Digital
Design Engineer
3 openings
Our
Mixed Signal Audio division and help anchor a team developing
high-performance mixed-signal audio processing ICs for the professional
and consumer audio markets
Responsibilities
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Work in a team environment to create
and engineer digital design subsystems from concept through to tape-out
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Model serial communication, control
loop feedback, and signal processing algorithms using tools such as Matlab and Simulink
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Convert subsystems into real-world
final designs for integration into final product
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Support tape-out and post-silicon
activities including validation, characterization, and production test
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Design and development of a variety
of digital, serial communication, and DSP IP blocks that form the core of
our high performance mixed-signal audio processing IC's
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Possible mentoring of junior
engineers and help lead small teams
Required Skills
and Qualifications
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Master's or PhD in
Electrical Engineering and 7+ years of experience in digital system design
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Working knowledge of Verilog RTL
language
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Working knowledge of digital design
flow from architecture, RTL design, verification, and synthesis
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Working knowledge of USB Type-C,
USB 2.0, and USB Power Delivery 3.0 protocols
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Understanding of SERDES PHY
components, PLLS, DLLS, TX, RX, etc
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Understanding of control theory and
discrete time, z-domain, signal processing techniques
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Understanding of clock and data
recovery circuits
Preferred Skills
and Qualifications
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Working knowledge of high
level modeling tools like Simulink, Matlab, or
similar
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Experience designing and verifying
complex state-machines
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Experience with mixed-signal design,
simulation, and verification
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Experience in analyzing link jitter
budget for high-speed serial links and creating block
level requirements
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Experience with back-end flow
including synthesis, place and route, and timing analysis
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Experience generating functional test
vectors for PTE
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Basic understanding of CMOS
transistors
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Strong lab and silicon validation
skills
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Audio experience
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Strong oral and written communication
skills