Microchip Technology Inc. · 14 hours ago
Technical Staff Engineer - Architecture (System Power)
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$90K/yr - $232K/yr
10+ years expMicrochip Technology Inc. is a leading supplier of low-power, highly-reliable FPGAs, seeking a System Power Architect to join their FPGA Business Unit. The role involves leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance IP integrations and developing power management architecture to meet market requirements across various applications.
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Hiring Manager
Bryant Roe
Responsibilities
Understand customer use cases and the role of power management architecture in overall system architecture
Lead cross-functional teams to analyze customer use cases & architect solutions to deliver high-performance, low power FPGA products that extend Microchip's power efficiency leadership
Develop pre-silicon power models and work with other architects to explore PPA trade-offs
Develop PDN models and architecture at system, package and chip levels
Collaborate with back-end implementation teams to define UPF/CPF (Unified Power Format / Common Power Format) specifications
Create product power architecture specifications that meet the power efficiency goals
Partner with CAD/EDA teams to integrate power analysis tools into the design flow
Work with firmware/software teams to define power management firmware, drivers, and runtime policies
Work with test, validation and characterization teams to define their respective plans
Work cross-functionally with other architects, designers, and back-end implementation teams
Qualification
Required
Strong understanding of CMOS power consumption (dynamic, static/leakage, short-circuit) and advanced process node challenges (FinFET, GAA)
Knowledge of state-of-the-art FPGA power features
Expertise in low-power design techniques: power gating, clock gating, retention, multi-voltage design, DVFS
Hands-on experience with UPF/CPF and EDA power analysis tools
Ability to analyze workloads and build power models at different abstraction levels (system, microarchitecture, RTL)
Experience in technical leadership and people management will be an advantage
Proven ability to work cross-functionally with other architects, designers, and back-end implementation teams (in hardware, firmware, software)
BS degree or higher in EE, CS, CE or other applicable disciplines
10+ years of industrial experience
Benefits
Health benefits that begin day one
Retirement savings plans
Industry leading ESPP program with a 2 year look back feature
Company
Microchip Technology Inc.
Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading semiconductor supplier of smart, connected and secure embedded control solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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CEO and President
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Chief Operating Officer
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