Front-End IC Design Engineer — RTL, Verification, Flexible Hours

Nordic Semi; West of England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with incentive plan

Flexible working hours

Medical insurance

Family-friendly policies and benefits

Job summary

Nordic Semiconductor is seeking a Front-End Design Engineer to contribute to the next generation of Wi‑Fi SoCs. You will work on digital IC design from architecture to tape-out, collaborating with architecture, verification, software, and implementation teams to deliver high-quality silicon solutions.

The role requires strong RTL/verification experience, RTL languages (SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL), EDA tools, and proficiency in scripting.

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Electronics Engineering or related field.
• Experience with digital IC design, verification, and synthesis.
• Strong RTL design and verification knowledge of SoC implementation and STA.
• Familiar with RTL implementation flows, constraints like UPF and DFT.
• Proficient in SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL and end-to-end digital design.
• Experience with LEC and VCLP violations debugging.
• Familiar with functional verification and coverage-driven sign-off.
• Proficient in Tcl/Python scripting and Linux; familiar with EDA toolchains.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Front-end design and development of digital ICs for Wi-Fi SoCs, from requirements and architecture through RTL implementation and tape-out.
• Design, integrate, and verify IP blocks, subsystems, and SoCs, ensuring functionality, performance, and quality targets are met.
• Develop and maintain high-quality RTL code and verification environments to deliver robust silicon solutions.
• Drive SoC integration activities with architecture, verification, software, DFT, and implementation teams.
• Implement and optimize low-power design techniques for energy efficiency and performance.
• Support ASIC and FPGA synthesis, create and maintain technical specifications, and mentor engineers.

Skills

Digital IC design

Verification

Synthesis

Static timing analysis

Pre-silicon prototyping

RTL design

SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL

Clock-domain crossing

Low-power/UPF

DFT

Linux

Python/Tcl scripting

English communication

Education

BSc/MSc in Electronics Engineering or similar

Tools

EDA toolchains

Job description

Nordic Semiconductor is seeking a Front-End Design Engineer to contribute to the next generation of Wi‑Fi SoCs. You will work on digital IC design from architecture to tape-out, collaborating with architecture, verification, software, and implementation teams to deliver high-quality silicon solutions.

The role requires strong RTL/verification experience, RTL languages (SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL), EDA tools, and proficiency in scripting.