defining architecture, enablement strategy, ecosystem integration, and open-source engagement for Zephyr across Microchip's embedded product portfolio. The position requires deep expertise in embedded systems, real-time operating systems, software architecture, open-source development, and ecosystem enablement. The individual will lead strategic technical initiatives, influence engineering direction across multiple development teams, guide Zephyr adoption across Microchip products, and represent Microchip within the Zephyr Project and Linux Foundation ecosystem. Working across global engineering organizations, the Technical Staff Engineer will establish technical roadmaps, drive platform enablement, coordinate complex cross-functional initiatives, support customer adoption, and provide thought leadership that advances Microchip's long-term Zephyr strategy. Success in this role requires extensive experience with embedded software platforms, RTOS technologies, open-source development methodologies, and stakeholder engagement across engineering, product management, customer enablement, and industry partners.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, and 12+ years of experience in embedded software development, embedded systems architecture, or RTOS-based product development.
Significant experience with Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS), preferably including Zephyr RTOS.
Proven experience leading complex software architecture and platform enablement initiatives across multiple product lines.
Demonstrated experience working in open-source software communities and contributing to upstream projects.
Experience supporting MCU, MPU, connectivity, security, or other embedded semiconductor products.
Proven technical leadership experience influencing cross-functional and globally distributed engineering teams.
Experience working directly with customers, ecosystem partners, and industry organizations.

Nice To Haves

Active participation or recognized contributions within the Zephyr Project or other major open-source communities.
Experience presenting at technical conferences, industry forums, or developer events.
Knowledge of semiconductor product development lifecycles and embedded software enablement strategies.
Experience defining and executing ecosystem adoption strategies for software platforms.
Track record of successfully driving industry collaboration and standards adoption initiatives.

Responsibilities

Define the technical roadmap for Zephyr enablement across Microchip MCU, MPU, connectivity, and security product families.
Establish architectural guidelines, development methodologies, and best practices for Zephyr integration.
Lead technical reviews and architecture decisions impacting Zephyr ecosystem adoption.
Drive alignment of Zephyr support across multiple product divisions and engineering organizations.
Serve as the principal technical advisor for Zephyr-related initiatives across the corporation.
Lead Microchip's technical engagement with the Zephyr Project community.
Guide upstream contribution strategies supporting long-term maintenance and ecosystem adoption.
Participate in Linux Foundation activities, Zephyr working groups, technical reviews, and community collaborations.
Provide technical leadership for board support packages, silicon enablement, device driver development, and upstream integration efforts.
Establish strategies to maximize the business impact of open-source investments.
Lead complex technical initiatives involving software engineering, applications engineering, product management, ecosystem partners, and external contributors.
Influence technical priorities across globally distributed teams.
Coordinate technical execution among internal stakeholders supporting Zephyr adoption.
Drive consensus on technical direction and ecosystem strategy.
Mentor engineers and technical leaders involved in Zephyr development programs.
Provide technical leadership supporting customer adoption of Zephyr-enabled Microchip solutions.
Guide development of reference designs, application examples, training materials, and ecosystem documentation.
Engage with strategic customers and partners to understand emerging requirements.
Support technical workshops, training programs, conferences, and developer community activities.