Principal Engineer - Design

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Microchip is currently looking for a Principal Engineer to join our Communications Business Unit located in Burnaby, Saskatoon or Toronto, Canada.
Microchip’s Communications Business Unit (CBU) is a premier supplier for 100Gbps+ Optical Networking & Connectivity Solutions for Telecom & Hyperscale Data Center Networks. Our devices enable high-bandwidth, cloud-based applications such as streaming services, social media platforms and video conferencing.
The CBU Product Development team is engaged through the full device R&D cycle from concept, design and implementation stages. Once a prototype is available, we support embedded software development and system validation lab testing through to mass-market production release. We are an experienced chip team working with the latest semiconductor development tools and methodologies in advanced process technologies to develop state-of-the-art network devices.
As a Principal Engineer in the CBU Product Development team you will be responsible for design and implementation of digital integrated circuits at the block level or top level of a device. You will collaborate with chip architects, subsystem leads and verification team members to deliver complex designs in a friendly and professional environment.
The role of the Principal Engineer includes but are not limited to the following:

• Design digital circuits based on leading-edge industry standards and market requirements
• Synthesize designs into logic gates taking advantage of industry-leading tools and flows
• Develop or enhance areas of technical expertise to contribute to the wider team beyond individual deliverables or responsibilities
• Support of products from Specification through to Production in collaboration with Engineers in Physical Design, Validation, Applications, Software/Firmware, Product Marketing and Production Engineering
• Integrate digital and analog circuits with Design-for-Test (DFT) techniques
• Implement designs in System Verilog RTL code utilizing low-power design principles
• Contribute to the microarchitecture of communication semiconductor devices in partnership with System Architects
• Provide floor-planning guidance and support to physical design/layout teams
• Opportunities to lead a small team or other technical leadership roles may be available for the right candidate.
• Derive physical timing specifications and confirm through Static Timing Analysis (STA)

Requirements/Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Proven ability to thrive on, learn and adapt to new methodologies and technologies
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
• 10+ years related experience
• Strong coding skills
• Experience with Synopsys or Cadence tool flows for synthesis, verification or STA (an asset)
• Excellent analytical and debugging skills and the ability to proactively solve issues
• Experience with 65nm and smaller silicon process technologies (an asset)
• Experience in designing, synthesizing or verifying Verilog or VHDL based designs for silicon, on FPGA or other platforms
• Experience using one or more of System Verilog/Verilog/VHDL, Tcl/Perl/Python, C/C++, XML
• Familiarity with communication protocols such as Ethernet, OTN and others (an asset)

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