Microchip is hiring: Principal Engineer - Hardware in Boulder

Company Description

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 20,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology, Inc.

People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.

Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

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Job Description

Microchip’s Frequency and Time Systems business unit is a world leader in precise time solutions and sets the world's standard for time. Our work distributes and applies precise time for the communications, aerospace, defense, IT infrastructure, and metrology industries. Frequency and Timing Systems is expanding our business in global timescales, digital signal processing, satellite communications, airborne timing, and navigation systems.

Our Government Systems group in Boulder, CO is seeking a Principal Engineer-Hardware to lead and contribute to hardware designs for R&D programs. This position is a fit for someone that enjoys technical achievement, cooperative research, never-ending chances to learn, and a friendly team environment. You will participate in a wide variety of projects and contribute to all phases of the full design lifecycle, including concept development, design, test and validation, sustainment and next generation planning. The opportunity requires the candidate to be a self-motivated person who is proactive and goal-oriented. Join our team and be a part of the fast-growing, cutting-edge technology.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Create, analyze, support, and improve electronic designs including PCB’s and PCBA’s for Government Systems products.
• Work within cross-functional teams of systems, software, FPGA and mechanical engineers to develop novel solutions that meet customer needs.
• Conduct design reviews showing design completeness, conformance to requirements, robustness, and expected yields.
• Write and review product requirements and specifications.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key partners and suppliers.
• Coordinate closely with manufacturing during new product introduction.
• Coach and mentor junior engineers.
• This in-office position is located in Boulder, Colorado and may require some occasional travel.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum BSEE and 10+ years of industry experience or equivalent combination of education and experience with a track record of increasing responsibility including:
  • Specification, analysis, design, test, and troubleshooting of PCB’s and PCBA’s.
• Knowledge of PCB and PCBA manufacturing processes, procedures, and best practices.
• Ability to design with discrete electronic components, FPGA’s, microprocessors, memory devices and logic devices and interfaces.
• Good written and interpersonal communication skills.
• US Citizenship Required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PCB Schematic and Layout (PADS and Altium preferred).
• Familiarity with precise timing applications and components, including oscillators, time measurement circuits, and GPS receivers.
• Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas:
  • Analog circuits.
  • RF electronics.
  • Signal integrity for high-speed serial interfaces.
  • Power integrity analysis.
  • Control systems, including analog control loops.
  • Data acquisition and signal reproduction.
• Understanding of project management principles.
• Unix and/or Linux experience including scripting.
• Programming – candidate should list any programming languages/frameworks with which they have significant experience.

Travel Time: 0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

Bending at Waist, Carrying, Crouching, Feeling, Handling, Hearing, Lifting, Other, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others.

Physical Requirements:

70% sitting; 15% walking; 15% standing; 100% indoors; Usual business hours.

Pay Range:

The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in Colorado, is $70,000-$163,000.*

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

Application window will remain open until qualified candidates have been identified.

Additional Information

Equal Opportunity Employer - Microchip is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer of Disabled/Veterans/Minorities/Women. We provide equal employment and affirmative action opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state or local laws.

Applicants with Disabilities - If you need accommodation for any part of the employment process because of a medical condition or disability, please send us an email with “Applicant Accommodation Request” in the subject line of the email. Alternatively, you may call us at 480-792-7330 to let us know the nature of your request.