Technical Staff Engineer - Design; FPGA Fabric

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This position is for the FPGA Business Unit which designs and develops low power, mixed signal, and system critical FPGA products as part of a comprehensive offering of secure system and power management solutions.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced FPGA Fabric Engineer to join our team. As a member of Microchip's engineering community within the FPGA BU, you will be responsible for the design, development, and optimization of the FPGA fabric, which is a key component of our FPGA‑based products. You will collaborate closely with our architecture, hardware design, and technology development teams to deliver cutting‑edge FPGA solutions.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of advanced FPGA technologies and shape the future of our products.

• Design and develop FPGA fabric architecture, including interconnect, routing, 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 the design process
• Prepare comprehensive technical documentation, including specifications, design documents, and test plans
• 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

• Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of industrial experience
• Required experience in full custom mixed signal design and/or layout experience on advanced process nodes (preferably FinFET)
• Experience in non‑FPGA technology areas would be acceptable, for example memory cell design, stdcell library element design & implementation, analog circuit custom design, IO custom design
• Experience in parasitic extraction & analysis, simulation, DSM design analysis, EM/IR analysis
• Experience in hardware description languages such as Verilog or VHDL
• Experience with Perl/Python Scripting, C/C++ programming will be advantageous
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills to optimize performance, power, and area utilization
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team environment
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