SoC Validation/FPGA Engineer (Tech Staff Engineer)

Job description

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-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 Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values ; 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 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you. Visit our careers page to see what exciting opportunities and company perks await! Job Description: Drive architecture and design of high-speed SoC subsystems and interfaces from concept through integration. Define micro-architecture, write clear specifications, and collaborate with RTL, verification, firmware, and physical design teams. Develop and review RTL/design implementations for performance, power, area, and testability trade-offs. Lead block- and system-level bring-up, debug, and root-cause analysis across simulation, emulation, and silicon. Own documentation, design reviews, and cross-functional execution to deliver robust, production-ready SoC features. Experience in developing complex bare-metal firmware mainly in C (but also assembly) on ARM Cortex-M and RISC-V processors Good understanding of embedded firmware/software development process Knowledge and experience in JTAG, SVF and 1532 standards and STAPL programming Good knowledge of validating system level designs based on embedded processors and peripherals such as SPI, I2C, Watchdog, Timer, UART, Ethernet, PCIe and USB Design knowledge with RTL coding in Verilog / VHDL Expert in FPGA tool flow. Experience in using Simulation (ModelSim) and Synthesis (Synplicity) tools Strong commitment to quality and customer satisfaction Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English Technically lead a team of validation engineers Able to travel 0-2 times annually if required. Must be willing to work outside of normal business hours to match timing with India Standard Time as well as Pacific Standard time Must be adept with using AI tools to automate design builds and processes Requirements/Qualifications: Minimum qualifications : MS EE/CE with 12+ years SoC architecture, embedded software design and debug experience : In-depth knowledge of FPGA/SoC architectures, hardware architectures, system-level IC design, and end-use scenario creation Validation & Debug : Strong background in SoC prototype emulation, silicon validation, failure analysis, and debug Lab Skills : Board-level debug on PCBs (digital logic & analog circuits) using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers/exercisers, integrated logic analyzers (Synopsys Identify, Xilinx ChipScope, Altera SignalTap or Lattice Reveal) Debug Tools : CPU debug (SoftConsole, EWARM, Keil); Trace debug (Lauterbach, Ultradevelop) : C/C++, assembly; bare-metal firmware on ARM Cortex-M and RISC-V; diagnostic code (bare-metal, Zephyr, RTOS, embedded Linux) Standards & Peripherals : JTAG, SVF, IEEE 1532, STAPL; validation of SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, PCIe, USB RTL & EDA : Verilog/VHDL coding; Simulation (ModelSim), Synthesis (Synplicity) Soft Skills : Strong communication (English), quality commitment Preferred qualifications Coding standards & static analysis; Atlassian (Confluence, JIRA), Bitbucket, Git; Perl/TCL scripting; Emerging Tech: Agentic AI for embedded software development and peripheral driver debug (e.g. such as Claude Code, ChipAgents, Github Co-pilot etc.) High-Speed SERDES: Bring-up and debug of 32Gbps PCS/PMA controllers Serial Protocols (PHY through transaction layers): Aurora, Ethernet (1G–400G, SGMII/XGMII variants), USB 3.0 SERDES Controllers: PCIe Gen3/4/5, Interlaken, OTN/SONET/SDH, xPON, JESD204C SDI (SD/HD/3G/12G), DisplayPort, HDMI CPRI, Serial RapidIO, SATA, Fiber Channel, CoaXpress, HMC, Firewire Travel Time: 0% - 25% To all recruitment agencies : Microchip Technology Inc. does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. 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