Principal Engineer

2 weeks ago


Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Microchip Technology Full time
Are you ready to join a dynamic team and work with cutting-edge technology?

Microchip Technology, Inc. offers a unique opportunity to be part of a 20,000-member team shaping the world's technology landscape. If you thrive in an environment built on trust, respect, and innovation, you're in the right place.

At Microchip, we empower our employees and provide room for growth within a multi-billion dollar organization. Our culture fosters creativity and stability, offering diverse career paths and endless opportunities for personal development. Join us in designing the future at Microchip Technology, Inc.

Job Description:
  • Implement physical design activities for various 32-bit Business Units focused on microprocessors, microcontrollers, and wireless technologies.
  • Handle floor planning, placement optimization, clock synthesis, routing, and verification processes.
  • Participate in Chip Power Integrity tasks across multiple voltage domains.
  • Collaborate on hierarchical design approaches for multimillion-gate designs.
  • Contribute to place and route methodologies and low power strategies.
  • Engage as a team player to achieve design objectives in a geographically dispersed environment.

Detailed responsibilities include timing closure, clock tree synthesis, physical implementation, floorplan design, flow automation, and interface coordination.

Requirements/Qualifications:
  • Master's degree with 7+ years or Bachelor's with 10+ years of relevant IC design experience.
  • Expertise in VLSI logic, power integrity analysis, place and route techniques, and clock tree synthesis.
  • Familiarity with advanced technologies like 28nm nodes or lower.
  • Proficiency in ICC/ICC2 or Innovus and Redhawk toolsets.
  • Strong skills in Tcl and Perl scripting.
  • Effective communication, analytical, and interpersonal abilities.

Travel Time: 0% - 25%



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