Principal Digital IC Design Engineer

Principal Digital IC Design Engineer
Location: Neuchatel, Switzerland
The Role
We are looking to expand our team with a Principal Digital IC Design Engineer with experience in the development of embedded MCU/DSP systems. You will develop and benchmark such systems using various types of processor cores and consult the product integration teams during the integration of these solutions into semiconductor products. As senior engineer you will mentor younger engineers and drive project activities.
Why Join Us
We create a diverse set of world-class products in a friendly and team-oriented atmosphere. We provide an environment of continual learning and growth opportunities and support volunteer & charitable programs. You will be entitled to 25 vacation days per year, and you will have a very competitive benefit package. You will be able to build up a career in a successful international company, and you can participate in interesting international projects.
Our commitment to you
As part of the team, you will have an opportunity to transform your tomorrow and operate in a diverse, inclusive, and socially responsible environment. If you’re passionate about shaping a better future, join us and define your future!
Responsibilities

• Architect, specify, implement, simulate, and benchmark MCU and DSP systems as well as hardware accelerators
• Consult the product integration teams in the definition, the integration and use of these systems
• Participate to the verification and FPGA prototyping of these systems
• Coordinate the SDK development with the software team
• Lead project activities
• Contribute to design methodology and design flow improvements

Qualifications

• Minimum BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related technical field
• At least 10 years of relevant work experience in semiconductor product development including engineering leadership
• Experience with embedded CPUs (e.g. ARM Cortex, DSP), AMBA bus protocols (AHB/APB)
• RTL design of digital IP blocks and systems in Verilog/SystemVerilog
• Technical document writing
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
• Eligibility to work in Switzerland

What Else You May Bring 

• Experience in some of the following areas is a plus:
• Project/task leadership
• Design of CPU/MCU (sub)systems, SystemRDL or IP-XACT
• Programming in Python for automation and in C/C++ for embedded software
• Design intent (timing constraints/SDC, power intent/UPF)
• Design of accelerators and signal processing components
• RTL to GDS flow, including logic synthesis, place-and-route, STA, power analysis
• Advanced digital verification methodology (e.g. UVM)
• Knowledge of French