Microchip Technology
Technical Staff Engineer - Digital Design
CA - San Jose - 3870 N · Staff+
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About the role
- Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of embedded control applications.
- We also license Flash-IP solutions that are incorporated in a broad range of products.
- The FTS systems group produces network timing equipment such as PTP Grandmasters and NTP servers.
Responsibilities
- Create functional FPGA IP (Intellectual Property) units from an initial idea.
- Assemble multiple IP complexes into a full FPGA system design including CPU subsystem, PLLs, block RAMs, DSPs, transceivers, custom IP, etc.
- Write detailed documentation for IP and FPGA designs.
- Create test benches to simulate and verify IP units.
- Successfully build and test complex FPGA designs.
- Work with hardware engineers to bring up new boards and FPGA designs.
- Write/create tools to use for testing.
- Support SW engineers in development and debugging of drivers for FPGA units.
- Work with FPGA engineers to learn existing IP and FPGA designs.
- 10+ years of FPGA/ASIC IP and system design experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or similar.
- 12+ years of relevant experience
- Experience with VHDL and/or Verilog.
- Hands-on experience with FPGA/ASIC design and verification.
- Strong understanding of digital design concepts and principles.
- Excellent knowledge of digital systems and computer architecture.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or similar.
- Experience with Ethernet design, IEEE 1588 PTP and NTP protocols.
- Experience with clock/frequency synthesis and measurement.
- Experience with FPGA build tools, e.g., Libero, Quartus, or Vivado.
- Experience with FPGA debug tools, e.g., Identify Debugger, SignalTap, or ChipScope.
- Experience with a simulation tool, e.g., ModelSim/QuestaSim.
- Experience with Python, TCL and/or other scripting languages.
- Experience with board-level design.
Compensation
- 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.
- The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in the US, is $91,000 - $247,000.* *Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.
- Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us?
Benefits
- Benefits of working at Microchip
- 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.
Company info
- Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great?
- We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc.
Equal opportunity
- Microchip Technology Inc is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
- equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Candidates are required to provide proof of either US citizenship, Permanent US residency or classification as a protected individual as defined in 8 USC 1324b (a) (3)
This listing is sourced directly from Microchip Technology's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.