Microchip

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 20,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology, Inc.

People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.

Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

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Job Description:

As a CAD/EDA Engineer, you will use your understanding of integrated circuits and programming skills to implement automation and flows for custom integrated circuit design. 

You will be required to develop and maintain automation utilities using Cadence SKILL and LINUX scripting languages. You will also provide user support for the Process Design Kits (PDKs) and the design capture and layout tools to worldwide design centers and technical contractors. This will include providing user training, both in person and online, and maintaining web documentation. 

You will help develop and maintain in-house PDKs and customize external foundry PDKs. Both require close collaboration with design teams, technology development teams and several groups within the CAD department. You will create scripts to assure the compatibility and integration of simulation, physical verification, and parasitic extraction collateral within the PDK. 

Requirements/Qualifications:

• BS in either Electrical Engineering or Computer Science and 7-10 years of experience in related field 
• Understanding of electronic fundamentals relating to front and back analog and mixed-signal design methodology 
• Experience with scripting in Python. Perl, Bash, and Tcl/Tk are also acceptable. 
• Ability to learn new technical skills and work in a fast-paced, results-oriented team environment 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a fluency in English 
• Ability to balance customer support requests with development tasks 
• Familiarity with EDA tools used in IC design 
• Experience with Design Data Management software is a plus 
• Experience with automation of Cadence IC tools and SKILL language programming is a plus 

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone

Physical Requirements:

80% sitting, 10% Standing, 10% Walking, 100% inside

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.

For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to the EEO is the Law Poster and the EEO is the Law Poster Supplement. Please also refer to the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.