Microchip Technology leaps up Irish Independent’s 2023 best employers league table

Employee empowerment ranks alongside customer satisfaction as company makes a major advance toward the top of the employee leaderboard

Trade

In association with Microchip Technology

Microchip Technology a provider of smart, connected and secure embedded control solutions, today announced that a comprehensive survey by The Irish Independent of Irish companies has named Microchip Technology as number 15 in a list of the of the top 150 employers in Ireland for 2023.

The list, compiled from detailed data collected by the paper from employees from more than 1,000 companies based in Ireland examined aspects that included everything from wages and work-life balance to the potential for professional development, as well as the ongoing reputation of the employer.

Particularly impressive is that Microchip has leapt a full 88 places from ranking number 103 in 2022 to number 15 in this year’s survey.

Microchip Technology vice president EMEA Michael Malinas said: “This significant advance is ample evidence that the $20 million commitment we made only two years to not only establish a thriving business in Ireland, but to ensuring it was an attractive place to work will continue to pay dividends, not only for Microchip Technology and our customers, but to our valued employees.”

The team of Microchip employees working across operations in Dublin, Cork and Ennis, has grown rapidly, from less than 200 in 2021 to more than 350 today. Microchip’s ethos is that each employee is encouraged to use every one of the considerable tools at their disposal to deliver smart, connected and secure technology solutions for Microchip customers.

The $20 million development centre launched by Microchip Technologies in Cork in 2021 has proven to be the expected catalyst to the company’s success in the region. By partnering closely with some of Ireland’s leading universities, the Development Centre has become a thriving core of semi-conductor knowledge, skill and state-of-the-art development that rivals any in the world. The engineering expertise now flourishing at the centre has similarly proven to be a rich, and readily accessible repository for regional technical support.

Malinas added: “Wherever they are in the world, our employees are an integral part of the company’s overall success. It’s one thing to be seen to be a great place to work, but to be able to prove it on the objective evidence of The Irish Independent’s survey is deeply rewarding and a credit to those it recognises – our Ireland-based employees.”