Senior Engineer - Validation; ASIC

Senior Engineer I - Validation (ASIC)

Microchip Technology Inc.

Basking Ridge, NJ

An opening exists in the functional validation group for a senior engineer with strong interest in PCI Express (PCIe), Non‑Volatile Memory Express (NVMe), embedded low level programming with JTAG, and debug of complex ASICs in multi‑core environment. This group is a cross‑functional team of talented engineers tasked with pre‑silicon and post‑silicon validation of Microchip’s NVMe Flash controller products. The team is responsible for ensuring functional specification compliance, system interoperability under a wide range of operating environments (both hardware platforms and operating systems), measuring and analyzing performance, and system‑level debug of post‑silicon issues.

The team also creates the hardware and software validation infrastructure necessary to perform these tasks. Team members work with architects/designers and influence the architecture, features, and performance of future products.

• Plan, develop, code, and execute pre‑silicon and post‑silicon validation plans
• Operating System level debug of post‑silicon hardware and software issues
• Analysis and debug of PCIe and NVMe protocols
• Build and support validation infrastructure through the development of embedded software, device drivers, and test tools written in C, Python, Tcl

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, CE or EE and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree in CS, CE or EE and a minimum of 2.5 years of relevant experience
• Scripting (Tcl, Python)
• Proficient in C and/or embedded C programming
• Excellent knowledge of digital systems and computer architecture
• Ability to develop functional validation plans and develop software necessary to execute these plans
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Knowledge of PCI/PCI Express system architecture
• Familiarity with storage interfaces (e.g., NVMe, SCSI, AHCI, SATA, or SAS)
• Experience developing device drivers for Windows or Linux
• Experience in use of lab equipment (e.g., protocol analyzers)
• Knowledge in Machine Learning

• Wellness & Medical Benefits effective on your First Day of Employment
• Quarterly Employee Cash Bonus Plan
• Restricted Stock Grant
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Care
• Legal
• Employee Assistance Plan

• Vacation Pay
• Paid Sick in Accordance with State Law
• 10 Paid Holidays

0% - 25%

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

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

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.

Benefits of working at Microchip
The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in New Jersey, is $68,640-$205,000.
* Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.

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