Senior Digital IC Design Engineer and Technical Leader (W/M)

Job function 

SCALINX’s design team is seeking a dynamic and experienced digital designer who will contribute to the chip/block level architecture definition and implementation. In this role, the candidate will technically drive digital work-packages to deliver a state-of-the-art Integrated Circuit (IC) in deep-submicron CMOS technologies.

Profile

• Proven experiences in digital IC projects and technical leader role
• Very good understanding of the entire digital IC design flow from RTL to GDSII

Work description

• Design of complex RTL blocks based on micro-architecture specifications
• Top level integration of various RTL blocks and complex IPs
• Execute complete LINT/CDC/RDC checks
• Write SDC constraints to run logical synthesis
• Write detailed design documentation in accordance with company QA policy
• Generates KPI and report progress to the Program Manager
• Timely deliver state-of-the-art RTL package to Digital Verification, DFT and Back-End teams
• Lead and support digital design work-packages from RTL to netlist
• Animate design reviews
• Participate with the other project technical leaders in the definition of the IC architecture specifications and verification methodology.
• Contribute, in close collaboration with the DFT and Back-End team, to the physical implementation of the IC digital blocks to achieve the best area/power trade-off
• Contribute to the test and verification strategy
• Participate to the evaluation of the manufactured IC in our measurement lab
• Work as a team player to successfully deliver a state-of-the art IC

Qualification and Experience

• MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Digital IC & SoC Design Expertise

• Very good understanding of the entire digital IC design flow from RTL to GDSII
• Strong expertise in digital electronics and signal processing
• Proven experience in digital IC projects and technical leadership roles
• Strong experience with ARM or RISC-V based SoC platform design
• Solid experience with high-speed serial interfaces (JESD204, Ethernet, PCIe…)
• Experience with multi-clock domain and power efficient designs is a plus

Mixed-Signal & Analog Knowledge

• Previous experience with Analog Mixed-Signal designs
• Experience in design and verification of A/D Converters, D/A Converters, and/or RF transceivers is a plus

Tools, Languages & Methodologies

• Expertise in digital hardware description languages (VHDL or Verilog) and SystemVerilog
• Experience with Cadence, Synopsys or Siemens RTL design flow
• Proven experience with GIT and Linux systems
• Skilled in scripting languages (Python, TCL, Perl)

Soft Skills

• Creative and proactive mindset
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Team player with a critical attitude and sense of initiative
• Fluent communication in English (oral and written)

About SCALINX

SCALINX is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in design and marketing of highly-integrated mixed-signal products, connecting physical and digital worlds. Our product offer includes a portfolio of semiconductor devices, evaluation boards and user-friendly software for rapid system prototyping.
Our proprietary Smart Conversion CORE (SCCORETM) technology enables power efficient data conversion cores alongside analog conditioning and digital processing.
Our products address Defense & Aerospace, Test & Measurement equipment and Communications markets.

To learn more about SCALINX, visit our web site www.scalinx.com

SCALINX is committed to diversity & equity, we aim to improve disability inclusion within our workforce.