Technical Staff Engineer – Applications

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Job Description:

Microchip is seeking a highly experienced Technical Staff Engineer to provide technical leadership for the company's Zephyr RTOS ecosystem initiatives. This role serves as the principal technical authority responsible for defining architecture, enablement strategy, ecosystem integration, and open-source engagement for Zephyr across Microchip's embedded product portfolio.

The position requires deep expertise in embedded systems, real-time operating systems, software architecture, open-source development, and ecosystem enablement. The individual will lead strategic technical initiatives, influence engineering direction across multiple development teams, guide Zephyr adoption across Microchip products, and represent Microchip within the Zephyr Project and Linux Foundation ecosystem.

Working across global engineering organizations, the Technical Staff Engineer will establish technical roadmaps, drive platform enablement, coordinate complex cross-functional initiatives, support customer adoption, and provide thought leadership that advances Microchip's long-term Zephyr strategy.

Success in this role requires extensive experience with embedded software platforms, RTOS technologies, open-source development methodologies, and stakeholder engagement across engineering, product management, customer enablement, and industry partners

Primary Functional Responsibilities:

Technical Strategy and Architecture Leadership

• Define the technical roadmap for Zephyr enablement across Microchip MCU, MPU, connectivity, and security product families.
• Establish architectural guidelines, development methodologies, and best practices for Zephyr integration.
• Lead technical reviews and architecture decisions impacting Zephyr ecosystem adoption.
• Drive alignment of Zephyr support across multiple product divisions and engineering organizations.
• Serve as the principal technical advisor for Zephyr-related initiatives across the corporation.

Zephyr Project and Open-Source Engagement

• Lead Microchip's technical engagement with the Zephyr Project community.
• Guide upstream contribution strategies supporting long-term maintenance and ecosystem adoption.
• Participate in Linux Foundation activities, Zephyr working groups, technical reviews, and community collaborations.
• Provide technical leadership for board support packages, silicon enablement, device driver development, and upstream integration efforts.
• Establish strategies to maximize the business impact of open-source investments.

Cross-Functional Technical Leadership

• Lead complex technical initiatives involving software engineering, applications engineering, product management, ecosystem partners, and external contributors.
• Influence technical priorities across globally distributed teams.