Senior Technical Staff Engineer - Design (IO) (Roseville)

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Job Description

The successful candidate will join the rapidly growing Data Center Solutions (DCS) business unit at Microchip. DCS has a broad portfolio of products widely deployed by the industry’s cutting-edge server/storage OEMs and hyperscale datacenters. Customers deploy DCS solutions into applications ranging from Big Data capacity storage to artificial intelligence and machine learning that are helping to shape the next digital age. Our product portfolio includes SAS/PCIe/NVMe/CXL products that connect, manage, and secure the world’s information, including Flash Controllers, High Performance Switches, RAID Controllers and Memory Controllers. Join a team where you can expand your skill set and drive key elements of the industry’s technology leadership.

An opening exists for Tech Staff/Sr. Staff IO Design Engineer with an interest in developing the next generation of storage and memory controller SoC products. This will involve taking a design from initial concept through to production. Throughout you will work beside experienced engineers and be exposed to Microchip’s Best-In-Class engineering practices. Working side-by-side with some of the brightest minds and most innovative people in the industry, you won't just fill a position, you will be given an opportunity to work on a team where your contributions matter. Microchip fosters continuous learning in a challenging and rewarding environment. If this sounds like the kind of environment you'd like to participate in, we'd like to hear from you!

As a Staff/Sr.Staff Design Engineer, your job will entail the following:

• Design planning of pad rings and package substrates, bump pattern construction.
• Dynamically define and optimize pad ring connectivity.
• Work with CFTs (Cross-Functional Team) on the deliverables (DEF, Verilog netlist etc.,)
• Interface with and support Architect, PD, PE, technology development and foundries teams.
• Support JTAG TAP controller integration and implementation across SoC designs, ensuring IEEE 1149.1 compliance and proper JTAG signal connectivity in collaboration with the DFT team.
• Collaborate with CFTs on TAP controller operation, scan-enable path handling, and post-silicon debug requirements.
• Support Verification, Emulation, ASIC lab validation including lab debug and providing logic modifications and workarounds.

Requirements / Qualifications

• B.S or M.S degree in electrical engineering with 12+ years related experience.
• Hands‑on experience with pad ring planning, IO cell placement, and bump map/pattern definition for advanced SoC designs.
• Knowledge of IO library cells, IO standards, and PHY-level IO interfaces (SerDes, DDR, PCIe, CXL).
• Experience with IO planning and implementation EDA tools (e.g., Orbit IO, ISP or equivalent); specific tool experience is valuable but not mandatory.
• Experience generating and validating IO connectivity deliverables (pad ring DEF, IO netlist, bump assignment) for physical design hand‑off).
• Experience with Verilog/System Verilog is required.
• Basic to intermediate knowledge of JTAG/Boundary Scan (IEEE 1149.1) architecture and TAP controller operation.
• Hands‑on experience with DFT methodologies is a plus and considered equivalent familiarity.
• Familiarity with JTAG-based post‑silicon debug flows and bring‑up strategies for SoC IO validation.
• Experience with boundary scan cell behavior and test access port (TAP) signal verification is a plus.
• Scripting experience or knowledge is a plus.
• Excellent analytical, communication (written and verbal), and documentation skills.

Travel Time

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes

Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements

80% sitting, 10% standing, 10% walking, 100% inside

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 $91,000 - $232,000.*

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

Microchip Technology Inc is an equal opportunity/affirmative action 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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