Senior IC Design Engineer

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

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.

Job Description: 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 play a key role in shaping the next generation of touch controllers and system-level HMI solutions used across automotive, industrial, and consumer applications. You’ll work as part of a highly skilled, close-knit R&D team, while collaborating globally across silicon, firmware, and applications engineering. This is a hands-on technical role for an experienced engineer who thrives on solving complex problems—from architecture definition through to silicon bring-up.

What You’ll Be Doing

• You will take ownership of the Capacitive Touch Engine (CTE) design and development, working across:
  • Analog front-end (AFE) acquisition control
  • Digital signal acquisition and processing
  • Low-level firmware (assembly) for performance-critcial execution
• In collaboration with cross-functional teams, you will:
  • 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

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Essential Experience
  • Degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, Physics, or related discipline (Master’s preferred)
  • Strong industry experience (5+ years) in digital or mixed‑signal IC design
  • Proven expertise in:
    • RTL design and verification
    • Verilog / SystemVerilog
    • Embedded C programming
  • Solid understanding of microcontroller architectures
  • Experience with modelling, scripting, or data analysis (Python, MATLAB or similar)
  • A collaborative, proactive mindset with strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Preferred / Nice to Have
  • Experience with PIC, ARM, or embedded MCU platforms
  • Exposure to functional safety or automotive standards (e.g. ISO 26262, Automotive SPICE, IEC/UL 60730)
  • Knowledge of capacitive touch sensing systems
  • Familiarity with display technologies (OLED, micro-LED, large-format touch systems)

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