Senior Digital IC Designer

Senior Digital IC Designer at IC Resources

My client is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Digital IC Designer to join their system design team. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge network solutions and protocols, contributing to the development of high-quality, high-performance digital designs. As part of our team, you will play a key role in the design process, from specification to implementation, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product delivery.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and interpret complex design specifications or industry standards, translating them into detailed microarchitecture specifications and requirements
• Develop and maintain complex digital IPs at the RTL level based on microarchitecture specifications, taking ownership of IP blocks or sub-blocks
• Support digital IP blocks throughout their lifecycle, from design and verification to tape-out and bring-up
• Collaborate with the functional verification team to identify and debug errors.
• Create and contribute to internal and customer-facing product specification documentation
• Work closely with architecture, verification, backend, and firmware teams to ensure seamless integration and functionality
• Participate in cross-functional groups to support timely and successful product releases

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field with a focus on hardware design
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience, including internships.
• Proficiency in HDL design, preferably using SystemVerilog
• Experience with simulation tools such as Cadence XCELIUM or comparable simulators
• Basic knowledge of timing constraints and synthesis is advantageous.
• Familiarity with functional verification (UVM) and SystemVerilog assertions is a plus
• Understanding of communication principles (e.g., line codes, retry protocols, CRC, FEC) and experience with protocols such as UCIe, PCIe, Ethernet, AMBA AXI, or CHI is desirable
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python) for automation tasks is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on approach to challenges
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; knowledge of German is a plus

Key skills/competency

• Digital Design
• RTL Design
• SystemVerilog
• Microarchitecture
• FPGA/ASIC Design Flow
• Verification (UVM)
• Simulation (Cadence XCELIUM)
• Timing Constraints
• Scripting (Python)
• Communication Protocols (PCIe, Ethernet)