Senior Technical Staff Engineer

Position: Senior Technical Staff Engineer-Applications
## Senior Technical Staff Engineer-Applications Apply locations:
AZ
- Chandler:
TX
- Austin
- Park Centre time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R3310-26

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.

Visit our careers page to see what exciting opportunities and company perks await!
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* Job Description:

** Microchip Technology is seeking an experienced Technical Staff Engineer to provide technical leadership for the High Power Solutions (HPS) Business Unit. This highly visible role combines deep technical expertise, customer engagement, and strategic market support to accelerate growth across high-power semiconductor and power conversion applications.

The successful candidate will serve as a recognized technical authority supporting customers, field sales, applications teams, and business development worldwide. This individual will influence product direction, drive design wins, and help define system-level solutions spanning Silicon Carbide (SiC), Power Modules, IGBTs, Gate Drivers, and related high-power technologies.

The role offers broad exposure to strategic growth markets including Industrial Infrastructure, AI Power Infrastructure, Semiconductor Capital Equipment, Grid & Energy, Renewable Energy, Medical, and Commercial Transportation.

As business needs evolve, this role may expand to include broader technical and organizational leadership responsibilities within the global Subject Matter Expert organization, including mentorship, team development, and functional leadership opportunities.#

Key Responsibilities ## Technical Leadership
* Drive strategic customer engagements and design wins by providing application expertise, system-level guidance, and technical leadership across key growth markets.
* Serve as a technical escalation point for complex customer challenges and provide recommendations on system architectures, power topologies, and component selection.
* Develop and deliver technical content including presentations, application notes, white papers, and training materials to support customers and internal teams.
* Mentor engineers and contribute to the continued growth of technical capabilities and engineering excellence across the HPS organization. Drive knowledge sharing, talent development, and technical best practices across a globally distributed engineering team.
* Provide leadership by aligning cross-functional teams, driving accountability, and helping remove barriers to customer success and business growth.## Customer & Market Engagement
* Partner with Business Development Managers, Product Marketing, and Applications Engineering to identify market opportunities, support strategic accounts, and accelerate business growth.
* Gather customer and market intelligence, providing structured feedback to Product Line Management and Product Development teams to influence future products and technology roadmaps.
* Represent HPS in customer meetings, technical workshops, conferences, and industry events worldwide.
* Lead technical strategy discussions with executive-level customer stakeholders and coordinate cross-functional engagement plans for strategic opportunities.## ## Product & System Development
* Collaborate with Applications Engineering teams to develop evaluation boards, demonstration platforms, and reference designs.
* Support new product introductions, application validation, and system characterization activities.
* Assist customers with simulation, design optimization, and implementation of high-power conversion systems.
* Identify capability gaps, propose improvement initiatives, and help establish processes that improve the effectiveness and scalability of the Subject Matter Expert…