Job DescriptionMicrochip Technology Inc. has a Principal Applications Engineer opening based in Burnaby, British Columbia, to join the Communications Business Unit and lead the technical worldwide support team for our high-performance 64‐bit RISC‐V MPUs. The candidate will also generate, manage, and maintain a suite of support collateral for Microchip's latest SoC/MPU device.ResponsibilitiesWork closely with Tier 1 OEMs in the Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Industrial and Communications sectors to define requirements, manage deliverables, and support initial design bring‐up to full production.Work independently while also collaborating effectively in a team workplace.Be willing to travel to on‐site locations at large corporations to debug hardware, software, and firmware under tight deadlines.Collaborate with cross‐functional teams to support customers.Own the responsibility of providing technical support for customer products.Requirements and QualificationsJob RequirementsBachelor's degree in EE, CS, or CE.Minimum 10 years of professional experience, ideally with high‐performance, embedded multicore processor/SoC/MPU systems.Lead and mentor a technical support team,



fostering a collaborative and high‐performance environment.Strong debugging skills and experience with bench‐top equipment such as protocol analyzers/exercisers, JTAG debuggers, logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes.Create, update, and deliver technical training materials to address evolving customer and product needs.Experience with RISC‐V, MIPS or ARM‐based embedded processors.Experience with scripting (Python, Perl, TCL, etc.).Experience with board‐level debug & bring‐up.Strong leadership skills and experience.Strong teamwork, communication, and presentation skills.Preferred QualificationsCustomer‐facing experience.Experience working with Marketing and Sales teams.Experience with hardware design.Experience with Gigabit Ethernet, PCIe, TSN, functional safety, fault‐tolerant MPU architectures, processor software stack, and ecosystem.Travel0% – 25%Pay RangeThe annual base salary range for this position is $86,000 – $186,000.*Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.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.#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Principal Engineer - Applications - C$86,000 - C$186,000 A Year (Burnaby)
🏢 Microchip Technology
📍 Burnaby