ASIC Design Engineer

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Job Description:

Join the Design Engineering team as Technical Staff Engineer-Design supporting semiconductor architecture, RTL and circuit design, integration, verification, performance, power, area, documentation, and product lifecycle. This role is best suited for candidates with 12 or more years of relevant experience in semiconductor or electronic design, RTL, digital or mixed-signal circuits, architecture, simulation, synthesis, integration, or a closely related area.

In this role, you will define advanced technical direction, architectures, methodologies, and reusable solutions within an approved domain, partner with relevant technical and business stakeholders, and help deliver reliable, high-quality engineering or service outcomes and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and sustain semiconductor architectures, RTL, circuits, IP, interfaces, subsystems, and design collateral.
• Translate product, system, performance, power, area, reliability, test, manufacturing, and schedule needs into design requirements and plans.
• Analyze specifications, simulations, timing, power, area, integration, defects, risks, dependencies, and technical tradeoffs.
• Debug design, simulation, integration, verification, implementation, and product issues; lead root-cause analysis within approved scope.
• Review requirements, architectures, RTL, circuits, models, constraints, results, changes, and release evidence for technical quality.
• Drive design reuse, automation, quality, reliability, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate outcomes across architecture, design, verification, DFT, implementation, package, product, test, manufacturing, and CAD teams.
• Maintain specifications, design records, review evidence, configuration, and lifecycle documentation.

Requirements/Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related field with 12 or more years of relevant experience in semiconductor or electronic design, RTL, digital or mixed-signal circuits, architecture, simulation, synthesis, integration, or a closely related area.

Qualified candidates should demonstrate analytical thinking, structured problem solving, technical ownership, clear communication, technical documentation, cross-functional collaboration, quality focus, and sound judgment in design engineering work.

Successful candidates are expected to demonstrate:

• Employment stability, reliability, and sustained accountability in prior roles.
• Effective teamwork and cross-functional collaboration.
• Integrity and accuracy in representing qualifications, experience, and credentials.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with semiconductor, ASIC, SoC, FPGA, digital, analog, mixed-signal, memory, interface, or IP design.
• Experience with RTL, simulation, synthesis, timing, power, verification, scripting, EDA tools, or design automation.
• Experience with architecture, integration, design reviews, technical leadership, or product development.
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related field

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 $91,000 - $232,000.*

*Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.

Microchip Technology Incis an equal opportunity/affirmativeaction employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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