Engineer I - Hardware (Electrical)

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Job Description

This Hardware Engineer role provides an opportunity to apply foundational electrical engineering knowledge while supporting the design, development, and testing of hardware systems in a collaborative engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the design and development of electrical circuits and embedded systems.
• Support schematic creation, PCB layout reviews, and documentation updates.
• Perform basic electrical calculations, simulations, and analysis
• Conduct laboratory testing, data collection, and troubleshooting of electrical systems.
• Support product validation, verification, and compliance testing.
• Assist in preparing technical reports, specifications, and design documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including mechanical, manufacturing, and software engineers.
• Follow engineering standards, best practices, safety procedures, and quality guidelines.
  
  

Requirements/Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.
• Fundamental knowledge of electrical theory, circuit analysis, and electronics.
• Familiarity with test equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, and power supplies.
• Basic understanding of CAD or ECAD tools (Altium, PADS, DXPEDITION or similar).
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Internship, co-op, or academic project experience in the field of atomic clocks, positioning navigation and timing or RF synthesis.
• Exposure to embedded systems, power systems, controls, or electronics manufacturing.
• Basic programming or scripting experience (e.g. MATLAB, Python or similar).
• Basic experience in Hardware Description Languages (e.g. VHDL, Verilog).
• Knowledge of industry standards (IEEE, NEC, IEC).
  
  

U.S. Export Controls Requirements: This job requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by the export laws of the United States. Candidates are required to provide proof of either US citizenship, Permanent US residency or classification as a protected individual as defined in 8 USC 1324b (a) (3).

Travel Time

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes

Feeling, Handling, Hearing, Lifting, Noise and/or vibration, Other, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements

80% sitting, 20% standing. 100% inside.

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 - $143,000.*

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

Microchip Technology Inc is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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