Digital Ic Design Engineer

TL;DR

Digital IC Design Engineer (SoCs): Defining the micro-architecture of SoCs, including its blocks, cores, accelerators, and subsystems with an accent on high-quality hardware production. Focus on collaborating with cross-functional teams to close on synthesis, place and route, and timing signoff.

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Salary: 121,400 - 181,800 USD per annum

Company

hirify.global’s semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world.

What you will do

• Define the micro-architecture of SoCs, including its blocks, cores, accelerators, and subsystems.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to produce high-quality hardware.
• Develop and write micro-architectural specifications of the design.
• Implement designs using good RTL coding and low power techniques.
• Collaborate with the verification team on pre-silicon verification tasks.
• Work with post post-silicon group to resolve any lab issues and successfully bring up silicon.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields, and 12+ years of related professional experience. Or a Master’s degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields with 10+ years of experience. Or a PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields with 8+ years of experience.
• Fluent in System Verilog RTL coding techniques.
• Familiar with modern SoC architectures and various interface technologies such as AXI, HBM, Ethernet, PCIe, and D2D.
• Experience in micro-architecture of complex custom/ASIC products.
• RTL design experience, synthesis, static-timing closure, formal verification, gate-level simulations, and block-level functional verification.
• Experience in implementation/timing closure for high-speed design.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience for all aspects of the chip-development process.
• Experience in designing high-speed (>1 GHz)/high-performance embedded processor SOC products.
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, Perl, Tcl, and UNIX shell.

Culture & Benefits

• Total compensation package with a base, bonus and equity.
• Flexible time off.
• 401k, plus a year-end shutdown, floating holidays, paid time off to volunteer.