Principal SOC Design Engineer

5 days ago

Bristol, United Kingdom MicroTECH Global Ltd Full time

JOB AD:
The key responsibilities and experience are summarised below:
Key Tasks / Responsibilities
- Take high level requirements and write chip or block level micro-architecture specifications.
- Ability to undertake die-sizing, power estimation, technology selection etc to define an optimal solution for a given IC development.
- Comfortable working with external suppliers (foundries, IP vendors, EDA companies) and proven experience in building strong relationships with the end customer and support the EnSilica sales team in developing winning proposals.
- Strong hands-on experience in RTL coding of modules, sub-system or full-chip (primarily Verilog or SystemVerilog)
- Selection and integration of 3rd party IP into a SoC design
- Ability to lead a digital team on a SoC project - mentoring and reviewing the work of colleagues and ensuring that code quality is at the highest level and consistent with coding guidelines and applicable quality processes.
- Chip level integration and liaising with implementation and physical design staff to ensure that the RTL code is optimised and aligned with the requirements of the back-end team.

Key skills / Background
- Good Bachelors Degree in Electronic Engineering or related discipline.
- A good understanding of the complete SoC flow from specification through to tape-out, validation and test.
- Good working knowledge of verification techniques and methodologies and proven ability to de-bug issues in a structured and timely way.
- Low power design expertise

Beneficial Skills
- Good knowledge of DFT techniques and the impact on the RTL design
- VHDL coding knowledge
- Analog design knowledge or experience of working on mixed-signal SoC developments.
- Experience of FPGA design and associated tools

Personal Skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Adaptable
- Strong/Creative problem-solving skills
- Organised and efficient with demonstrated ability to meet deadlines
- Good team player
- Self-motivated
- Take ownership of problems

The company offers a competitive salary, excellent working environment, matched contribution pension scheme, subsidised private healthcare scheme, life assurance and share options scheme.

Location: Oxford, Sheffield, Bristol or Wokingham Office - some working from home possible

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