Senior Engineer II-Validation

FHLB Des Moines; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. in Hyderabad is seeking an experienced hardware/FPGA engineer to design system and FPGA blocks for multiple products, and to validate silicon on evaluation boards.

You will write Verilog/VHDL and C for embedded processors, perform timing closure, and debug silicon and PCB hardware. Travel time may apply up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication in English (verbal & written).
• Experience with simulation and synthesis tools such as ModelSim and Synplify.
• Strong background in silicon validation, failure analysis and debug.
• Knowledge of AMBA protocols APB/AHB/AXI and SPI/I3C/UART.
• Hands-on board-level debugging with oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers.

Responsibilities

• Create system and FPGA designs to exercise use models for products.
• Write system and product level validation plans and execute them.
• Validate FPGA implementations on hardware boards; verify timing closure.

Skills

Verbal & written English communication

Embedded systems debugging

AMBA protocols familiarity

C/C++ programming

Silicon validation & failure analysis

Education

B.Tech/M.Tech in Electronics

Tools

ModelSim

Synplify (Synplicity)

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:

Create System and FPGA designs to exercise all the use models targeted for each product mimicking end applications in a customer setting. Write system and product level validation plans for new and existing silicon products and projects; execute per plan, record and communicate results. Understand hardware architectures, use models and system level design implementations required to utilize silicon features. Write high quality code in Verilog, VHDL and C code for embedded processors. Maintain existing code. Validation of FPGA based implementation on HW board.

Requirements / Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Experience using Simulation (ModelSim) and Synthesis (Synplicity) tools
• Experience in using Synthesis, Placement constraints.
• STA constraint definition and Timing closure for high-speed designs
• Strong technical background in silicon validation, failure analysis and debug
• Excellent Board level debug capabilities in lab environment: hands-on troubleshooting skills for digital logic and analog circuit on PCB’s using oscilloscopes, digital analyzers, protocol exercisers and analyzers, integrated logic analyzers (e.g. Identify, Chipscope, SignalTap, Reveal)
• Working knowledge on embedded software C/C++ is also a plus
• Basic knowledge of embedded processors such as and familiarity with AMBA protocols APB, AHB, AXI and peripherals such as SPI, I3C and UART
• Hands-on systems level design and debug experience with any few of the following high-speed serial communications protocols: PMA features , Eye capture, equalization and debug USB3.2, DisplayPort, HDMI JESD204B, JESD204C
• Working knowledge of SERDES architecture, Equalization settings and debug
• B.Tech/M.Tech in Electronics with 5 -9 yrs of industry experience

Travel Time: 0% - 25%