Principal Design Engineer (Digital)

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Job Description:

We are seeking a Digital Design Engineer to develop RTL solutions and improve our Front-to-Mid-End Design and Verification productivity by integrating and automating tools into the verification/design flow. The role requires strong fundamentals in digital design, along with the ability to build scripts/utilities (and AI-assisted automation where applicable) to streamline regressions, debugging, and sign-off readiness.  

Key Responsibilities
•    Define and implement RTL (SystemVerilog) design solutions and support block/subsystem integration.
•    Drive day-to-day engineering execution with strong debug/root-cause skills across RTL, simulation failures, and flow issues.
•    Apply AI-assisted techniques where appropriate to improve flow efficiency.
•    Use and support digital simulation workflows; improve usability, repeatability, and turnaround time of verification runs.
•    Develop and maintain automation for verification/design flows using scripting/programming (e.g., Python/Tcl/Shell/Perl/C++).
 

Requirements/Qualifications:

•    BSEE with emphasis on microelectronics and 10 years of relevant industry experience.
•    Strong understanding of digital design, microprocessor architecture, and CMOS device operation.
•    Proficiency in SystemVerilog for RTL design.
•    Experience with industry-standard EDA tools, including digital simulators.
•    Experience working in a Unix/Linux environment and knowledge of scripting languages like Shell, Tcl, Perl, Python(Preferred), and/or C++.
•    Exposure to Git and Bitbucket (or similar) for version control and collaboration.
•    Exposure to AI/ML/LLM-based tooling applied to engineering workflows .
•    Familiarity with common industry tools (examples: Synopsys/Cadence/Siemens simulators and implementation/signoff tools). 
•    Self-driven and comfortable taking on ambiguous, fast-changing tasks.

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

Hearing, Seeing, Talking

Physical Requirements:

80% sitting, 10% walking, 10% standing

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 $75,000 - $232,000.*

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