Principal Digital Design Engineer

NXP Semiconductors; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors in Chandler, AZ seeks a senior Digital IC Design Lead to drive architecture, RTL, and verification for next‑generation PMICs used in automotive and industrial applications.

You will mentor engineers, coordinate cross‑functional teams, and ensure high quality designs through architecture, silicon bring‑up, and production release.

Qualifications

• MS degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• At least 12 years in digital IC design with architecture responsibility.
• Strong RTL, verification, and low-power design knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Review requirements and architecture for automotive/industrial PMICs.
• Lead digital design from architecture to RTL and silicon bring-up.
• Develop digital control, telemetry, fault management for PMICs.
• Create RTL and verification collateral with traceability.
• Drive verification strategy including coverage and regression.

Skills

Digital IC design

RTL design (Verilog/SystemVerilog)

Verification (UVM, formal)

Synthesis & timing analysis

Leadership / mentoring

Education

MS in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering

Tools

Cadence

Synopsys

Siemens EDA

Job description

Role Summary

Lead digital architecture, design, verification, and implementation of next-generation Power Management ICs (PMICs) for automotive and industrial applications. Drive product execution from concept through RTL development, integration, silicon validation, qualification, and production release. Collaborate across analog, verification, validation, subsystem, SoC, applications, systems, product definition, and customer-facing teams to deliver high-quality mixed-signal solutions.

Job Responsibilities

• Review product requirements, IP architecture specifications, programming models, microarchitecture, interfaces, and implementation plans for automotive and industrial PMIC applications.
• Define and implement digital architectures for mixed-signal PMICs, ensuring alignment with system, performance, quality, reliability, safety, power, and area requirements.
• Lead digital design activities from architecture definition through RTL development, integration, synthesis, timing closure, low-power implementation, silicon bring-up, and production release.
• Design and develop digital control, monitoring, telemetry, diagnostics, configuration, protection, power sequencing, and fault management functions for PMIC and power conversion products.
• Develop and review RTL, microarchitecture, and design specifications using Verilog/SystemVerilog and industry-standard design and quality checking tools.
• Drive verification strategy and execution, including test planning, simulation, formal verification, coverage analysis, regression management, and achievement of NXP quality and maturity standards.
• Deliver complete IP solutions, including RTL, verification collateral, supporting documentation, and requirements traceability from specification through implementation.
• Track development metrics including milestones, code and functional coverage, defect resolution, and compliance with design requirements.
• Support silicon debug, characterization, qualification, reliability validation, and production ramp activities.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive continuous improvement in design methodologies, automation flows, and engineering best practices.

Job Qualifications

• M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field required.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in digital IC design and development, including technical leadership and architecture responsibilities.
• Strong understanding of digital design fundamentals, finite state machines, clock-domain crossing, reset architecture, and low-power design techniques.
• Expertise in RTL design using Verilog/SystemVerilog for complex digital and mixed-signal ICs.
• Experience with synthesis, static timing analysis, equivalence checking, DFT, and physical implementation flows.
• Strong knowledge of modern verification methodologies, including UVM, assertions, formal verification, and coverage-driven verification.
• Experience developing digital controllers for PMICs, power management systems, automotive electronics, or industrial applications is highly desirable.
• Proficiency with industry-standard EDA tools from Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens EDA.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop innovative solutions for complex technical challenges.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in a fast-paced product development environment.

Equal Opportunity Statement

NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.

Company Culture

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) enables a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through innovation.

As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is pushing boundaries in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets.

For more information, visit www.nxp.com.

Bright Minds. Bright Futures. 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 offer online and offline learning opportunities to help you develop some of your core and professional skills.

Commitment At NXP. We recognize NXP is a powerful change agent as we continue to deliver innovative solutions that advance a more sustainable future.

We remain steadfast in our commitment to sustainability and making measurable year-on-year progress.

Also, we aim to create an inclusive work environment and we will not tolerate racism, discrimination or harassment of any kind.

We have programs in place focused on diversity, inclusion and equality.

Thank you for considering a career at NXP.