Digital Design Engineer (BB510FT RM 4100)

Position: Digital Design Engineer (BB510FT RM 4100)

Required Competencies – Education

• Proven experience and/or Masters or Ph.D. in E.E., Communications or other relevant fields
• MSc in electronics/electrical engineering (equivalent or higher)

Required Competencies – Experience

• 5-10 years’ experience in digital design of key circuits in multi-Gigabit serial data-link transceivers, DDR and low power high performance modern memory interfaces and experience in the semiconductor industry
• Strong technical background in design of high-speed digital circuits in deep-submicron CMOS technologies
• Proven experience in complex digital design and verification of data processing systems
• Proven experience in design and verification of complex regulation systems (configuration, calibration, and dynamic adaption)
• Experience in industry standard design EDA tools for design, simulation, and verification
• Experience in digital high-speed blocks, CMOS High Speed interface competence would be a preference
• Exposure to the Cadence toolset
• Experience with multi-Gigabit serial data transceivers is highly desirable
• Experience with analog/digital control interfaces is valuable

Required Competencies – Skills

• Strong interest in the design of digital circuits and blocks for multi-Gigabit serial ana parallel data-link
  transceivers, DDR and low power high performance memory and communication interfaces
• Strong scripting and tool setup skill
• Strong analytical skills to translate system-level requirements into design
• Self-motivated, with strong sense of ownership and responsibility. Good communicator and team player
• RTL coding skills, CDC and Linting knowledge
• Understanding of verification tools and methodologies is an advantage
• Knowledge of synthesis, STA and signal processing techniques is an advantage
• Advanced knowledge of high-speed and low-power design techniques and high-speed serial protocols
  Scripting (Python preferred) and tool setup skills.

Responsibility and Authority

• Concept definition, analog to digital interface specification
• RTL design with basics of Dft and IP verification
• Logic synthesis, Timing analysis – desired
• Close interaction with Verification engineers, Analog/Mixed signal designers
• Develop block level specifications of very high-speed digital circuits that meet key performance targets based on system level requirements
• Design and verification of very high-speed digital circuits
• Support for post-silicon lab bring-up, debug, characterization and productization.
• Analysis and understanding of high-speed serial protocols (e.g., USB4, PCIe).
• Analog/digital interface specification in close cooperation with analog/mixed-signal designers
• Validation and bring-up of chips in the lab
• Close interaction with verification and physical implementation engineers to verify circuit functionality and compliance with area, timing, and power requirements
• Support and interact with customers on requirements, design specifications, performance results and product delivery
• Support IP and chip level integration
• Manage workload and schedules and report to internal management team and external customers

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