Principal Engineer-Design (SoC Integration and RTL/IP)

Microchip Technology Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. in Bengaluru seeks an experienced SoC Integration, RTL/IP Design, and FPGA Engineer to lead SoC integration, RTL development, IP design, and FPGA prototyping activities.

You will collaborate with architecture, verification, and physical design teams to deliver high-quality hardware solutions, with 10+ years of ASIC/SoC experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering with 10+ years in ASIC/SoC design.
• Strong SystemVerilog knowledge and AMBA AXI/AHB/APB protocol experience.
• Hands-on experience with SoC integration, IP development, clock/reset architecture, and memory mapping.
• Proficiency with Vivado or Quartus, synthesis, STA, and timing closure.
• Familiarity with simulation tools (QuestaSim, VCS, Xcelium).

Responsibilities

• Perform top-level and subsystem integration of processors, memories, peripherals, and custom IPs.
• Integrate IPs using AMBA AXI, AHB/APB protocols.
• Handle clock/reset integration, interrupt routing, address mapping, and pad connectivity.
• Resolve chip-level Lint / Synthesis / Timing issues, perform CDC / RDC analysis and implement fixes.
• Ownership of post-silicon debug and ECO revisions of the chip RTL and IP Design.
• Develop synthesizable RTL using SystemVerilog.
• Design reusable peripherals, controllers (memories, ADCs, PWMs), wrappers, and power management modules.
• Maintain, enhancements and management of older IP.

Skills

SystemVerilog

AMBA AXI/AHB/APB

Clock/Reset Architecture

Python/Tcl Scripting

IP/SoC Integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

QuestaSim

VCS

Xcelium

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

JThe dsPIC microcontroller group is seeking an experienced SoC Integration, RTL/IP Design, and FPGA Engineer to lead SoC integration, RTL development, IP design, and FPGA prototyping activities. The candidate will work closely with architecture, verification, and physical design teams to deliver high-quality hardware solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform top-level and subsystem integration of processors, memories, peripherals, and custom IPs.
• Integrate IPs using proprietary bus interfaces and AMBA AXI, AHB / APB protocols.
• Handle clock/reset integration, interrupt routing, address mapping, and pad / pin connectivity.
• Resolve chip-level Lint / Synthesis / Timing issues, perform CDC / RDC analysis and implement relevant fixes.
• Ownership of post-silicon debug and ECO revisions of the chip RTL and IP Design.
• Develop synthesizable RTL using SystemVerilog.
• Design reusable peripherals, controllers (for memories, ADCs, PWMs), wrappers, and power management modules.
• Resolve Lint / Synthesis / Timing issues; resolve CDC / RDC errors.
• Perform RTL reviews, synthesis support, timing optimization, and design debug.
• Maintenance, enhancements and management of older IP.

Technical Leadership

• Collaborate with architecture, verification, DFT, physical design, firmware, and system teams.
• Lead design reviews, mentor junior engineers, and drive technical improvements.
• Help with key decisions related to IP and product definition and implementation.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related field with 10+ years of experience in ASIC/SoC design, RTL development, FPGA, or SoC integration.
• Strong knowledge of SystemVerilog and AMBA AXI/AHB/APB protocols.
• Experience with SoC integration, IP development, clock/reset architecture, and memory mapping.
• Hands-on experience with Vivado or Quartus, synthesis, STA, and timing closure.
• Familiarity with simulation tools such as QuestaSim, VCS, or Xcelium.
• Knowledge of CDC/RDC, RTL lint, and Python/Tcl scripting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ARM/RISC-V-based SoCs, Ethernet, USB, SPI, I2C, and UART interfaces.
• Knowledge of low-power design, DFT integration, and Formal-based verification.
• Experience with FPGA synthesis, place and route, timing closure, constraint development and FPGA-based validation.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, VLSI, or a related field.

Expected Deliverables

• Integrated SoC/subsystem RTL and reusable IP modules.
• FPGA implementation and validation results.
• Design quality reports and integration documentation.

Role Expectation

Independently drive SoC integration, IP design, and FPGA prototyping while providing technical leadership and ensuring robust, reusable hardware designs.

Travel Time

0% - 25%

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