Associate Fellow - Design

Job Title

Associate Fellow - Design

Role Summary

Senior technical leader responsible for driving advanced integrated circuit (IC) design efforts, defining architecture and design direction, and ensuring delivery of complex silicon projects. The role partners with cross-functional teams (design, verification, physical design, product management, and test) and provides technical guidance across multiple projects.

This position is based at the San Jose office and focuses on high-impact technical leadership, mentorship, and cross-team coordination to meet product and quality goals.

Experience Level

Senior-level (Associate Fellow). Years-of-experience guidance not specified in the source posting.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities typically include:

• Lead architecture and micro-architecture decisions for complex IC or system-on-chip designs.
• Define technical strategy, design methodologies, and verification approaches across projects.
• Collaborate with verification, physical design, firmware, test, and product teams to drive timely silicon delivery.
• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to engineering teams; review designs and deliverables.
• Resolve high-risk technical issues and drive root-cause analysis during bring-up and validation.
• Contribute to IP development, design reuse, and process improvement activities.

Requirements

Key expectations summarized. Specific qualifications were not provided in the source; the list below reflects common requirements for this level.

• Must-have: Extensive experience in semiconductor IC design and development, including architecture, RTL design, and system integration.
• Must-have: Proven track record of technical leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration on complex silicon projects.
• Must-have: Strong problem-solving, communication, and project leadership skills.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with verification flows, synthesis, timing closure, and silicon bring-up.
• Nice-to-have: Background in relevant analog/digital design domains or domain-specific IP.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Microchip

Headquarters: Chandler, Arizona, USA

Microchip is a leading semiconductor company focused on developing innovative solutions to enhance the human experience. With a commitment to empowering innovation, Microchip prioritizes the value of its employees by fostering a culture that supports their growth and contributions.