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FAE - Senior Field Applications Engineer

Microchip Technology Inc.
Itasca, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/21/2026
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!

Job Description

At Microchip Technology, our values system empowers our employees to develop and thrive in a supportive, collaborative, professional, global, and rewarding working environment. We embrace change and continuous improvement, driving both to the mutual benefit of ourselves and our clients. We are looking for like-minded people who can share our passion for success.

As a Senior Field Applications Engineer, you will engage with clients to create technical solutions and build new business using your engineering expertise. You will drive design wins to revenue at assigned accounts by providing in-depth engineering support, including training, demos, proof of concept designs, and debugging client systems.

Requirements/Qualifications

  • Be an authority in embedded software tools, solutions, techniques, and Microchip MCU products.
  • Provide pre- and post-sales technical support for all product lines.
  • Utilize Microchip’s Client Engagement Process to create and drive design wins.
  • Support technical and business relationships with assigned clients.
  • Develop technical skills in connected embedded systems.
  • Offer clients unique perspectives on technology linked to Microchip solutions.
  • Participate in global team strategies for assigned clients.
  • Communicate with Microchip product business units, providing feedback.
  • Conduct architectural and schematic reviews, design reviews, and product training.
  • Manage multiple customer engagements simultaneously.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering (e.g., BSEE, BSCE).
  • 5 years of relevant work experience.
  • Strong hardware and software debugging skills.
  • Ability to create content and deliver technical overviews, seminars, and workshops.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with microcontrollers, processors, and proficiency in C/C .
  • Understanding of analog signal chains, power conversion, motor control, DSP algorithms.
  • Experience with RTOS, Linux, wired and wireless networks, and IoT platforms.
  • Understanding of embedded security, authentication, and encryption.

Travel Time

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes

Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements

90% Sitting, 10% Standing/Walking

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.

For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Poster.

To all recruitment agencies: Microchip Technology Inc. does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our recruiting team or other Microchip employees. Microchip is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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