Engineer I – Design

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking an entry-level engineer to join its edge AI design team, focusing on developing and verifying next-generation AI/ML acceleration hardware platforms. The company fosters a culture of trust, empowerment, and diversity, offering significant career growth opportunities and a commitment to employee development.

Responsibilities:

• Design digital logic circuits for FPGA-based emulation platforms and custom silicon.
• Contribute to device feature set definition.
• Design and/or verify device features.
• Perform development activities including integration, synthesis, and static timing analysis (STA).
• Execute functional block-level microarchitecture and RTL design.
• Conduct RTL simulation, debugging, and linting.
• Support low-power design methodologies.
• Automate design flow activities using Python.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Electrical Engineering (EE), Computer Science (CS), or related fields with a focus on IC development.
• 0-3 years of experience or academic background in digital design and firmware development for embedded systems.

Skills:

• Master's degree in ECE, EE, CS, or related fields with a focus on IC development (ideal).
• Experience with ASIC and/or FPGA development flow.
• Exposure to AI/ML concepts, hardware acceleration techniques, and edge computing applications.
• Proficiency in SystemVerilog for logic design; UVM exposure is a plus.
• Knowledge of embedded systems architecture including SoC, DMA, and power management concepts.
• Hands-on lab experience in debugging and development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.