Principal SOC Design Engineer

MaxLinear, Inc.; Singapore; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Principal SOC Design Engineer to lead the design of complex System on Chips. In this pivotal role, you will utilize your extensive experience in VHDL and Verilog to create robust RTL code and ensure seamless integration across multiple components. Your expertise will drive the development of cutting-edge semiconductor solutions that enhance communication networks globally. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will directly impact the future of connectivity and technology. This is a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of the semiconductor industry, surrounded by talented professionals who thrive on innovation and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in SOC design and verification.
• Expertise in VHDL and Verilog coding with a focus on multi-million gates IP.
• Strong skills in problem solving and debugging.

Responsibilities

• Lead front-end design activities for complex SOC integration.
• Develop reusable RTL code and contribute to verification plans.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on micro-architecture.

Skills

VHDL

Verilog

Front End Design

Micro-architecture Specification

Problem Solving

Static Code Checking

Hardware-Software Partitioning

Multi-CPU Architecture

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electronics Engineering

Master's Degree in Electronics Engineering

Tools

Spyglass

Real Intent

IP-XACT

Job description

Responsibilities

MaxLinear is seeking a Principal SOC Design Engineer to join our VLSI group. You will be responsible for pre-silicon RTL coding of block, subsystem and top level SOC Integration. With deep understanding of design architecture and meticulous attention to details, you will develop robust and reusable Code and ensure that VHDL or Verilog implementation enables readiness for Verification, Synthesis, DfT and Low Power Insertion.In this role , your focus will be:

• Lead the front-end design activities for the integration of complex System on Chips
• Pre-silicon RTL Coding of block, IP and top-level SOC Integration
• Develop reusable RTL Code, using Generic and Modular Coding Style
• Contribute to verification plan from specification and in coordination with architects
• Collaborate on Timing constraints, Testability and Insertion of Low Power Structure such as Power gating, Isolation and Retention Sequential Elements
• Own Linting, CDC, RDC and collaborate with Verification Team and Physical Design
• Co-work with Architecture/ Design/Validation/SW teams. Own cross functional micro-architecture and implementation and drive issues to closure

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree or Master's in Electronics Engineering with 12+ years of experience
• Expert in VHDL and Verilog Coding, Front End Design using best-in-class methodology and Micro-architecture
• Should have developed Multi-Million gates IP and integrated heterogenous complex SoC, including Analog and Mixed Signal IP
• Participated in Micro-architecture Specification
• Familiar with Hardware-Software Partitioning, Multi-CPU and Multi-Core Architecture
• Deep knowledge and understanding of NoC and multi-layer complex Interconnect Systems
• Solid verification skills in problem solving, constrained random testing and debugging
• Expertise with Code Linting tools and Static Code checker such as Spyglass, Real Intent, etc
• Expertise in IP-XACT, Connectivity Checks, Register Interfaces and RTL Assembly Tools
• Experience of working with ARM and ARM Eco-system, SERDES systems, communication peripherals (UART, I2C, SPI), power management is a plus
• Experience in WiFi/DOCSIS/Ethernet/DSP/DDR is a plus
• Strong team player and communicator

Company Overview

MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.

We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.

MaxLinear began by developing the world’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we’ve expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel’s Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers’ needs.

Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Vancouver, Canada; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore and Chennai, India; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.

We have approximately 1,500 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.