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Job Description:
Candidate will join the silicon characterization team to execute characterization of FPGA products. You will work closely with silicon design engineers, software engineers and technology development engineers to ensure that the company deploys new products with the highest quality and shortest time to market. This position will provide the opportunity to work on multiple projects supporting key functions within the organization. Based on the relevant years of experience and exposure, this position can provide opportunities to lead team.
Requirements/Qualifications:
Primary Job Responsibilities:
- Own and deliver on characterization of FPGA products with emphasis on high-speed protocols
- Develop Characterization spec, plan, and documentation
- Characterization of Digital and Mixed-signal designs
- Associated design and firmware development
- Verification of Microchip’s FPGA timing and Power analysis tools
- Correlation of pre-silicon results with silicon measurements
- Cross-functional team interfacing and collaboration in all activities
Required Skills and Experience:
- BSEE or MSEE
- 10+ years of experience in product characterization or silicon validation with emphasis on digital and mixed-signal circuits
- 5+ years of experience in characterization and/or validation of serial protocols (PCIe/10GBaseKR/XAUI/SATA/etc.)
- Expertise in characterization of DDR, SoC, processors, PLL, Oscillators, etc.
- Firmware Development on multi-core microcontrollers or processors (ARM/RISC-V or similar)
- Experience working in a laboratory environment, using lab equipment such as BERTs, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, function generators, etc.
- Experience in evaluation of various laboratory equipment such as BERTs, Oscilloscopes, etc.
- In-depth knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals including CMOS device operation and characteristics
- Experience in board design fundamentals, signal and power integrity
- Experience with Verilog or VHDL
- Exposure to automated characterization flows to maximize use of equipment
- Initiative (self-motivated, self-confident, self-driven, self-learning, always striving for excellence)
- Commitment (responsible, responsive, commit to winning)
- Solid functional and technical skills
- Work quality ("do it right the first time", attention to detail, good documentation)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication, documentation and presentation skills
- Must have strong self-learning ability, leadership, and enjoy working in teams
Preferred Skills:
- ASIC/FPGA characterization experience of high speed serial interfaces ((PCIe/10GBaseKR/XAUI/SATA/etc.)
- Knowledge of JTAG protocol highly desirable
- Working knowledge of SOC and/or FPGA Architectures
- Knowledge of FPGA design synthesis and routing associated with Microchip (Libero), AMD/Xilinx (Vivado, ISE), or Intel/Altera (Quartus) tools
- Working knowledge of at least 1 of the following languages: Java/ C/C++, Visual Basic and/or Perl
- Analog and mixed signal circuit design. Working experience with analog and/or digital systems is an advantage
Travel Time:
25% - 50%To all recruitment agencies: Microchip Technology Inc. does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our recruiting team or other Microchip employees. Microchip is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Skills Required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- RTL design and verification in Verilog and VHDL
- In-depth understanding of hardware architectures and system-level IC design implementation
- Optimizing code for FPGA architectures
- Experience with simulation (ModelSim/QuestaSim) and synthesis (Synplicity) tools
- Basic knowledge of embedded processors (ARM Cortex-M3 or RISC) and familiarity with AMBA protocols (APB, AHB, AXI, ACE)
- Embedded software development in C/C++
- FPGA prototyping, emulation and debug
- Silicon validation, failure analysis and debug
- Board-level debug skills using oscilloscopes, digital analyzers, protocol exercisers, and integrated logic analyzers (e.g., Synopsys Identify, Xilinx Chipscope, Altera SignalTap, Lattice Reveal)
- Expertise in Memory Interfaces: DDR4/LPDDR4/DDR5/LPDDR5, DDR training algorithms, DDR memory controllers, sideband I2C/I3C
- Expertise in Ethernet: high-speed (up to 100GE) and network encryption (MACsec, IPSec, AES-GCM/GMAC)
- BTech or MTech degree with 9+ years of relevant experience
Microchip Technology Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage starts on the first day, and some sites provide on‑site clinics and fitness centers. Health insurance is characterized as generally positive and, in some cases, low‑cost.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan with a 15% discount and look‑back and broad‑based RSUs are available to employees. Active participation and company disclosures indicate these equity programs are widely accessible.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company match is offered across U.S. locations. Employer‑verified listings and location pages corroborate the availability of retirement benefits.
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Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading semiconductor supplier of smart, connected and secure embedded control solutions. Its easy-to-use development tools and comprehensive product portfolio enable customers to create optimal designs which reduce risk while lowering total system cost and time to market. The company’s solutions serve more than 125,000 customers across the industrial, automotive, consumer, aerospace and defense, communications and computing markets. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality.
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