Technical Staff Engineer - Design (FPGA Fabric)

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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 Comp