Job Description

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-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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As an FPGA Field Application Engineer (FAE), you will engage with clients to create technical solutions while identifying and building new business using your engineering expertise. You will be expected to reframe their thinking and build consensus for Microchip’s solutions, co-creating value by delivering the freedom to innovate.

Responsibilities:

• Provides pre-sales and post-sales technical support for the development and implementation of complex products, applications, and solutions across all Microchip product lines, with an emphasis on FPGAs.
• Be an authority on all phases of programmable logic design, including requirements analysis, HDL code development and simulation, embedded hard and soft processor system design, synthesis optimizations, place and route constraints, timing closure, board-level schematic reviews, and FPGA hardware development and debug tools.
• Advise on the implementation of innovative ideas and solutions for assigned clients.
• Utilize engineering design skills, techniques, and knowledge to help clients decrease time to market, reduce overall system cost and improve end-product performances, reliability and security.
• Utilize the Microchip Client Engagement Process to drive design wins to revenue at assigned clients.
• Use insight and influencing skills to offer clients unique perspectives on technology that links to Microchip solutions.
• Identify key client stakeholders and coach them to build consensus for Microchip solutions within their organization.
• Contribute and participate within a global team environment to successfully develop and implement strategies for assigned clients across all global locations.
• Communicate effectively with Microchip Business Units for technical assistance and provide quantifiable feedback to measure ROI in assigned client investments (solutions and products).
• Coach, mentor, and train other FAEs as needed.
• Assist launches of new product introductions.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience with FPGA-based architecture definition, design, and support, including High-Speed Serial IO, High speed DDRx/LPDDRx Memories and/or Embedded Processor.
• Bachelor's Degree in Electronics Engineering or Computer Science with a strong academic track record.
• Embedded Linux knowledge is desirable.
• 5+ years of experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and signal analyzers.
• 5+ years of experience in semiconductor applications/sales.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, with the ability to work in a matrixed team environment.
• Familiarity with aerospace products and designs are a plus.
• Fluency in English: spoken and written.

Annual Salary Range for this job which could be performed in Italy is: €74,992 - €110,988*

* The compensation range displayed in this posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for this position. Within this range, individual pay is determined by job related skills, experience, and relevant education, training.

As part of our total compensation approach, the final offer may include additional pay components and benefits. Your recruiting team will share the confirmed base salary along with any applicable total compensation elements upon employment offer delivery.

Travel Time:

50% - 75%

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