Engineer II - Applications
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 28, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 11, 2026. Microchip Technology scores B on the Alion truth index.
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Job Description:
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 educatecustomers 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.
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