Microchip Technology
Technical Staff Engineer - Design (FPGA Fabric)
San Jose, CA, United States · Staff+
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About the role
- We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced FPGA Fabric Engineer to join our team.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop FPGA fabric architecture, including interconnect, routing, logic elements, memory blocks, clocking, and other key components
- Analyze and optimize FPGA fabric architecture for performance, power consumption, area utilization, and other relevant metrics
- Collaborate with system architects to ensure seamless integration of FPGA fabric with other system components, such as processors, interfaces, and peripherals
- Remain informed on industry standards and best practices related to FPGA fabric and incorporate them into the design process
- Prepare comprehensive technical documentation, including specifications, design documents, and test plans
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including hardware designers, software engineers, and system architects, to align the FPGA fabric design with overall product requirements
- Experience in non-FPGA technology areas would be acceptable, for example memory cell design, stdcell library element design & implementation, analog circuit custom design, IO custom design
- Experience in parasitic extraction & analysis, simulation, DSM design analysis, EM/IR analysis
- 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.
Requirements
- Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- 10+ years of industrial experience
- Required experience in full custom mixed signal design and/or layout experience on advanced process nodes (preferably FinFET)
- Experience in hardware description languages such as Verilog or VHDL
- Experience with Perl/Python Scripting, C/C++ programming will be advantageous
- Ability to adapt to changing project requirements and priorities in a dynamic work environment
Skills
- This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of advanced FPGA technologies and shape the future of our products.
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 California, is $88,000 - $232,000.*
- Want to join a 20,000-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.
- Find more information about all our benefits at the link below:
- Visit our careers page to see what exciting opportunities and company perks await!
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.
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