Principal Digital Design Engineer

NXP Semiconductors NV; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A bonus plan

Purchase extra holidays

Excellent pension plan

Work from home policy

Discount on company shares

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors NV is seeking a Principal Digital Design Engineer for the SNS team to shape transceivers for in-vehicle networking. You will lead digital design, drive tape-outs, and collaborate across architecture, DV and validation to ensure delivery of high-quality automotive transceivers.

Role requires leadership in silicon design, SystemVerilog/VHDL proficiency, and expertise in Ethernet and automotive processes. Eindhoven-based, full-time with a permanent contract.

Qualifications

• B.S./M.S. Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience as a chip lead, architect or subsystem lead of digital design teams.
• Proven tape-out track record across the chip design lifecycle.
• Experience in silicon design: synthesis, static timing, and DFT.
• Fluent in SystemVerilog or VHDL and an OO language.
• Expertise in Ethernet networking, automotive design, embedded ARM or RISC-V, and Chisel.
• Hands-on debugging and silicon bring-up.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers to design, implement and support in-vehicle networking devices.
• Manage day-to-day performance of junior engineers.
• Define block requirements and architecture; optimize for area, power, timing; ensure safety and adhere to automotive processes.
• Create robust design documentation communicating intent to the team.
• Implement design in SystemVerilog or Chisel.
• Collaborate with Architecture, digital/analog, DV and validation teams for timely delivery.

Skills

SystemVerilog

VHDL

Chisel

Ethernet

ARM

RISC-V

OO language

Debug bring-up

Education

B.S./M.S. Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Chisel

Verilog tooling

Job description

Our Team

The SERDES Networking Solutions (SNS) team within NXP develops transceivers for in-vehicle networking (IVN) with data rates from 2Gbs to 16Gps. These transceivers deploy sophisticated analog and digital design to provide video, audio, control and Ethernet connectivity within the vehicle.

Your role

We are looking for a Principal Digital Design Engineer to join our team of engineers who define and implement new capabilities for our transceivers.

• Locations: Glasgow, Eindhoven, Toulouse, Gratkorn, Hamburg.
• Time type: Full time.

Your responsibilities

• Lead team of engineers to design, implement and support in-vehicle networking devices as part of NXP's Automotive product line
• Manage day-to-day performance of junior engineering team members
• Define block requirements and architecture, optimizing for area, power and timing, implementing functional safety requirements, and coordinating with verification and validation teams to comply with automotive design processes
• Documentation - Create robust design documentation to clearly communicate design intent to team members
• Implementation - Implement design intent in SystemVerilog or Chisel
• Collaboration - Work closely with Architecture, digital and analog design, DV and validation teams to ensure timely delivery of quality products.

Your profile

• B.S./M.S. Electrical/Computer Engineering (or similar degrees)
• Experience as a chip lead, architect or subsystem lead in leading digital design teams to meet design parameters
• Proven track record of multiple successful tape-outs covering the complete chip design lifecycle in industry.
• Experience in silicon design, including synthesis, static timing closure, and DFT
• Fluent in SystemVerilog or VHDL and an object-oriented software language
• Expertise desired in Ethernet networking, automotive design processes, embedded ARM or RISC-V processors, and Chisel
• Hands on experience in debug and silicon bringup

What can you expect?

Contract

This is a full-time position with a permanent contract.

Benefits

Besides a competitive salary, we offer great benefits: A bonus plan, possibility to purchase extra holidays, an excellent pension plan, a work from home policy, and the possibility to buy company shares with a 15% discount are some examples.

Development opportunities

We believe that a key component to growing our business is to develop our people. To enable you to grow your career at NXP, we provide you with a mix of learning through on-the-job experiences, learning from industries bests, and learning through education to help you develop your core and professional skills.