Microchip Technology Inc.
Microchip Technology Inc.
Microchip Technology Inc. develops semiconductor products for embedded control, including microcontrollers, analog components and Flash-IP solutions. Its portfolio supports electronic applications across sectors such as automotive, defense and manufacturing, with products designed to help engineers build reliable, efficient embedded systems.

Senior Applications Engineer II, Physical Layer

Develop and validate Single Pair Ethernet products at Microchip Technology. Work with customers and cross-functional teams on signal integrity, EMC, simulation, and compliance.

Description

  • Serve as a technical liaison among customers, product marketing, design, validation, and verification teams.
  • Contribute throughout the product lifecycle, from early concept development through customer feedback.
  • Develop and assess Single Pair Ethernet product concepts through simulation, prototyping, and validation.
  • Partner with design teams to turn concepts into robust, scalable solutions.
  • Support validation and compliance work to meet customer and industry requirements.
  • Prepare, review, and maintain technical documentation and application notes.
  • Help customers resolve technical issues and follow design recommendations.
  • Apply signal integrity and EMC expertise during design and validation.
  • Analyze, test, and debug products with internal and external laboratory equipment.
  • Work across teams and explain complex technical topics to stakeholders with varied levels of expertise.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or a related field such as mechatronics or physics, plus at least eight years of relevant experience.
  • Experience with Ethernet and Single Pair Ethernet technologies, including 100BASE-T1 or 1000BASE-T1.
  • Experience with Ethernet compliance and certification processes.
  • Strong foundation in analog and digital circuit design.
  • Experience with system-level and circuit-level simulation and analysis.
  • Practical experience using modern measurement equipment, such as oscilloscopes, spectrum, signal or logic analyzers, and VNAs.
  • Experience testing and debugging signal integrity and EMC issues.
  • Strong skills in reading and writing technical documentation.
  • Programming or scripting skills in Python, C, C++, C#, Java, or MicroPython.
  • Able to work independently in a structured, solution-focused manner.
  • Business-level fluency in English.
  • Preferred: master’s degree.
  • Preferred: automotive industry experience.
  • Preferred: semiconductor industry experience.
  • Preferred: familiarity with AI-assisted workflows.
  • Preferred: RF design and debugging experience.
  • Preferred: PCB design experience with Altium.
  • Preferred: firmware development experience.
  • Preferred: soldering skills.
  • Preferred: German language skills.
  • Travel: 0%–25%.

Benefits

  • Employee development and career growth programs.
  • Leadership Passage Programs.
  • Diversity and workplace excellence initiatives.
  • Company perks; details are available on the careers page.

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