Senior Digital Design Engineer (IC Design)

TL;DR

Senior Digital Design Engineer (IC Design): Designing and developing new digital circuit architectures from concept through production on advanced process nodes with an accent on complex mixed-signal products and IP quality. Focus on implementing complex digital circuits in RTL, understanding system-level design, and collaborating on high-performance SoC development.

Location: Hybrid in Edinburgh, Scotland. Candidates must live within commutable distance or be willing to relocate.

Company

hirify.global is a leading mixed-signal processing company developing industry-leading SoCs for global consumer markets for over four decades.

What you will do

• Design and develop new digital circuit architectures from concept, architecture, design, and integration through to production on advanced process nodes.
• Collaborate with a team of engineers for the delivery of complex mixed-signal products and IPs.
• Contribute to technical reviews and ensure IP quality using checklists.
• Influence the growth of the team through supervision of junior engineers.

Requirements

• Extensive proven background in digital CMOS circuit design.
• Implementation of complex digital circuits and sub-systems in RTL using Verilog / SystemVerilog.
• Understanding of digital system-level design, including standard bus protocols and chip-level clock/reset architectures.
• Verification of block-level digital designs.
• Understanding of synthesis and timing analysis of digital circuits.
• Candidates must be able to access technical data without a requirement for an export license.

Nice to have

• Understanding, appreciation, and passion for mixed-signal engineering.
• Experience working within UVM based verification environments and scripting/automation of design tasks.
• Experience with AMBA, SPI, I2C protocols.
• Lab and silicon validation skills, including chip bring-up and debug.
• Good understanding of Linting, CDC, RDC tools, and collaboration with DFT and Place and Route teams.
• Experience with ARM, RISC-V, or similar microcontrollers, memory controllers, and DSP filter design using MATLAB.

Culture & Benefits

• Award-winning culture built on inclusion and fairness.
• Meaningful community engagement and enjoyable employee experiences.
• Promotes an open and collaborative culture where different approaches, ideas, and points of view are respected.
• Hybrid role offering flexibility to work from home, depending on business needs.