Microchip Technology
Senior Technical Staff Engineer - Validation (System Design)
CA - San Jose - 3850 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.
- also possess expertise in development of partial re-configuration use cases.
Responsibilities
- Microchip Technology Inc. has a Senior Technical Staff Engineer - Validation (System Design) opening based in San Jose, CA. The candidate will be an expert with lab bring up and automation of FPGA design creation and validation
- Architecture definition and FPGA design creation utilizing all hardware features and IP cores targeted to existing and future Microchip products.
- Develop high level system and product level validation plans for new and existing silicon products and project, execute per plan. Review dependencies, estimate effort and identify and communicate risk.
- Write high quality code in Verilog, VHDL and C code. Maintain existing code. Support regression and re-use.
- Collaborate with cross-functional managers/teams to identify and resolve inter-dependencies.
- Microchip Technology Inc. has a Senior Technical Staff Engineer - Validation (System Design) opening based in San Jose, CA.
- The candidate will be an expert with lab bring up and automation of FPGA design creation and validation; and be able to use FPGAs to create systems level designs; also possess expertise in development of partial re-configuration use cases.
- How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization?
- People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world.
- They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability.
Requirements
- BSEE / BSCS or equivalent with 15+ years of experience
- Knowledge of FPGA architectures is a must
- Experience using Simulation (ModelSim) and Synthesis (Synplicity) tools
- Familiarity with the bring up and on-board debug of 32Gbps SERDES
- Hands-on systems level design and debug experience with following high-speed serial communications protocols (must: PHY, PCS and Data link layer of the OSI protocol stack
Nice to have
- Ethernet 1, 2.5, 5, 10, 25, 40, 50, 100, 200, 400 Gbps, including familiarity with (U)S(X)GMII
- Interlaken (4.25 to 412.5 Gbps)
- OTN OTUx (2.66 to 131 Gbps), or SONET/SDH OC3/12/48/192
- (E,X,XGS,NG)-PON or 100G-EPON
- Video interfaces SDI-SD/HD/3GHD and SDI (5.94, 11.88Gbps), Displayport (6.48 to 25.92Gbps), HDMI (3.96 to 42.66 Gbps)
- JESD204C (6.375 to 32 Gbps)
- CPRI Rate 1 to 10+
- Serial Rapid IO 4.1
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 - $232,000.* *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.
This listing is sourced directly from Microchip Technology's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.