Engineer I - Corporate Applications
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https://careers.microchip.com/job/3269/engineer_i_corporate_applications
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Company Description
Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of embedded control applications. Our product portfolio comprises general purpose and specialized 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers, 32-bit microprocessors, field-programmable gate array (FPGA) products, a broad spectrum of high-performance linear, mixed-signal, power management, thermal management, radio frequency (RF), timing, safety, security, wired connectivity and wireless connectivity devices, as well as serial Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), Serial Flash memories, Parallel Flash memories, and serial Static Random Access Memory (SRAM). We also license Flash-IP solutions that are incorporated in a broad range of products.
Job Description
Team Background
Within the Microchip ecosystem of 18000+ employees is a growing Engineering Support Organization of 100+ Corporate Applications Engineers (CAEs) distributed across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Microchip’s Engineering Support team is a group of both new graduates and experienced team members including men and women of many cultural backgrounds and of multiple support roles. This team works together to provide design advice and consultation to clients, promote Microchip products from the vast Microchip product portfolio, and foster win-win solutions with customers. We support our clients through phone, email, Webex, Teams, and Salesforce. We do our best to have fun on the job by promoting teambuilding activities from within the group.
Position
Are you interested in working with state-of-the-art embedded technology? Do you like working with others to solve technical problems? Do you have strong problem-solving skills? Are you creative? Do you like working with people? If you answered yes to each of these questions, then consider applying to Microchip Technology for the position of Corporate Applications Engineer.
Microchip Technology is searching for a solutions-minded engineer to join our team. As a CAE, you will apply your knowledge of Microchip Technology’s products to help customers overcome technical challenges. You will collaborate with customers to discuss technical issues and provide guidance to help resolve issues. Successful candidates display strong communication and organization skills, as well as the ability to shift priorities and multitask. The candidate should have general knowledge of Microchip Technology products or the ability to learn them. Also, the candidate will be participating in a personalized development plan to improve their knowledge of our products, technologies, and applications.
In the role of CAE, each day will present different challenges. The successful candidate will work with a wide range of Microchip Technology’s product portfolio. There will be continuous opportunities for self-development while working with clients to help solve problems in various industries.
Job Responsibilities:
- C language programming.
- Assembly language programming.
- Hardware / software debugging.
- Help customers overcome hardware and software design challenges.
- Work with development tools to replicate customer issues.
- Provide phone and electronic support to customers.
- Participate and communicate within a global team environment.
- Author articles for Microchip's Knowledge Base, app notes, and other written collateral.
- Train internal and external customers on Microchip Technology's solutions and services.
- Summarize client needs, foster client self-sufficiency, promote system solutions.
- Execute on a personalized development plan to improve embedded knowledge.
Job Requirements
Minimum qualifications include:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
- 0-2 years of professional experience developing embedded firmware and/or hardware.
- High level of proficiency in hardware / firmware debugging.
- High level of proficiency in C/C++.
- Ability to work with electrical schematics.
- Expertise in one or more of the following microcontroller peripherals UART, SPI, I2C, ADC, DMA, PWM.
- Strong working knowledge of electronic lab equipment, i.e. oscilloscope, logic analyzer, digital multi-meter, soldering iron and other tools.
- Pro-active problem solver.
- Highly proficient in the English language.
- Strong verbal, written, and organization skills.
- Ability to summarize, understand, verbally explain, and write about technical issues.
- Team player, with a can-do attitude.
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
- Acts decisively and with good judgment.
- Highly motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to project confidence in yourself and Microchip Technology.
Preferred qualifications include:
- Master’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
- Strong expertise in circuits fundamentals: ohms law, passive components, networks circuit analysis, frequency response/Fourier analysis
- Strong mathematics/statistics background
- Experience with Altium Designer and ability to make/assemble PCBs
- Analog hardware background, experience with Mindi
- Exposure to Microchip’s data converters, power management ICs, op-amps, and other linear devices
- Customer support experience
Helpful Experience:
- Knowledge of advanced protocols – Ethernet, CAN, LIN, Bluetooth.
- Experience with MPLAB Harmony
- Experience with Embedded Linux and RTOS
- Experience in the semiconductor industry
- Familiarity with Salesforce account and case management
- Familiarity with Microchip Technology’s products and services
- Expertise in USB communications
- App development programming skills