Manager - Hardware Engineering

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;

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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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Microchip's Frequency and Time Systems (FTS) 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.

Microchip FTS's Boulder, CO location, is seeking a Manager - Hardware Engineering in our Frequency and Time Systems team. 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.

• Individually contribute on new and existing electronic designs including PCB's and PCBA's for Government Systems products
• Provide technical leadership for cross-functional teams of engineers to develop novel solutions that meet customer needs
• Mentor engineers in technical and career development
• Manage team of hardware engineers, assuring timely completion of engineering tasks
• Collaborate closely with Program and Project Managers to maintain scope, schedule and budget of engineering development projects
• Partner with the manufacturing operations team on design for manufacturing and test, new product introduction and sustaining engineering
• Support products through the full product lifecycle, including requirements definition, design, development, test, and sustainment
• This in-office position is located in Boulder, Colorado and may require some occasional travel

• Minimum BSEE and 12.5+ years of combined related industry experience in PCBA hardware design and managing hardware development teams
• Knowledge of PCB and PCBA manufacturing processes, procedures, and best practices
• Experience designing with discrete electronic components, FPGA's, microprocessors, memory devices and logic devices and interfaces
• Understanding of project management principles
• US Citizenship Required

• 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 circuit design
  • RF electronics design
  • Signal integrity for high-speed serial interfaces, including design, analysis, and test
  • Power integrity analysis and testing
  • Control systems, including analog control loops - model, design, and test
  • Data acquisition and signal reproduction
• Experience as Project Manager for multi-disciplinary engineering development projects

• Wellness & Medical Benefits effective on your First Day of Employment
• Gold Standard in Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Benefits
• Quarterly Employee Cash Bonus Plan
• Restricted Stock Grant
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Care
• Legal
• Employee Assistance Plan

• Vacation Pay
• Absence Time - "Sick Pay"
• 10 Paid Holidays