Software Design Engineer II (FPGA)

About the role

Microchip Technology is hiring a Software Design Engineer II to help modernize the software toolchain behind its FPGA device families. The project is a large-scale legacy modernization program that moves a mature, long-lived EDA codebase onto a modern, cross-platform foundation integrated with the current design environment. The role owns subsystems within the modernized codebase, sets the technical approach for new assignments and acts as a resource for complex technical questions across the team.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement components of the modernized codebase, including module boundaries, interfaces and coding conventions, contributing to the target architecture.
• Migrate ported libraries from the legacy application, removing obsolete framework and platform dependencies while preserving functional behavior.
• Break down legacy monolithic components into independent, headless executables.
• Resolve technical issues arising from the 32-bit to 64-bit transition and cross-platform support across Windows and Linux.
• Analyze undocumented legacy subsystems and produce clear technical specifications.
• Coordinate work across SQA, EDA domain experts, IDE/UI and documentation teams.
• Take part in design reviews, unit testing and code reviews, and support enforcement of Microchip's Software Development Processes.

Required profile

• 5 to 7.5 years of professional experience in software engineering.
• Demonstrated experience designing and owning components or subsystems within a large C++ codebase.
• Ability to determine methods and approach independently on new, loosely defined assignments and drive them to completion.
• Strong English communication skills, verbal and written, including the ability to write clear technical specifications.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field is preferred.

Required skills

• Strong C++ expertise, fluent in modern C++ (C++17 or later) and legacy pre-standard idioms, with solid object-oriented design, algorithms and data structures.
• Familiarity with legacy Windows desktop technologies (MFC, COM/ATL or Win32).
• Cross-platform development on Windows and Linux, including CMake.
• Proficiency with Python, Bash and TCL.