Senior Capacitive-Touch IC Design Engineer (RTL)

FHLB Des Moines; Whiteley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to join the HMID team, shaping next‑gen touch controllers for automotive, industrial, and consumer applications. You will work hands‑on across architecture, RTL, firmware, and silicon bring‑up with a global R&D group.

You will own CTE design across AFE, DSP, and embedded routines, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to optimise acquisition sequencing, verify RTL, and drive system performance improvements.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, Physics, or related discipline (Master’s preferred).
• 5+ years experience in digital or mixed‑signal IC design.
• RTL design and verification.
• Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Embedded C programming.
• Knowledge of microcontroller architectures.
• Experience with modelling, scripting, or data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own the Capacitive Touch Engine (CTE) design end‑to‑end across analog front‑end, digital processing, and firmware.
• Define and optimise CTE acquisition sequencing and control architecture.
• Design, implement, and verify RTL (Verilog/SystemVerilog) for sensing and signal processing.
• Develop high‑performance embedded routines to control AFE acquisition and processing.
• Support silicon bring‑up, debug, and feature validation.
• Investigate and resolve complex system issues across analog, digital, and firmware domains.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of design methodologies and system performance.

Skills

RTL design

Verilog/SystemVerilog

Embedded C programming

Python

MATLAB

Microcontroller architectures

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Master's degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering or related

Bachelor's degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering or related

Job description

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to join the HMID team, shaping next‑gen touch controllers for automotive, industrial, and consumer applications. You will work hands‑on across architecture, RTL, firmware, and silicon bring‑up with a global R&D group.

You will own CTE design across AFE, DSP, and embedded routines, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to optimise acquisition sequencing, verify RTL, and drive system performance improvements.