Senior Engineer Validation

Microchip Technology Inc.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. in Hyderabad, India seeks an experienced FPGA validation engineer to drive silicon validation and bring-up for cutting-edge designs.

You’ll perform RTL/Embedded C based test development, validation of FPGA features, and rigorous debugging in a fast-paced lab environment. Candidates should have hands-on FPGA silicon validation, knowledge of AMBA protocols, PCIe/SerDes, DDR/USB/HDMI, and strong English communication.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on FPGA silicon validation experience.
• Experience with Synthesis, Placement constraints and Timing closure for high-speed designs.
• Excellent board-level debugging in lab environments.

Responsibilities

• Validation design creation using FPGA design flow.
• RTL and Embedded C based test design development.
• Validation of all features of FPGA.
• Debug and root cause analysis; validate workaround and fixes.
• Study of specification and validation plans.
• Create and maintain hardware setup; bring up silicon and validate use cases; capture results.
• Document test results; review with stakeholders and obtain sign-off.
• Develop automation and regression design and flow.
• File Bugzilla/Jira tickets during design creation and validation; perform experiments to isolate issues.

Skills

FPGA validation

Silicon validation

C/C++

Debugging hardware

Oscilloscopes/logic analyzers

AMBA protocols

PCIe/SerDes

Verbal/written English

Education

B.Tech in Electronics

M.Tech in Electronics

Tools

Chipscope

SignalTap

Identify

JESD204B/C

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.

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Job Description

• Validation design creation using Microchip’s FPGA design flow
• RTL and Embedded C based test design development
• Validation of all features of FPGA
• Debug and root cause analysis, validating workaround and fixes
• Study of specification and validation plans
• Create and maintain required hardware setup, bring up the silicon and validate use cases capture results
• Documentation of test results, reviewing with stakeholder and getting sign-off
• Develop automation and regression design and flow
• File Bugzilla/jira tickets during the design creation and validation phase, perform the experiments required to isolate and

Requirements/Qualifications

• Strong hands-on FPGA Silicon validation experience
• Experience in using Synthesis, Placement constraints. STA constraint definition and Timing closure for high-speed designs
• Strong technical background in silicon validation, functional 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
• DDR 4/5
• 100G/50G/40G/25G/10G Ethernet
• USB3.2, DisplayPort, HDMI
• JESD204B, JESD204C
• Working knowledge of SERDES architecture, Equalization settings and debug
• PCIe Gen4/5
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• B.Tech/M.Tech in Electronics with 4 -9 yrs of industry experience

Travel Time

0% - 25%

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