Job Description:

Microchip Technology Inc. has a Senior Engineer II-Validation opening based in Austin, TX, Chandler, AZ, or Hauppauge, NY. This role is part of the USB, Ethernet, and Networking Validation Team, responsible for validation of advanced connectivity products such as Ethernet PHYs, Ethernet switches, USB 3.2 hubs, and PCI Express devices, operating at data rates exceeding 25Gbps.

The successful candidate will act as a technical leader in validation scoping, execution, debug, and results analysis, working closely with Design Engineering, Verification Engineering, Applications Engineering, Product Marketing, and Field teams to ensure high quality, production ready silicon.

Responsibilities:

• Drive validation scoping by reviewing architecture specifications, datasheets, verification plans, and customer usage models to identify validation risks and coverage gaps
• Lead development, ownership, and execution of validation strategies and test plans aligned with product requirements and market needs
• Serve as a cross functional validation interface, collaborating closely with:
• Design Engineering
• Verification Engineering
• Applications Engineering
• Product Marketing and Product Engineering
• Perform and lead lab based validation, including Design bring up, characterization, and interoperability testing for high speed connectivity devices
• Provide hands on hardware support for validation, including:
• Review and contribution to validation board designs
• Board bring up and system level debug
• Debug of power, clocking, reset, and high speed interface issues
• Define, track, and prioritize validation activities based on technical risk, customer impact, and program schedules
• Own and drive JIRA based debug workflows, including:
• Logging, triaging, and prioritizing validation issues
• Leading cross functional debug and root cause discussions
• Tracking fixes, re validation, and closure
• Review, analyze, and clearly communicate validation results, debug findings, and recommendations to project and management stakeholders
• Support customer issue reproduction and escalations by collaborating with Applications and Field Engineering teams
• Mentor junior validation engineers
• Contribute to continuous improvement of validation processes, metrics, and best practices

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
• 7.5+ years of experience in validation, test, or system level debug of complex ICs or connectivity products
• Strong experience defining validation scope from specifications, verification collateral, and customer usage models
• Hands on hardware experience, including:
• PCB bring up and debugging
• Understanding of power delivery, clocking, reset sequencing, and signal integrity fundamentals
• Proficient use of electronics lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers
• Demonstrated ability to independently drive debug, prioritize issues, and manage multiple deliverables
• Experience using JIRA or similar issue tracking systems for debugging, prioritization, and closure
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for technical reviews, validation reports, and cross functional collaboration
• Self motivated, well organized, and effective in a collaborative, cross functional team environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of high speed connectivity protocols:
• Ethernet
• USB (USB 2.0 / USB 3.x)
• PCI Express
• Experience reviewing schematics and layouts for silicon validation or reference boards
• Python based automation for validation, data analysis, or lab equipment control
• Exposure to IC device characterization and silicon performance analysis
• Experience supporting customer escalations involving system level and silicon interaction issues

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

Feeling, Hearing, Reaching, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements:

10% Standing, 10% Walking, 80% Sitting, 100% Inside-MF 8-5PM

Pay Range:

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive base pay, restricted stock units, and quarterly bonus payments. In addition to these components, our package includes health benefits that begin day one, retirement savings plans, and an industry leading ESPP program with a 2 year look back feature. Find more information about all our benefits at the link below:
Benefits of working at Microchip

The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in the US, is $70,304 - $205,000.*

*Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.