Tech Staff Engineer – Design

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Job Description:

The Wireless Solutions Group is seeking an experienced Tech Staff Engineer – Design to manage functional safety and CRA compliant projects. In this role, you will provide technical leadership and assist SoC project leads from all sites to ensure functional safety/CRA compliant SoC project for high-performance, low-power wireless SoC and attach solutions. Successful candidate requires strong collaboration across sites and functions, excellent communication, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance and direction to product development teams, focusing on implementing functional safety and CRA into product, or to adapt an existing product to meet functional safety/CRA requirements.

• Maintain and develop necessary documentation and checklist related to functional safety compliance for SoC project

• Drive continuous improvement within the Business Units to develop ISO26262 and/or IEC61508 compliant work products.

• Define a product execution strategy for ISO 21434( automotive cybersecurity) and IEC 62443(industrial cybersecurity) + EU CRA( European Union Cybersecurity Resilience Act) standards compliance.   

• Experience with RTL integration, functional verification, and timing closure of SoCs.

• Derive the SEooC architecture top level requirements based on research and customer interaction

• Coordinate functional safety deliverables (FMEDA) from external or internal macro providers

• Be the central resource for first point of contact for any questions pertaining to a functional safety and CRA compliant project

• Opportunity for leadership of small cross functional teams.

• Foster cross-geography cooperation and a positive, inclusive team culture.

Requirements/Qualifications:

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s in an engineering discipline plus 12+ years’ experience with ISO26262 and/or IEC61508 compliant SoC development or a Master’s in an engineering discipline plus 10+ years’ experience with ISO26262 and/or IEC61508 compliant SoC development
• Familiarity with semiconductor devices such as Microcontroller Units (MCUs), Power Management Units, Communication Interfaces, Error Control and Coding
• Experience with Confirmation Reviews of ISO26262 and/or IEC61508 Work Products
• Experience with Functional Safety Audits and Assessments
• Familiarity with IATF-16949
• Familiarity with ISO21434 and IEC62443 Work Products
• Familiarity with automotive safety systems
• Fluent in both written and spoken English

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 $91,000 - $232,000.*

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