Principal Engineer-Design
Roseville, CA 
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Posted 23 days ago
Job Description

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 20,000-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 ; 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 without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

Visit our page to see what exciting opportunities and company await!

Job Description:

The successful candidate will join the rapidly growing Data Center Solutions (DCS) business unit at Microchip. DCS has a broad portfolio of products being broadly deployed by the industry's cutting-edge server/storage OEMs and hyperscale datacenters. Customers deploy DCS solutions into applications ranging from Big Data capacity storage to artificial intelligence and machine learning that are helping to shape the next digital age. Our product portfolio includes SAS/PCIe/NVMe/CXL products that connect, manage, and secure the world's information, including Flash Controllers, High Performance Switches, RAID Controllers and Memory Controllers. Join a team where you can expand your skill set and drive key elements of the industry's technology leadership.

An opening exists for an experienced Design Engineer with an interest in developing next generation of storage and memory controller SoC products. This will involve taking a design from initial concept through to production. Throughout, you will work beside experienced engineers and be exposed to Microchip's Best-In-Class engineering practices. Working side-by-side with some of the brightest minds and most innovative people in the industry, you won't just fill a position, you will be given an opportunity to work on a team where your contributions matter. Microchip fosters continuous learning in a challenging and rewarding environment. If this sounds like the kind of environment you'd like to participate in, we'd like to hear from you!

Job responsibilities may include any of the following:

  • Design and verification of digital logic subsystems (100K to 10M+ gates) which are coded in System Verilog.

  • Understanding requirements, protocols specifications, microarchitecture specifications

  • Development of Test plans and reviews

  • Verification of the design using state-of-the-art verification methodologies like System Verilog UVM coverage driven methodology, assertion-based methodology etc.

  • Interact with the cross functional teams (firmware, emulation, validation)

  • Design, synthesis, and timing analysis

  • Power, performance analysis and optimizations

  • Verification coverage reviews and closure

  • Support pre-silicon emulation bring-up and debug

  • Support Post-silicon validation bring-up and debug, including development of workarounds.

Requirements/Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar

  • 10+ years related experience; will consider 7+ years for Senior-II

  • Experience with Verilog/System Verilog and/or VHDL

  • Hands-on experience with FPGA, ASIC or SoC design and/or verification flows

  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Excellent knowledge of digital systems and computer architecture

  • Excellent communication (written and verbal), and documentation skills

  • Attention to detail and ability to drive tasks to completion independently in timely manner

  • Knowledge of Unix /Linux commands and version control system (i.e. SVN, GIT)

Preferred:

  • Knowledge with protocols such as PCIe, CXL, DDR, SAS, SATA, AXI, APB

  • Experience with lab test equipment such as protocol analyzers

  • Knowledge of Agile development process

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

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

Physical Requirements:

Regular business hours; 70% sitting, 15% standing, 15% walking

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:

The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in California, is $75,000 - $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.

For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to the EEO is the Law Poster and the EEO is the Law Poster Supplement. Please also refer to the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.


Microchip is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer of Disabled/Veterans/Minorities/Women. We provide equal employment and affirmative action opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state or local laws.


 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
10+ years
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