Principal Engineer - Digital ASIC Design

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Job Description:

• Follow the micro-architecture and implement RTL (System Verilog) of complex digital IP blocks from concept to delivery.
• Drive Power, Performance, and Area trade-offs and optimizations to meet aggressive product targets.
• Collaborate with SoC integration teams to ensure seamless connectivity and address top-level timing/congestion issues.
• Lead Lint, CDC, RDC, and formal verification efforts. Work closely with Physical Design teams to close timing and resolve routing bottlenecks.
• Cooperate with teams to verify and validate module and system functions
• Organize documents to record design activities

Requirements/Qualifications:

• 10+ years of proven experience in ASIC or FPGA digital design.
• BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering
• Proficiency in System Verilog and a deep understanding of synchronous/asynchronous design techniques.
• Experience with the full Cadence/Synopsys front-end EDA flow (e.g., VCS, SpyGlass, Design Compiler, PrimeTime).
• Familiarity with PHY or Serdes protocols, knowledge of IEEE 802.3 is a plus
• Skillful in scripts to aid efficiency
• Post-silicon validation or bring-up experience. Proficient in lab equipment (e.g., oscilloscope, logic analyzer, ..., etc.)

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

Carrying, 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:

Benefits of working at Microchip

The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in the US, is $70,304 - $163,000.*

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