Job Title: Technical Staff Engineer - Validation

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Job Description:

Microchip's Data Center Solutions Business Unit (DCS) delivers industry leading performance, reliability, and security in Storage Controllers, Memory Controllers, NVMe SSD Controllers, PCIe Switches and SAS Expanders that are applied in Cloud Storage and Compute Data Centers, and Storage Area Networks.

An opening exists in the functional validation group for a principal or technical staff engineer with an interest in PCI Express (PCIe), Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) and debug of complex ASICs. This group is a cross functional team of talented engineers tasked with silicon and product validation of Microchip's NVMe Flash controller and PCIe switch products.

The team is responsible for validation, ensuring functional specification compliance, system interoperability under a wide range of operating environments (i.e., both hardware platforms and operating systems), measuring/analyzing performance, and system level debug of post silicon issues. The team also creates the hardware (boards, FPGAs) and software validation infrastructure (Tcl/Tk, embedded C) necessary to perform these tasks. Team members work with architects/designers and influence the architecture, features, and performance of future products

Responsibilities: Plan, develop, code, and execute silicon and system validation plansSystem level debug of silicon hardware and software issuesBuild and support validation infrastructure through the development of embedded software, device drivers, and test toolsDevelopment of RTL for CPLD and FPGAsDesign of High Speed board designsMentor and present technical information to junior engineersRequirements/Qualifications:

Required: Bachelor or Master degree in CS, CE, EEExperience, 10 + years, other levels such as Principal and Senior will be considered based on applicantsScripting (Tcl, Python)Proficient in C and/or embedded C programmingExcellent knowledge of digital systems and computer architectureAbility to develop functional validation plans and develop software necessary to execute these plansExcellent verbal and written communication skillsPreferred:Knowledge of PCI/PCI Express system architectureFamiliarity with storage interfaces (e.g., NVMe)Experience developing device drivers for Windows or LinuxExperience in use of lab equipment (e.g., protocol analyzers)Hardware experience in high speed digital designTravel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

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

Physical Requirements:

80% Sitting, 10% Standing, 10% Walking

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