Senior Digital IC Design Engineer
Semtech
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Diego • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $120,000 - $216,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
PerlPython
About the role
- Define, develop, verify and optimize complex digital circuits for low-power mixed-signal circuits.
- Design digital hardware functions and sub/full systems in RTL code using SystemVerilog, Verilog or VHDL.
- Collaborate with system design to create digital specification definition.
- Implement design for testability (scan chain, BIST, boundary scan) and diagnosis features to support hardware testing.
- Generate technical documentation and drive design reviews.
- Define constraints, perform logic synthesis, implement or supervise physical design for timing closure, perform DFT insertion and create test vectors, perform static timing closure.
- Support development of comprehensive verification plans and testbenches, including functional verification, RTL and gate-level simulations, timing analysis, and top verification.
- Define and implement pre-silicon digital hardware emulation and FPGA prototyping.
- Support silicon lab evaluation, performance characterization and debug.
- Interface with system, embedded firmware, analog, verification and cross functional teams.
- Mentor and supervise junior engineers.
- Technical support to test, product and application engineers.
Requirements
- 10+ years of industry experience in digital integrated circuit design
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering
- Strong analytical, synthesis and problem solving skills
- In-depth knowledge and experience in digital IC development for mixed-signal ICs, frontend-to-backend flow, timing closure, HW-SW architectures and co-design, data path, signal processing, low-power techniques, constraints development, timing analysis, system trade-offs (power, speed, hardware resources, area)
- Strong background with MCU based hardware systems (ARM, RISC-V, PIC, STM32) with memories, digital micro-architecture, interfaces, and dedicated hardware peripherals
- Proficiency in SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL, scripting languages (Python, Perl, tcl), debugging capabilities, and industry leading digital EDA tools (Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens)
- Knowledge of verification methodologies and tools (SystemVerilog, UVM/OVM, formal verification)
- Demonstration of technical leadership and innovation
- Experience with standard hardware protocols (I2C, I3C, SPI, MIPI)
- Hands-on experience with development boards, FPGAs, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, supplies, multimeters and the associated measurement methods
- Independent, self-motivated, rigorous, innovating, team player and able to follow through
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of system-level aspects: signal processing, mixed-signal, embedded firmware, analog, modelling, test and application
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
digital circuit designRTL codingSystemVerilogVerilogVHDLlogic synthesistiming analysisFPGA prototypingverification methodologieslow-power techniques
Soft skills
analytical skillsproblem solvingtechnical leadershipinnovationteam playercommunication skillsmentoringcollaborationself-motivatedrigorous
Certifications
B.S. in Electrical EngineeringM.S. in Electrical Engineering