Senior Engineer II-Software

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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 Senior Engineer II-Software opening based in San Jose, CA, who will be part of the Application Frameworks and Infrastructure group. The candidate will need to be a highly motivated individual willing to support the next generation FPGA architecture for Microchip's FPGAs. In that role, you will be part of the team working on developing the tools and flows to validate configuration bitstreams for multiple FPGA families.  

Responsibilities:
* Develop tools to enable correctness of the configuration bitstream for Microchip FPGAs
* Develop automated flows to incorporate methodologies (such as simulation and logical equivalence checking) for functional
* verification* Work with cross-functional teams (software, design verification, etc.) to integrate the tools into their verification methodologies
* Create unit tests to validate the tools/flows
** Requirements/

Qualifications:

*** BS or MS in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or related field
* Bachelors with 7.5- 9 Years of experience or Masters with 5-6 years of experience
* Strong understanding of logic design
* Strong knowledge and ability in C++ and data structures
* Experience in software optimization for run-time and memory improvement for large data structures
* Good understanding of Verilog and simulation environments

Preferred Qualifications:

* Good understanding of FPGA architectures
* Understanding of verification methodologies, including logical equivalence tools
* Experience with shell scripting languages (Perl, Python, Bash, TCL)
* Experience with software development in a Linux and Windows environment
** Travel Time:
** 0% - 25%
** Physical Attributes:
** Feeling, Hearing, Other, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others
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* Physical Requirements:

** 10% sitting, 10% walking, 80% sitting, 100% in doors;
Usual business hours
** 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 the US, is $70,304 - $205,000.  Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.

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