Digital Design Engineer

Syntiant Corp.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

401K Retirement Plan

Job summary

A leading semiconductor solutions company in San Diego, California, seeks a Digital Design Engineer to design digital systems for MEMS microphones. Responsibilities include developing digital architectures, building functional models using Matlab/Simulink, and overseeing the digital design process. Candidates should have an advanced degree, 8+ years of experience in digital design, and knowledge of EDA tools. The role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, creating an empowering work environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in digital blocks/systems for mixed-signal integrated circuits.
• Good understanding of digital design flow and design for test.
• Hands-on experience designing low-power digital circuits.

Responsibilities

• Develop the digital architecture for MEMS microphones.
• Build and verify digital system models.
• Define and supervise the verification plan for digital blocks.

Skills

Digital architecture development

Matlab/Simulink

Verilog-AMS

Low-power digital circuit design

Audio signal processing

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Advanced Degree in electronic engineering or related field

Tools

Cadence Digital EDA suite

Job description

Summary Description

Syntiant Corp., is a leader in the high-growth AI software and semiconductor solutions space. We are seeking a lead Digital Design Engineer who will be designing the digital systems and building blocks for MEMS microphones. Together with the analog/mixed-signal designers, test development engineers and other team members, you will be developing high-performance, low-power ASICs from concept to high-volume production.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop the digital architecture including audio signal path (DSP) and analog-digital interface with the project team.
• Build complex functional and behavioral models of the systems using Matlab/Simulink, Verilog-AMS, etc.
• Perform RTL design, synthesis, timing closure, scan pattern generation, power optimization and supervise the RTL-to-GDS flow.
• Define the digital verification plan.
• Verify the digital system and blocks in collaboration with the digital verification engineer.
• Develop low-power audio signal processing architectures.

Qualifications, Education, and Experience Required

• Advanced Degree in electronic engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of proven track record in developing digital blocks/systems for high-performance mixed-signal integrated circuits in a consumer or industrial R&D environment.
• Good understanding of the entire digital design flow and DFT.
• Hands‑on experience in designing low‑power digital circuits.
• Good understanding of most common concepts and metrics used in analog/mixed signal design (Sampling, Quantization, FFT, SNR, THD, etc.)
• Experience with sigma delta ADCs or audio signal processing.
• Understanding of the most common limitations and issues of analog circuits (offset, gain error, distortion, etc.) is an advantage.
• Knowledge in EDA tools such as Cadence Digital EDA suite (Genus, Tempus, Jasper, Voltus, Modus, Conformal etc.) is an advantage.
• Solid knowledge of Matlab/Simulink environment.
• Structured and methodological approach.
• Strong team player.
• Good spoken and written communication skills in English.

Benefits Summary

• Medical: Several plan options including PPO and HSA-compatible plans from Anthem Blue Cross, most of which are 100% paid by Syntiant Corp. for you and your family.
• Dental: Company-paid dental PPO coverage from MetLife, including coverage for Orthodontia.
• Vision: Company-paid vision PPO coverage from MetLife / VSP.
• Life Insurance / AD&D: Company-paid basic Life / AD&D coverage in the amount of 3x your salary (up to $1,000,000). Additional supplemental life insurance with low group rates is available for yourself and your family.
• Disability Coverage: Company-paid Short Term and Long‑Term Disability coverage provides up to 60% income replacement protection.
• Spending and Savings Accounts: Flexible Spending Account (FSA) benefits for Health Care and Dependent Care. Health Savings Accounts (HSA) for those enrolled in a qualified Medical plan.
• 401K Retirement Plan: Administered by Empower, the 401(k) plan allows you to plan for your future by investing a portion of each paycheck.
• Other Benefits: A company-provided Employee Assistance Program (EAP), as well as access to additional voluntary benefits including Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal Support, and Identity Fraud Protection.

Compensation

One element in our total compensation package is base pay. The starting base pay for this role is targeted to be between $190,000 - $220,000. Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to previous experience and skills acquired prior to joining Syntiant, cost of living in the assigned work location, assigned schedule, and salaries of similarly situated peers at the company. It is to be expected that candidates will come to us with different sets of skills and experiences and therefore will be paid at different points in the stated range. We recognize that the person(s) we select for hire may be less experienced or more experienced than the role as posted; if this is the case, any updates to available salary ranges will be communicated with candidates during the recruitment process.