Senior Technical Staff Engineer – Software, FPGA

People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our ; we affectionately refer to it as the *Aggregate System* and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.Visit our page to see what exciting opportunities and company await**Job Description:****Responsibilities:*** Develop state-of-the-art FPGA CAD algorithms to improve circuit performance, power, and tool runtime.* Execute methodical, scientific experiments to validate the extent of algorithmic improvements.* Analyze performance bottlenecks of high-speed protocols in FPGA applications.* Contribute to evaluation of logic and routing for future FPGA architectures, and help drive speed, power, and cost targets.* Develop example FPGA application benchmarks, either by coding them in Verilog and high-level synthesis tools, or by programming generation algorithms.* Analyze and share your data with various groups within the company.* Perform design reviews, unit testing, and code reviews.* Own and maintain code modules.* Study literature in the CAD industry and contribute to research discussions.**Requirements/Qualifications:****Job Requirements:*** BS, MS or PhD in CS/EE or related field.* 18 years of relevant research or work experience in programmable architecture, applications implementation, or Software Engineering.* Strong knowledge and ability in C++, as well as a deep understanding of algorithms and data structures.* Comfortable with software development in a Linux environment.* Outstanding oral and written communication skills, willingness to document work products.**Preferred Qualifications:*** Exposure to Placement, Routing, Synthesis, Static Timing Analysis (STA) for FPGA or ASIC.* Practical coding experience in Verilog and Python.* Familiarity with PyTorch, Graph Neural Network, CUDA, Machine learning, linear and non-linear optimization.* Exposure to parallel programming techniques, like TBB.* Experience with source code management systems (Git).* Experience with shell scripting languages (Python, TCL, Bash, Perl).**Travel Time:**0% - 25%**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 IESPP program with a 6-month look back feature. Find more information about all our benefits at the link below:The annual base salary range for this position is $107,000 - $226,000.\*\*Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.**To all recruitment agencies**: *Microchip Technology Inc. **does not** accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our recruiting team or other Microchip employees. Microchip is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.*At Microchip, employees are our greatest strength. As one of the top performing semiconductor companies in the world, we are led by a set of guiding values and a mission to empower innovation to enhance the human experience. We work tirelessly to create a company culture that highlights how important every employee is to our mission.#J-18808-Ljbffr