Technical Staff Engineer - Design (FPGA Fabric)

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

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking a Senior FPGA Fabric Design Engineer in San Jose, CA. You will design, optimize, and validate FPGA Fabric architecture, collaborating with architecture, ASIC, firmware, and verification teams to deliver high-performance devices.

The role requires 12+ years in FPGA Fabric or memory design, strong SPICE and Verilog skills, and extensive use of EDA tools. You will contribute to documentation, design reviews, and silicon validation efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science
• 12+ years of FPGA Fabric design and/or memory circuit design
• Strong SPICE simulation proficiency
• Experience with custom/digital/analog design flows using EDA tools
• Scripting and data analysis to manage simulations and data
• Ability to support layout, verification, timing characterization, and software model developers
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Self-motivated, proactive team player with attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Design and develop FPGA Fabric architecture, including interconnect, routing muxes, logic elements, memory blocks, clocking
• Analyze and optimize FPGA Fabric architecture for performance, power, area utilization
• Collaborate with system architects to ensure seamless integration of FPGA Fabric with other components
• Stay informed on industry standards and best practices related to FPGA Fabric and incorporate them into design processes
• Create and verify circuit schematics and Verilog models
• Prepare design documentation, specifications, test plans, and participate in formal reviews
• Work with hardware, software and system architects to align FPGA Fabric design with product requirements
• Stay current on FPGA technologies and contribute to innovation within the company
• Engage in design and verification of other circuit blocks outside FPGA Fabric
• Support verification and timing characterization teams
• Drive silicon validation of FPGA Fabric blocks for functionality and performance

Skills

FPGA Fabric design

Memory circuit design

Verilog

Scripting & data analysis

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

SPICE

EDA tools

Verilog simulation

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.

Job Description

Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of embedded control applications. Our product portfolio comprises general purpose and specialized 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers, 32-bit microprocessors, field-programmable gate array (FPGA) products, a broad spectrum of high-performance linear, mixed-signal, power management, thermal management, radio frequency (RF), timing, safety, security, wired connectivity and wireless connectivity devices, as well as serial Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), Serial Flash memories, Parallel Flash memories, and serial Static Random Access Memory (SRAM). We also license Flash-IP solutions that are incorporated in a broad range of products.

Microchip Technology Inc. has a Technical Staff Engineer – FPGA Fabric Design opening based in San Jose, California. The successful candidate will be responsible for the design, development, and optimization of the FPGA Fabric in advanced and low power FPGA devices. In this role, you will be working within a team of other circuit design engineers and collaborating with architecture, ASIC, firmware, verification, and test teams to help deliver industry-leading FPGA products.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop FPGA Fabric architecture, including interconnect, routing muxes, logic elements, memory blocks, clocking, and other key components
• Analyze and optimize FPGA Fabric architecture for performance, power consumption, area utilization, and other relevant metrics
• Collaborate with system architects to ensure seamless integration of FPGA Fabric with other system components, such as processors, interfaces, and peripherals
• Remain informed on industry standards and best practices related to FPGA Fabric and incorporate them into design processes
• Creation and verification of circuit schematics and functional Verilog models
• Prepare comprehensive technical documentation, including specifications, design documents, test plans, and participate in formal reviews of other block specifications
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including hardware designers, software engineers, and system architects, to align the FPGA Fabric design with overall product requirements
• Stay current on latest advancements in FPGA technologies and contribute to ongoing research and innovation efforts within the company
• Engage in design and verification of other circuit blocks outside of FPGA Fabric
• Support verification and timing characterization teams
• Drive and participate in silicon validation of FPGA Fabric blocks for functionality and performance

Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science
• 12+ years of experience in custom FPGA Fabric design and/or memory circuit design
• High degree of SPICE simulation proficiency
• Adept at leveraging full custom and mixed signal design EDA tool set for parasitic extraction, simulations, and EM/IR analysis
• Demonstrated competency in scripting, managing simulation queues, data capture and analysis
• Proficient in simulating and analyzing yield impact, reliability, and power
• Ability to support layout, verification, timing characterization, and software model developersAbility to develop and test Verilog simulation model and compare back to SPICE based model
• Excellent analytical, communication (written and verbal), and documentation skills
• Self-motivated and proactive team player
• Attention to detail and ability to drive tasks to completion independently in timely manner

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science
• Experience in analog and full custom design
• Experience in FPGA or ASIC development
• Experience in functional verification and timing characterization
• Experience in low power design including dual rail, array biasing, dynamic low power mode switching (sleep, power gating, column array muxing)
• Experience in OCV timing and yield variation analyses using Solido and Monte Carlo

Travel Time

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes

Feeling, Hearing, Other, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements

10% sitting, 10% walking, 80% sitting, 100% in doors; Usual business hours

Pay Range

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive base pay, restricted stock units, and quarterly bonus payments. In addition to these components, our package includes health benefits that begin day one, retirement savings plans, and an industry leading ESPP program with a 2 year look back feature. Find more information about all our benefits at the link below:

Benefits of working at Microchip

The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in the US, is $91,000 - $232,000.*

• Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.

Microchip Technology Inc is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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