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Technical Staff Engineer - Software Development (System Architecture (FPGA Security))

Microchip Technology Inc
United States, California, San Jose
3850 North First Street (Show on map)
May 23, 2025

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.

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Job Description:

Microchip Technology FPGA Business group is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Security Architect to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance IP integrations into our FPGA products, that meet market & customer requirements across a broad range of use cases & application spaces.

This position is in the Silicon Architecture team of Microchip's FPGA Division. Microchip is a major supplier of low-power, highly-reliable and highly-secure field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Our FPGAs are used in a wide variety of use cases & applications, including embedded vision; digital signal processing; machine learning; industrial and medical equipment; satellites; and diverse defense applications. Microchip is also a pioneer in embedding RISC-V processors in FPGAs.

The successful applicant will work as part a core team to develop future FPGA device products and will collaborate with other engineering disciplines to model, develop, verify, and integrate security components such as hard IP blocks (esp. cryptographic accelerators), hard & soft IP solutions, that interoperate with overall device and system configuration and security features to deliver secure and performant FPGA products.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead cross-functional teams to analyze customer use cases & architect solutions to deliver high-performance security IP integrations into Microchip FPGA products
  • Work on ASIC & FPGA IP development, integration, and deployment for Security components including the FPGA's root-of-trust microcontroller and cryptographic accelerators
  • Understand customer use cases and the role of Security in overall system architecture
  • Drive the development of associated (non-FPGA) products such as HSM-based provisioning systems and the Microchip public-key infrastructure (PKI)
  • Work cross-functionally with other architects, designers, and back-end implementation teams
  • Inbound and outbound marketing with both commercial and US government (USG) customers including USG prime and lower-tier contractors
  • Interface with USG security agencies (ATEA, NSA, JFAC, DMEA, DoD security labs, FFRDCs, etc.)
  • Represent the Microchip FPGA business unit in various technical standards committees
  • Ensure compliance to applicable industry and worldwide government security standards and requirements

Requirements/Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • 12+ years of industrial experience
  • Working knowledge in applied cryptography and anti-tamper countermeasures
  • Knowledge of state-of-the-art FPGA security features
  • Proven experience in ASIC or FPGA IP development, integration, and deployment,
  • Knowledge and experience with system-level performance modeling in TLM/SystemC/Other will be an advantage
  • 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)
  • US citizenship and the ability to obtain a US security clearance is required.An existing security clearance will be an advantage
U.S. Export Controls Requirements: This job requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by the export laws of the United States. Candidates are required to provide proof of either US citizenship, Permanent US residency or classification as a protected individual as defined in 8 USC 1324b (a) (3).

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

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

Physical Requirements:

10% walking, 10% standing, 80% sitting; 100% in doors; Usual business hours

Pay Range:

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive base pay, restricted stock units, and quarterly bonus payments. In addition to these components, our package includes health benefits that begin day one, retirement savings plans, and an industry leading ESPP program with a 2 year look back feature. Find more information about all our benefits at the link below:

Benefits of working at Microchip

The annual base salary range for this position, which could be performed in California, is $88,000 - $232,000.*

*Range is dependent on numerous factors including job location, skills and experience.

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 Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Poster.

To all recruitment agencies: Microchip Technology Inc. does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our recruiting team or other Microchip employees. Microchip is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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