Senior Design Engineer - Mixed Signal IC Design Architect

Microchip Technology Inc.; Whiteley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. in Whiteley, Hampshire (Southampton Area) seeks a Senior Design Engineer - Mixed Signal IC Design Architect to shape next-gen touch controllers and HMI solutions used in automotive, industrial and consumer products worldwide.

Based in Whiteley, you will join a skilled team with ownership across hardware, firmware and system-level design, tackling complex problems and delivering impact from concept to silicon validation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of digital or mixed-signal IC design and development.
• Strong RTL design skills using Verilog and SystemVerilog.
• Embedded software development experience in C/C++.
• Solid understanding of microcontroller architectures and embedded systems.
• Experience using Python, MATLAB or similar tools for modelling, automation or data analysis.
• Exposure to automotive or functional safety standards such as ISO 26262 or Automotive SPICE.

Responsibilities

• Define and optimise capacitive sensing architectures and acquisition strategies.
• Verify RTL using Verilog/SystemVerilog with design team.
• Develop high-performance embedded software for sensing and signal-processing functions.
• Drive silicon bring-up, debugging and validation activities.
• Solve complex system-level challenges across analog, digital and firmware domains.
• Collaborate with global engineering teams to deliver innovative HMI solutions.

Skills

Verilog/SystemVerilog

C/C++

Python

MATLAB

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

ARM/MCU knowledge

Education

Electronics/Electrical/Embedded Systems degree

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. Visit our careers page to see what exciting opportunities and company perks await!

Job Description

Senior Design Engineer - Mixed Signal IC Design Architect

Location: Whiteley, Hampshire (Southampton Area, UK)

Located in Whiteley, one of the South Coast's leading technology hubs, our office is easily accessible from Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, Fareham and surrounding areas.

About the Role

Join Microchip's Human Machine Interface Division (HMID), the global centre of excellence behind industry-leading maXTouch capacitive sensing technology. As a Senior Design Engineer, you will help shape the next generation of touch controllers and HMI solutions used in automotive, industrial, and consumer products worldwide. Working within a highly collaborative R&D environment, you'll influence architecture decisions, solve complex technical challenges, and see your innovations progress from concept through to silicon validation. Based at our Whiteley office between Southampton and Portsmouth, you'll join a highly skilled engineering team with significant technical ownership and the opportunity to work across hardware, firmware, and system-level design. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer who enjoys tackling complex technical problems and wants to make a direct impact on products used by millions of people around the world.

What You'll Be Doing

• Define and optimise capacitive sensing architectures and acquisition strategies
• Work with the design team to define and verify RTL using Verilog/SystemVerilog
• Develop high-performance embedded software for sensing and signal-processing functions
• Drive silicon bring-up, debugging and validation activities
• Solve complex system-level challenges across analog, digital and firmware domains
• Collaborate with global engineering teams to deliver innovative HMI solutions

Requirements/Qualifications

• Degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, Physics or a related discipline
• 5+ years’ experience in digital or mixed-signal IC design and development
• Strong RTL design skills using Verilog and/or SystemVerilog
• Embedded software development experience in C/C++
• Solid understanding of microcontroller architectures and embedded systems
• Experience using Python, MATLAB or similar tools for modelling, automation or data analysis
• Strong problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills
• Nice to Have Experience with ARM, PIC or similar embedded MCU platforms
• Knowledge of capacitive touch sensing technologies
• Exposure to automotive or functional safety standards such as ISO 26262 or Automotive SPICE
• Familiarity with display technologies including OLED or micro-LED

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