Senior Technical Staff Engineer - Architect (Industry Standards)

Senior Technical Staff Member

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking a Senior Technical Staff member to lead and shape our standards engagement strategy within the Data Center Solutions (DCS) business unit. In this high-impact role, you will serve as the primary technical liaison to industry standards bodies, ensuring Microchip is at the forefront of defining and adopting next-generation compute and storage infrastructure standards.

You will help guide our strategic direction by engaging in standards development activities, synthesizing ecosystem trends, and aligning internal engineering efforts with industry evolution. This role is critical in translating emerging Standards trends into actionable product and technology roadmaps.

You will be challenged and encouraged to innovate. Microchip fosters continuous learning in a challenging and rewarding environment. If this sounds like the kind of environment you'd like to participate in, we'd like to hear from you!

Responsibilities

Lead Microchip's participation in standards bodies such as :

• Open Compute Project (OCP)
• UALink Consortium
• PCI-SIG
• SNIA and others relevant to data center infrastructure.

Shape and influence technical specifications, working group direction, and reference architectures related to :

Act as a key voice in external engagements, presenting Microchip's viewpoints and securing alignment with ecosystem partners.

Translate evolving standards and market requirements into internal product strategy across Microchip's compute, storage, and connectivity portfolios.

Work closely with engineering, architecture, marketing, and customer teams to ensure standards alignment and early adoption readiness.

Requirements / Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Travel Time : 0% - 25%

Physical Attributes : Feeling, Hearing, Other, Seeing, Supervises Others, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements : 80% Sitting, 10% Walking, 10% Standing, Usual Business Hours

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 :

The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in California, is $90,000 - $232,000.

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.

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