SoC Top RTL Integration Engineer

Semidynamics; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 days per week in Barcelona office

1 day work from home

Competitive package

Job summary

Semidynamics, a Barcelona-based semiconductor company, is seeking an SoC Top RTL Integration Engineer to weave CPU clusters, memory, accelerators and IP into the top-level RTL. You will manage interconnects (AXI, APB, CHI), define IOs and pads, and produce timing constraints with PD teams, driving toward tape-out.

This senior role requires hands-on experience integrating large SoCs, debugging lint, CDC, RDC issues, and scripting in Python and C to automate flows, collaborating with architecture,

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in digital/SoC design.
• Strong hands-on RTL design experience (SystemVerilog/Verilog).
• Proven experience integrating multiple subsystems on large SoCs.
• Experience connecting subsystems through interconnects and/or NoCs, with solid knowledge of AXI and APB.
• Proven track record on one or more tape-outs.
• Hands-on experience with lint, CDC and RDC checks.
• Experience writing and managing SDC constraints and integrating chip IOs.
• Working knowledge of Python and C for scripting and automation (user level).
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Integrate multiple subsystems (CPU clusters, memory, accelerators, peripherals and third-party IP) into the SoC top-level RTL.
• Connect subsystems through interconnects and NoCs using AXI, APB, CHI.
• Define and integrate the chip's IOs, including connections to pads.
• Write and maintain SDC timing constraints for the integrated design, coordinating with PD teams.
• Run, debug and close lint, CDC and RDC checks at SoC top level.
• Integrate the top-level clock, reset and power infrastructure, and contribute to UPF power intent.
• Develop Python and C scripts to automate integration flows and support bring-up.
• Collaborate with architecture, verification, DFT and physical design teams to drive tape-out.

Skills

RTL design

SystemVerilog/Verilog

Python

C

Education

Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

lint

CDC

RDC

Job description

Semidynamics is a Barcelona-based semiconductor company, founded in 2016, that designs European processor technology built on the open RISC-V standard. We develop fully customisable 64-bit RISC-V processor IP, including out-of-order and in-order CPU cores and dedicated vector and tensor units, for demanding AI, machine learning and high-performance computing workloads.

Our team combines deep architecture expertise with hands-on silicon experience, and we are growing to deliver complete, high-performance SoC solutions to our customers.

Role overview

We are looking for an SoC Top RTL Integration Engineer to integrate multiple subsystems into the top level of our high-performance SoCs. You will connect CPU clusters, IP blocks and peripherals through interconnects and NoCs, and make sure the integrated design is clean, constrained and ready for tape-out.

This is a senior, hands-on role for an engineer who has already integrated large SoCs and taken them to silicon.

Key responsibilities

• Integrate multiple subsystems (CPU clusters, memory, accelerators, peripherals and third-party IP) into the SoC top-level RTL.
• Connect subsystems through interconnects and NoCs using protocols such as AXI, APB and CHI.
• Define and integrate the chip's IOs, including connections to pads.
• Write and maintain SDC timing constraints for the integrated design, working with physical design teams.
• Run, debug and close lint, CDC and RDC checks at SoC top level.
• Integrate the top-level clock, reset and power infrastructure, and contribute to UPF power intent.
• Develop Python and C scripts and tests to automate integration flows and support bring-up.
• Work closely with architecture, verification, DFT and physical design teams to drive the SoC through to tape-out.

Required qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in digital/SoC design.
• Strong hands-on RTL design experience (SystemVerilog/Verilog).
• Proven experience integrating multiple subsystems on large SoCs.
• Experience connecting subsystems through interconnects and/or NoCs, with solid knowledge of AXI and APB.
• Proven track record on one or more tape-outs.
• Hands-on experience with lint, CDC and RDC checks.
• Experience writing and managing SDC constraints and integrating chip IOs.
• Working knowledge of Python and C for scripting and automation (user level).
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of clock, reset and power architectures.
• Experience with the CHI coherent interconnect protocol.
• Experience with UPF-based low-power design flows and pad ring integration.

Why Semidynamics

• Work at one of Europe's most promising deep-tech semiconductor scale-ups
• Accelerated development path, with room to grow into confidential computing, memory isolation and software security
• 4 days per week in the Barcelona office (city center), 1 day working from home
• 1 week of work from anywhere in the world
• Competitive package
• A collaborative, technical, growth-oriented environment that values direct ownership and clear thinking