Senior Technical Staff Engineer - Design

Microchip • San Jose, CA

2d • $91,000 - $247,000

About The Position

Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of embedded control applications. Our product portfolio comprises general purpose and specialized 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers, 32-bit microprocessors, field-programmable gate array (FPGA) products, a broad spectrum of high-performance linear, mixed-signal, power management, thermal management, radio frequency (RF), timing, safety, security, wired connectivity and wireless connectivity devices, as well as serial Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), Serial Flash memories, Parallel Flash memories, and serial Static Random Access Memory (SRAM). We also license Flash-IP solutions that are incorporated in a broad range of products. Microchip is a major supplier of low-power and highly reliable field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), a type of programmable logic chip. Our FPGAs are used in a wide variety of applications, including embedded vision; digital signal processing; machine learning; industrial and medical equipment; and satellites. Microchip is also a pioneer in embedding RiscV processors in FPGAs.
Microchip Technology Inc. has a Senior Technical Staff Engineer-Design opening based in San Jose, California. This position is in the Solutions Development team of Microchip’s FPGA Division and the successful applicant will work as part of a core team that develops future FPGA fabric architectures and collaborates with the design engineers to develop, verify, and integrate the fabric architecture with other device components such as IO, hard IP blocks, configuration, and security.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
• At least 15+ years relevant work experience in programmable architectures, applications implementation
• Practical coding experience in Verilog/VHDL, Python, or C/C++, demonstrated in prior work experience
• Clear understanding of digital logic design concepts, developing functional simulation test benches at both system level and block level, developing timing constraints and closing timing, designing circuits for low power
• Ability to read board level schematics and working with various lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic/bus analysers
• Collaborative approach with the ability to build strong and deep relationships both within the team and across the organization to drive results
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

• This senior role will have influence over future solutions development and so experience in FPGA or ASIC based Systems Design is a desirable pre-requisite

Responsibilities

• Architect and Develop Microchip FPGA based solutions that support a wide range of applications across communications, industrial, and aerospace
• Develop example FPGA application benchmarks, either by coding them in RTL, using state-of-the-art high-level synthesis tools, or developing algorithms to generate them automatically
• Work with various groups across the company, including Marketing, Software Engineering, Circuit Design to come up with innovative FPGA solutions that will grow our market reach and Microchip FPGA adoption. This broad organizational exposure will provide an unusual opportunity for learning and advancement.
• Work with global teams to help drive successful execution of Microchip FPGA solutions
• Collaborate with customers on customer projects, providing support in resolving complex FPGA design challenges, including RTL debugging, and board-level diagnostics

Benefits

• 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: Benefits of working at Microchip

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior