Principal Engineer -Validation
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Job Description:
About the Role
You will validate features of Microchip SoC/FPGA products. The role needs deep analytical reasoning to find root causes of system-level failures found during validation. You will also lead a group of junior engineers.
Primary Responsibilities
- Validate Programming, Security (crypto) and Debug features on pre-silicon, emulation and post-silicon platforms.
- Write system-level and product-level validation plans, use-case (UC) plans and coverage plans. Execute them, then record and communicate results.
- Create system and FPGA designs that exercise each product's use models and mimic customer applications.
- Bring up FPGA prototyping and emulation platforms. Write and execute emulation plans from the specifications.
- Review firmware and architecture specifications. Identify gaps and drive fixes with the owners.
- Write and maintain Verilog/VHDL and embedded C/C++ code (ARM/RISC-V).
- Build and maintain regression frameworks in TCL (Libero), Python and shell on Linux and Windows. These cover design regeneration, IP-version migration, SDC handling, failure analysis, reporting and notification.
- Validate Microchip tool flows (Libero synthesis, place-and-route, IP catalog and versioning).
- Debug on hardware using on-chip debug tools, JTAG/FlashPro, SoftConsole and lab equipment.
- Assign and manage work, mentor engineers, and work with design, firmware, IP, software and architecture teams.
Requirements/Qualifications:
Qualifications / Requirements:
- BSEE/MSEE or equivalent, with 8+ years of silicon or FPGA validation experience.
- Excellent verbal and written English communication.
- Strong Verilog/VHDL RTL skills, and simulation and synthesis flows (ModelSim/QuestaSim, Synplify or equivalent, Libero).
- Strong understanding of hardware and system-level IC architectures, end-use scenarios and FPGA architecture.
- Working knowledge of embedded processors (ARM Cortex-M, RISC-V) and AMBA protocols (APB, AHB, AXI). Embedded C/C++ experience.
- Strong background in FPGA prototyping and emulation, silicon validation, failure analysis and debug.
- Scripting proficiency in TCL and Python.
- Board-level lab debug skills: oscilloscopes, logic and protocol analyzers, and integrated logic analyzers (Identify, ChipScope, SignalTap). Knowledge of SPI, I2C, UART, USB and JTAG.
- Expertise validating NIST-compliant security on post-silicon: ECC/ECDH, AES, SHA, key provisioning, certificates, protection and authentication. PQC experience is a plus.
- Experience leading a group of engineers.
- Commitment to quality, ownership and customer satisfaction.
Preferred
- Experience with PolarFire / PolarFire SoC / RT PolarFire or similar FPGA families.
- Experience with JIRA, Artifactory, Confluence, Git and CI/regression dashboards.
- Experience with Corelis/JTAG-based test platforms.
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