Senior Field Applications Engineer – FPGA

Microchip Technology Inc.

Embedded Solutions Engineer engaging with clients to provide FPGA technology solutions. Collaborating with Sales and Marketing teams to drive design wins and support client development processes.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeIrvine • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $93,000 - $226,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Engage with Sales and Marketing teams to provide pre-sales and post-sales technical support
Drive design wins to revenue at select target clients
Conduct architectural and board-level schematic reviews
Fully support client development processes that include Microchip FPGA solutions
Contribute and participate within a global team environment
Communicate effectively with Microchip product divisions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline (e.g. BSEE, BSCE)
5+ years of relevant work experience
In-depth experience with Microsemi/Microchip, Xilinx or Altera FPGA devices
Deep knowledge of Verilog or VHDL languages
Experience with Libero, Vivado or Quartus FPGA Design Software
Strong debugging skills with the ability to dig into system level issues
Experience with embedded soft or ASIC-based CPUs (RISC-V or ARM architecture)
Must have creativity and initiative to identify client’s technical needs

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health benefits that begin day one
Retirement savings plans
Restricted stock units
Quarterly bonus payments
Industry leading ESPP program with a 2 year look back feature

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Hard Skills & Tools

VerilogVHDLFPGAMicrosemiMicrochipXilinxAlteraRISC-VARMdebugging

Soft Skills

creativityinitiativecommunicationteam collaboration

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in engineering