Lead Digital Design Engineer, Audio DSP & MEMS

Syntiant Corp.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401K Retirement Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

Syntiant Corp. seeks a Lead Digital Design Engineer to craft digital systems and building blocks for MEMS microphone ASICs.

You will collaborate with analog/mixed-signal designers and test teams to bring high-performance, low-power ASICs from concept to production. The role requires an advanced engineering degree and 8+ years in digital blocks for high-performance mixed-signal ICs, with strong proficiency in Matlab/Simulink, Verilog-AMS, and Cadence tools.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in electronic engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of proven track record in developing digital blocks/systems for high-performance mixed-signal ICs.
• Good understanding of the entire digital design flow and DFT.
• Good understanding of analog/mixed-signal concepts (Sampling, Quantization, FFT, SNR, THD).
• Experience with sigma delta ADCs or audio signal processing.
• Knowledge of common analog circuit limitations is a plus.
• KnowlEdge of Cadence Digital EDA tools (Genus, Tempus, Jasper, Voltus, Modus, Conformal).
• Matlab/Simulink environment mastered.
• Structured and methodological approach.
• Strong team player.
• Good spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Develop the digital architecture including audio signal path and ADC interface.
• Build functional/behavioral models using Matlab/Simulink, Verilog-AMS, etc.
• Perform RTL design, synthesis, timing closure, scan pattern generation, power optimization and RTL-to-GDS flow.
• Define the digital verification plan.
• Collaborate with the digital verification engineer to verify blocks.
• Develop low-power audio signal processing architectures.

Skills

Digital design flow

DFT

Matlab/Simulink

Verilog-AMS

Sigma-delta ADCs

English communication

Team collaboration

Structured methodology

Low-power design

Education

Advanced Degree in electronic engineering or related field

Tools

Cadence Digital EDA suite (Genus, Tempus, Jasper, Voltus, Modus, Conformal)

Job description

Syntiant Corp. seeks a Lead Digital Design Engineer to craft digital systems and building blocks for MEMS microphone ASICs.

You will collaborate with analog/mixed-signal designers and test teams to bring high-performance, low-power ASICs from concept to production. The role requires an advanced engineering degree and 8+ years in digital blocks for high-performance mixed-signal ICs, with strong proficiency in Matlab/Simulink, Verilog-AMS, and Cadence tools.