IC Design Engineer

NL60 Nexperia Netherlands; Nijmegen; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Permanent employment contract with a 3

Attractive bonus

Training and career development

Retirement provisions

Travel allowance

Company events

Employee discounts

Job summary

Nexperia in Nijmegen is seeking a design engineer to own the implementation of CMOS logic and switch-family products. You will drive top-level layout, verification, and package considerations for high-volume manufacturing, collaborating with design, product, test and quality teams.

You will work on designing circuits with 0.5um to 0.18um CMOS processes, developing master designs for multiple derivatives, and ensuring datasheet targets while optimizing for area and cost.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering
• Entry level experience in circuit design and analog EDA tools and simulations techniques
• Understanding of semiconductor device physics and device characteristics
• Understanding of standard CMOS technology
• Basic knowledge of ESD mechanisms and protection
• Possesses Analytical Skills and ability to apply pragmatic approaches
• Good communication skills in English, both written and spoken
• Team player and target driven, shows initiative, has an entrepreneurial attitude and works independently

Responsibilities

• Develop and release products consisting of ICs and plastic packages for high-volume production at lowest cost
• Meet datasheet specifications, customer requirements, industry standards and quality requirements
• Collaborate in cross-functional teams across design, product engineering, test engineering and product quality
• Drive chip design, specifications setting and verification with ownership of top-level layout fit for all packages
• Create cost-effective designs by applying efficient implementation methods within a logic family
• Develop master designs configurable into derivative functions sharing pins and packages
• Implement customer requirements ensuring datasheet values
• Perform full top-level verification and spec setting with product manager
• Design ICs in CMOS 0.5um to 0.18um and BCD wafer processes
• Develop products for a wide range of plastic packages
• Conduct design optimization and simulations on block/top level using Synopsys/Cadence tools
• Achieve First Time Right designs
• Perform top-level functional simulations and full statistical verification
• Create floor-plans, layout of blocks and top-level wiring diagrams

Skills

Circuit design

Analog EDA tools

CMOS technology understanding

Analytical skills

English communication

Teamwork and initiative

Education

Master’s degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Cadence

Synopsys

Job description

About the role

In this role you will be part of the Nexperia Business Group (BG) IC Solutions Logic development team, you will take ownership of the implementation of the technical requirements of products in logic families and switch families. You are expected to understand CMOS, IC design and analog IC design tools (Cadence or Synopsys).

What you will do

• Your mission is to develop and release products, which are combinations of integrated circuits and plastic packages, produced and tested at high volumes at the lowest possible cost.
• These products meet all datasheet specifications, customer requirements, industry standards and quality requirements.
• During the study, concept, design, validation and qualification phase of each project, you will contribute to a cross-functional team of design engineering, product engineering, test engineering and product quality engineer.
• You will drive chip design, specifications setting and verification while having the ownership of the top-level layout fit for all required packages.
• As design engineer, you will make your key contributions to the design of cost-effective products by applying the most efficient way for the implementation of a set of designs within a logic family.
• You will develop master designs that can be configured into multiple derivative functions, sharing pin functionality and packages.
• You will implement customer requirements and make sure the product will meet datasheet values.
• You will do full top-level verification and specification setting agreement with the product manager.
• Design integrated circuits in 0.5um to 0.18um feature size CMOS and BCD wafer processes.
• Develop the products in a wide range of plastic packages.
• Design circuits with existing circuit techniques and optimize for area.
• Design, optimization and simulations on block level and top level of the IC using Synopsys/Cadence tools.
• Achieve First Time Right designs.
• Top-level functional simulations, full statistical verification of building blocks and datasheet parameters.
• Floor-planning, layout of blocks and top-level layout and wiring diagram creation.

What you will need

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering
• Entry level experienced in circuit design and analog EDA tools and simulations techniques.
• Understanding of semiconductor device physics and device characteristics.
• Understanding of standard CMOS technology.
• Basic knowledge of ESD mechanisms and protection.
• Possesses Analytical Skills and ability to apply pragmatic approaches.
• Good communication skills in English, both written and spoken.
• Team player and target driven, shows initiative, has an entrepreneurial attitude and works independently.

Why work for us?

• Flexible working hours and possibility of overtime reduction to maintain a Work-Life-Balance.
• Permanent employment contract with a competitive salary and supplementary voluntary employee benefits.
• Attractive Bonus.
• A wide variety of training courses and career development options.
• Numerous further benefits, such as retirement provisions, travel allowance, company events, sports and leisure activities, employee discounts and even more.

About the team

You will come to work in a larger team of IC Design Engineers and ESD experts as your direct colleagues, all closely working together in the Nijmegen location of Nexperia. The team is divided into three products groups, which are Standard Logic and Switches, Voltage Translators and I2C controlled GPIO and Switches and eFuse power switches. The focus of your job will be Logic and Switch families. For your role you will have highly advanced design tools at your disposal to perform design and simulations yourself. The design and layout of circuits are done with tools of world leading EDA vendors. The design groups work closely together with the Front End and Back End technology teams in Nijmegen for the development of integrated circuits and packages.

D&I Statement

As an equal-opportunity employer, Nexperia values diversity not just because it is the right thing to do but because diverse teams perform better.

We are dedicated to being inclusive, and a proof point of this dedication is that we were the main partner of the very first Dutch Paralympic Team NL House during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all, and we consider all applicants fairly, as well as providing a safe work environment and reasonable adjustments where requested.

In addition, we offer our colleagues the possibility to join employee resource groups such as the Pride Network Group or global and local Women's groups.

Nexperia is committed to increasing women in management positions to 30% by 2030.

Nexperia is a world-class company in semiconductor development and in-house production. A proven global player with an entrepreneurial mentality. At our core is an 12,000+ strong international network with a singular focus. Built on passion and commitment to our work, belief in our goals and a drive to succeed regardless of the challenges we face. We support, reward and challenge individuals equally, in a dynamic and energetic environment.

Looking to push boundaries in a company where your talents can shine? Join TeamNexperia.