Senior Engineer II - Applications (Mixed Signal) - United States
Originally posted 9 September 2026 by the employer.
Help customers succeed with USB and PCIe products.
About the role
This role is responsible for enabling customers to be successful with USB and PCIe products within the Networking and Communications Group.
What you'll do
- Provide direct technical support to sales, field application engineers, and strategic customers.
- Work with product marketing and end customers to understand product requirements and steer new product development.
- Coordinate with product marketers to initiate and maintain technical partnerships with other silicon vendors for joint collateral.
- Develop and present technical training such as webinars and hands-on workshops.
- Develop collateral such as application notes, data sheets, and reference designs for new product development.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields with at least 4 years of relevant experience.
- Knowledge and/or experience of the physical layer of high-speed serial communication systems and Signal Integrity.
- Knowledge of PCB board design and tools like Altium or other schematic and layout tools.
- Knowledge and basic understanding of basic electronic analog/digital mixed signal circuits.
- Knowledge of various programming languages, including C, C++, Python, and other embedded languages.
- Experience in customer support and customer enablement.
- Knowledge of USB-C signaling and general packet inspection techniques.
Skills: technical support, USB and PCIe products, high-speed serial communication, PCB board design, reference schematics
This role has been open 37 days — well below the 59-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · Serdes Highspeed
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Open roles in category
89
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Median days open
59 d
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Median salary
$183k
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| Metric | Microchip Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (89 roles · 23 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 89 |
| Median days open | 37 d | 59 d (−22 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $183k |
Skills observed across this category: technical support, USB and PCIe products, high-speed serial communication, PCB board design, reference schematics
Who's hiring in this category
- Astera Labs · 16 open roles · median 63 d
- Synopsys · 16 open roles · median 31 d
- Keysight Technologies · 9 open roles · median 46 d
- Qualcomm · 8 open roles · median 69 d
- Microchip Technology (this employer) · 7 open roles · median 37 d
- Marvell Technology · 5 open roles · median 175 d
How we counted: 89 open Applications FAE (Serdes Highspeed) roles from 23 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.