Technical Staff Engineer – Validation

Microchip Technology Inc.

Technical Staff Engineer leading validation strategies for high-speed connectivity devices at Microchip. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure product requirements and testing standards are met.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeHauppauge • Arizona, New York, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $91,000 - $232,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead development, ownership, and execution of validation strategies and test plans aligned with product requirements, technical risk, customer impact, program schedules, and market needs
Perform and lead lab‑based validation, including design bring‑up, characterization, and interoperability testing for high‑speed connectivity devices
Review, analyze, and clearly communicate validation results, debug findings, and recommendations to project and management stakeholders
Specify and design test environments including software, lab equipment, and test board requirements
Serve as a cross‑functional validation interface, collaborating closely with Design, Verification, Applications, Marketing and Product Engineering teams
Responsible for leading cross‑functional debug and root‑cause discussions along with owning and driving JIRA‑based debug workflows
Support customer issue reproduction and escalations by collaborating with Applications and Field Engineering teams
Mentor junior validation engineers
Contribute to continuous improvement of validation processes, metrics, and best practices

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
Experience leading teams of 5 or more direct reports.
12+ Years combined experience in one or more of the following: High-Speed Digital design/testing Analog/Mixed-Signal design/testing Systems design/testing Power IC Design and/or Test
Prior experience driving cross functional teams and projects
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strong organization skills and the ability to develop hardware design specification based on input from multiple stakeholders and specifications.
Strong working knowledge of Electronics Lab equipment, e.g., Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer, Protocol Analyzer (any protocol)
Must be self-motivated and able to work in collaborative group environment or independently.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health benefits that begin day one
retirement savings plans
industry leading ESPP program with a 2 year look back feature
quarterly bonus payments

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Hard Skills & Tools

validation strategiestest planshigh-speed connectivity devicesdesign bring-upcharacterizationinteroperability testingdebug workflowshardware design specificationPower IC DesignAnalog/Mixed-Signal design/testing

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationorganizationcollaborationmentoringproblem-solvingself-motivationcross-functional teamworkstakeholder managementcontinuous improvement