Principal Engineer - Digital ASIC Design

Location: CA - San Jose - Fortune Dr (Micrel R&D)

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc.

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. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.

Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

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Job Description:

• Follow the micro-architecture and implement RTL (System Verilog) of complex digital IP blocks from concept to delivery.
• Drive Power, Performance, and Area trade-offs and optimizations to meet aggressive product targets.
• Collaborate with SoC integration teams to ensure seamless connectivity and address top-level timing/congestion issues.
• Lead Lint, CDC, RDC, and formal verification efforts. Work closely with Physical Design teams to close timing and resolve routing bottlenecks.
• Cooperate with teams to verify and validate module and system functions
• Organize documents to record design activities

Requirements/Qualifications:

• 10+ years of proven experience in ASIC or FPGA digital design.
• BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering
• Proficiency in System Verilog and a deep understanding of synchronous/asynchronous design techniques.
• Experience with the full Cadence/Synopsys front-end EDA flow (e.g., VCS, SpyGlass, Design Compiler, PrimeTime).
• Familiarity with PHY or Serdes protocols, knowledge of IEEE 802.3 is a plus
• Skillful in scripts to aid efficiency
• Post-silicon validation or bring-up experience. Proficient in lab equipment (e.g., oscilloscope, logic analyzer, ..., etc.)

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

Carrying, Feeling, Handling, Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements:

regular business hours; 70% sitting, 15% standing, 15% walking

Pay Range:

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

The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in the US, is $70,304 - $163,000.*

Microchip Technology Inc is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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