Front-End ASIC Design Engineer

We are seeking a Front-End SoC/ASIC Design Engineer for our SoC business unit.

Responsibilities Include but are not Limited to:

· Support customer’s design through all phases of ASIC execution at Socionext.

· Ensure designs meet product Performance-Power-Area-Schedule requirements. Tasks may include Architecture / micro-Architecture; Logic Design; RTL integration and coding; Lint/CDC/DFT checks; Synthesis & supporting timing-closure; Contribute to and support Verification; Supporting Firmware and FPGA teams; Silicon bring-up.

· Ensure deadlines for project milestones are met while maintaining quality.

· Work effectively with internal and external (including customer and vendors) teams (Note: Socionext has teams located globally).

· Display a results-focused attitude and accomplish Company/Team-goals.

Required/Desired Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s Degree in EE or similar degree.

· 5+ years of professional design experience, provided the work experience is solid micro-architecture and front-end design.

· Hands-on ASIC front-end design, ideally in design services environments (product backgrounds acceptable).

· Skills Required – Micro-architecture at module/sub-system/chip-level; digital design of complex modules/sub-systems, with solid understanding of clock-domain crossings; integration of IPs/modules/sub-systems designed by internal/external teams; experience using AMBA bus protocols; System Verilog experience; Lint and CDC execution and analysis; writing timing constraints and timing analysis; excellent debug skills; customer support.

· Technical document writing skill

· Teamwork, dedication, collaborative, strong communications, and interpersonal skills.

· Ability to meet stringent deadlines and project timelines.

· Skills Strongly Desired – SoC Architecture experience. Experience and domain-knowledge in at least 2-3 of these: CPU (preferably, ARM and/or RISC-V), or GPU, or DSP; SoC Memory hierarchy; NoC/Fabric; low-power design and verification; high-speed peripheral interfaces such as CSI, HDMI/DP, I3C, USB, PCIe; Machine-learning / AI; FPGA.