Junior Design Engineer – RTL/ASIC, Semiconductors

Microchip Technology Inc; Town of Smithtown (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc is seeking an entry-level Design Engineer to join the Design Engineering team. You will support semiconductor architecture, RTL and circuit design, integration, verification, and product lifecycle in a learning-focused environment.

Ideal candidates are recent graduates with understanding of RTL, digital or mixed-signal design, and eagerness to collaborate across architecture, design, verification, and CAD teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related field with 0-2 years of relevant experience in semiconductor or electronic design, RTL, digital or mixed-signal circuits, architecture, simulation, synthesis, integration, or a closely related area.
• Demonstrates analytical thinking, structured problem solving, technical ownership, clear communication, technical documentation, cross-functional collaboration, quality focus, and sound judgment in design engineering work.

Responsibilities

• Develop and sustain semiconductor architectures, RTL, circuits, IP, interfaces, subsystems, and design collateral.
• Translate product, system, performance, power, area, reliability, test, manufacturing, and schedule needs into design requirements and plans.
• Support analysis of specifications, simulations, timing, power, area, integration, defects, risks, dependencies, and technical tradeoffs.
• Debug design, simulation, integration, verification, implementation, and product issues; root-cause analysis within approved scope.
• Review requirements, architectures, RTL, circuits, models, constraints, results, changes, and release evidence for technical quality.
• Drive design reuse, automation, quality, reliability, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate outcomes across architecture, design, verification, DFT, implementation, package, product, test, manufacturing, and CAD teams.
• Maintain specifications, design records, review evidence, configuration, and lifecycle documentation.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Structured problem solving

Technical ownership

Clear communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality focus

Sound judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

RTL

Scripting

EDA tools

Design automation

Job description

Microchip Technology Inc is seeking an entry-level Design Engineer to join the Design Engineering team. You will support semiconductor architecture, RTL and circuit design, integration, verification, and product lifecycle in a learning-focused environment.

Ideal candidates are recent graduates with understanding of RTL, digital or mixed-signal design, and eagerness to collaborate across architecture, design, verification, and CAD teams.