Intern - Engineering (Applications)

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Job Description:

As an Applications Engineering Intern in the Data Center Solutions Business Unit of Microchip, you will be assisting the Applications team in developing tools and demos, board bring-up and debugging, setting up lab equipment to analyze and recreate customer system problems, assisting in customer collaterals, embedded firmware debug/development and assisting in technical support. You must be able to work independently, and in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Setting up lab equipment including installation of OS, Drivers, tools, debuggers, analyzers etc.
• Bring-up and debug customer evaluation boards
• Develop and maintain customer collaterals, custom firmware and diagnostic tools
• Recreate, collect, analyze, debug and root cause customer reported problems in a lab environment
• Develop and provide product training to customers and internal teams
• Demonstrate new product features, capabilities in industry events and trade shows
• Performance and power measurement and analysis

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in BS or MS Electrical/Computer/Computer Science Engineering program.
• Basic understanding of computer architecture
• Programming experience in any one of the following: C, C++, TCL/Tk, Python, Java
• Good troubleshooting and debugging skills
• Good writing and communication skills

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with installing OSes (Linux and Windows), setting up hardware and drivers
• Strong knowledge or experience in any one of the protocols or technologies (e.g. NVMe, PCI-Express, SAS, SATA, Fibre Channel, Ethernet, DDR, NAND Flash, UART, SPI etc.)
• Experience with board-level debug & bring-up.
• Experience with HW design, schematics capture, and board layout.
• Experience with driver development / embedded FW development.

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

Carrying, Feeling, Handling, Hearing, Reaching, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements:

Regular business hours; 70% sitting, 15% standing, 15% walking

Pay Range:

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Benefits of working at Microchip

The hourly pay range for this position, which could be performed in the US, is $22.00 - $30.00.*

• Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.

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