Staff ASIC Design Engineer

In an increasingly connected world, the pandemic has highlighted just how essential telecom networks are to keeping society running. The Network Infrastructure group is at the heart of a revolution to connectivity, pushing the boundaries to deliver more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise.

Join the Optical Networks division, where innovation meets scale in the AI-driven data center era. With the recent acquisition of Infinera, we’ve united two industry leaders to create an optical networking powerhouse—combining cutting-edge technology with proven leadership to redefine the future of connectivity.

Qualifications

B.Sc. in Elec/Computer Engineering is a must, higher degrees preferred

Minimum of 5+ years ASIC design experience

Solid design (micro-architecture/implementation) and debugging skills

Working knowledge of DSP/FEC and communication theories

Strong problem solving skills

Good verbal/written communication skills and team work

Good knowledge of ASIC design flow/tools, with backend knowledge being a great asset

Working knowledge of MatLab and other scripting languages

Knowledge of OTN, CAUI and other telecom protocols

Design Experience with ethernet standards 100G to 800G would be an asset:

100GE – cl45, cl49, CL82, CL91, CL119

200Ge, 400Ge – cl161, cl116

800ge – 802.df/800ETA

PTP 1588 Standard

Ethernet frame types

Packet insertion/extraction

Responsibilities

Working as independent contributor in development and verification of the world leading SoCs based on latest technology ASICs and FPGAs

Working as independent contributor in algorithm development, fixed-point modelling and fixed-point performance verification

Working with experts of different areas to ensure the most competitive solutions

Cooperating with system engineers, HW/SW development, suppliers and other relevant functions to solve technical issues

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