Engineer II - Applications

Microchip is seeking an entry-level Wireless Systems Applications Engineer to provide customer support and develop sample applications for embedded wireless controllers and SoC products.

• Develop innovative solutions to address design challenges and issues reported by global clients.
• Collaborate with internal engineering teams and fellow applications engineers to implement new features and optimize solutions.
• Create technical resources, including knowledge base articles, application notes, training presentations, and instructional videos, to educate customers and internal teams.
• Design and develop demo applications and sample projects showcasing real-world use cases of wireless products in embedded systems.
• Validate, test, and release SDKs and software framework packages to ensure high quality and reliability.

Requirements/Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Systems Engineering or a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering.

• Embedded software development experience, including bare-metal and framework-based development
• Strong hands-on experience in C and C++ programming
• Solid understanding of wireless technologies and hands-on experience integrating and debugging protocol stacks, including
• Good knowledge of protocol stacks and the OSI networking model, particularly for wireless systems Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth/BLE, and IEEE 802.15.4.
• Experience with RTOS (e.g., FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or Linux-based systems)
• Experience with 8/16/32-bit microcontrollers and peripherals such as ADC, DAC, PWM, RTC, WDT, and timers/counters
• Knowledge of communication interfaces: I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, and USB
• Exposure to hardware design concepts, including schematics and PCB layout (highly desirable)
• Familiarity with Microchip microcontrollers/processors, wireless solutions, touch technology, and FPGA documentation is an added advantage
• Proficient in using digital oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol sniffers
• Strong ability to debug complex system-level embedded issues
• Execute reference designs, customer projects, and application notes to drive design-ins and design-wins
• Assist customers in designing, developing, integrating, and troubleshooting embedded applications
• Provide creative solutions and workarounds to resolve customer design and implementation issues
• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to resolve open issues and meet design requirements
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, global, and virtual team environment
• Develop and deliver technical training for customers and field engineers
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills
• Strong customer support, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to multitask with minimal supervision
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good organizational and project management skills, including schedule and status reporting.