Senior Digital IC Engineer - High-Perf RISC-V SoC (Remote)

Cortus; Mauguio, Meyreuil; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work 2 days/week

Flexible hours

Job summary

Cortus SAS in France seeks a Senior Digital IC Hardware Engineer to reinforce the digital hardware team at Mauguio or Meyreuil. You will work with system architects and the mixed-signal team to push High-Performance RISC-V processor designs.

Responsibilities include architecture, RTL coding, simulations, synthesis, and testing, plus collaboration on embedded software for benchmarks and demonstrators. English proficiency is required, and remote work up to 2 days/week is possible after integration.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electronics, Telecommunications, or Computer Science.
• 5–10+ years of experience as a digital designer.
• Strong knowledge of RTL Design, SystemVerilog or VHDL.
• Experience with microprocessor architectures and High-Performance RISC-V processors.
• Deep understanding of hardware concepts: MMU, TLB, Cache, Hypervisor.

Responsibilities

• Participate in architecture and design of advanced embedded systems and high-performance SoC solutions.
• Develop complex modules (IP) following company methodologies.
• Handle RTL design flow: specification, RTL coding, design, simulation, synthesis, testing.
• Collaborate on embedded software applications for benchmarks, tests, and demonstrators.

Skills

RTL Design

SystemVerilog

VHDL

Processor Architectures

Cache/MMU

RTL Simulations

English Proficiency

Education

Master’s degree in Electronics/Telecommunications/CS

Tools

EDA tools

Simulation tools

Debug tools

Job description

DIGITAL IC Senior Hardware Engineer – FRANCE

To strengthen our digital hardware team, we are looking for a Senior Digital IC Hardware Engineer (F/M) for our sites in Mauguio (34) or Meyreuil (13).

Reporting to the Technical Director, you will integrate the existing digital team and work closely with system architects and the mixed-signal team. You will be core to our development of High-Performance RISC-V processors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in the architecture and design of advanced embedded systems and high-performance SoC solutions.
• Develop complex modules (intellectual properties) following the company’s methodologies.
• Work on the entire design flow: specification, RTL coding, design, simulation, synthesis, and testing.
• Collaborate on embedded software applications, mainly for benchmarks, tests, and demonstrators.

Minimum requirements :

• Education: Master’s degree in Electronics, Telecommunications, or Computer Science.
• Experience: Proven 5 to 10+ years of experience as a digital designer.
• Core Technical Skills:
  • Strong proficiency in Logic Design, RTL Design, and RTL Coding using SystemVerilog or VHDL.
  • Solid knowledge of microprocessor architectures, specifically targeting High-Performance RISC-V processors.
  • Deep understanding of hardware concepts: MMU, TLB, Cache mechanisms, and Hypervisor support.
  • Experience with RTL simulations, development tools for synthesis, and debug.
• Languages: Professional working proficiency in English (written and spoken).

Highly preferred skills (plus) :

• Experience in Formal Verification or UVM process (Coverage-Driven Constrained Random functional verification).
• Knowledge of semiconductor design principles, FPGA, and ASIC design flows.
• Scripting and software development skills (C/C++, Python, Matlab).
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment with distributed teams
• Contract: Full-time and permanent.
• Primary Locations: Mauguio (34) or Meyreuil (13), France.
• Work flexibility: Remote working up to 2 days per week (after integration period) + Flexible hours.