Emulation Tech Lead for Enterprise Storage ASICs

Microchip Technology Inc; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking a Technical Staff Emulation Engineer to lead emulation strategy for Enterprise Flash Controllers and PCIe-based products.

You will architect and execute emulation plans across pre- and post-silicon phases, coordinating with customers and cross-functional teams. The role emphasizes SoC/ASIC emulation, verification, and integration of advanced protocols (PCIe, ONFI, DDR) while leveraging Cadence Palladium and Protium platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering required; Master’s preferred.
• 12+ years in ASIC development and emulation with hands-on flow experience.
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Proven teamwork, time management, and ability to work under pressure.
• Experience with all aspects of SoC/ASIC emulation and verification.
• Experience with PCIe-based Enterprise Flash Controller design.
• Familiarity with Cadence Palladium and Protium emulation platforms.
• Experience with ARM, RISC-V and/or MIPS CPUs is a plus.
• Experience with PCIe, DDR and ONFI/Toggle NAND is desirable.
• Knowledge of on-chip interconnect and cache coherency.

Responsibilities

• Develop next generation Data Center Storage products, including enterprise NVMe SSD controllers and PCIe based devices.
• Provide technical leadership through all phases of silicon ASIC development.
• Work with PCIe, ONFI, AXI, SAS, DDR4/5 and AVIPs.
• Evaluate emulation platforms and provide recommendations.
• Build and maintain emulation platforms with design variants.
• Support emulation activities in pre and post-silicon phases.
• Stay current on SOC trends and incorporate them into emulation flows.
• Develop testbenches and C-based test cases for full-chip emulation.
• Develop synthesizable BFMs for various protocols and interfaces.
• Debug and root cause platform issues.

Skills

SoC emulation

ASIC development

Emulation verification

Quality problem solving

Communication skills

Teamwork & time mgmt

Interconnect & cache coherency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Cadence Palladium

Protium emulation

DDR/ONFI NAND interfaces

Job description

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking a Technical Staff Emulation Engineer to lead emulation strategy for Enterprise Flash Controllers and PCIe-based products.

You will architect and execute emulation plans across pre- and post-silicon phases, coordinating with customers and cross-functional teams. The role emphasizes SoC/ASIC emulation, verification, and integration of advanced protocols (PCIe, ONFI, DDR) while leveraging Cadence Palladium and Protium platforms.