Digital IC Design Engineer (Staff or Principal)

About Our Client

Operates across 20+ manufacturing sites and 40 design centers globally, including presence in Europe, Asia, and North America.

30,000 collaborators worlwide, 8B revenue in 2023. Partlially privately owned.

Produces cutting-edge MCU and DSP systems, as well as hardware accelerators, primarily for the automotive and electronic consumer markets.

As part of their continued growth, they are seeking a Digital IC Design Engineer (Staff or Principal)to join their R&D Hub center in Neuchâtel Switzerland.

Job Description

As the Digital IC Design Engineer (Staff or Principal), you will play a pivotal role in shaping the company's product lines, driving innovation, and ensuring technical excellence. In this senior-level role, your leadership and technical expertise will guide project success, from initial architecture through to final implementation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Architect, specify, implement, simulate, and benchmark MCU, DSP systems, and hardware accelerators that push the boundaries of technology.
• Spearhead improvements in design methodology and workflows, ensuring the team stays at the cutting edge of semiconductor development.
• Collaborate with product integration teams to define, integrate, and optimize these systems.
• Lead the verification process and FPGA prototyping of systems to ensure robust and reliable designs.
• Coordinate closely with the software team to guide SDK development for these systems, enabling seamless software-hardware integration.

The Successful Applicant

We are looking for an innovative and experienced Digital IC Design Engineer (Staff or Principal).

Ideal candidates will possess:

• A degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in semiconductor product development, with mentorship responsibilities.
• Expertise in embedded CPUs, and AMBA bus protocols (AHB/APB).
• Experience in RTL design,
• System Verilog
• Deep knowledge of design intent methodologies, including SDC or UPF.
• Flucency in English.

Bonus Skills:

• Experience with CPU or MCU design,
• SystemRDL
• IP-XACT.
• Python
• C/C++
• RTL-to-GDS flow
• UVM
• RISC-V

What's on Offer

Why Join our client's R&D HUB in Switzerland ?

Celebrates a culture of innovation, reflected in its award-winning sensor technologies and power management solutions.

• Enjoy an excellent quality of life in Switzerland, known for its stunning landscapes, world-class healthcare, top-rated education system, and a high standard of living, while working at our R&D center in the beautiful Canton de Neuchâtel.
• 10% Bonus scheme,
• other interstment,
• Global Semiconductor Leader - Electric Vehicles Industrial Automation
• FPGA prototype - RTL Design - RISC-V - SoC - Team Leadership and Mentorship

If you are excited about working on the cutting edge of semiconductor innovation, driving industry-leading projects in a dynamic and collaborative environment, this is the opportunity for you!