Senior Staff Digital Design Engineer

Cirrus; Austin (TX); Híbrido; USD 140.000 - 200.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Cirrus Logic is seeking a Digital Design Engineer to join a cross‑functional team creating high‑performance mixed‑signal SoCs for leading brands. You’ll design digital subsystems, write Verilog RTL, and help integrate with analog blocks through tape‑out and production.

You’ll partner with analog, verification, layout and test teams to ensure robust, manufacturable designs, support UVM verification, and contribute to timing, synthesis, and control logic in CMOS processes.

Formación

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Experience: 10+ years in digital IC design (Bachelor), 8+ years (Master), or 6+ years (PhD).
• Strong Verilog RTL design ability and digital design flow expertise.
• Familiarity with CMOS VLSI fundamentals and timing/synthesis.

Responsabilidades

• Design and implement digital subsystems and IP blocks for mixed-signal ICs.
• Develop RTL designs using Verilog and integrate into SoC environments.
• Verify DSP, control, and data-path logic, including state machines.
• Support post-silicon validation, lab bring-up, and silicon debug.
• Collaborate with analog, verification, layout, and test teams.

Conocimientos

Verilog RTL design

Digital IC design

Clock and reset domain crossing

Functional verification

Timing constraints

State machine control

CMOS VLSI fundamentals

Communication skills

Educación

Bachelor in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Master’s degree in a related field

PhD in a related field

Herramientas

MATLAB/Simulink

Descripción del empleo

For over four decades, Cirrus Logic has been propelled by the top engineers in mixed‑signal processing. Our rockstar team thrives on solving complex challenges with innovative end‑user solutionsfor the world’s top consumer brands. Cirrus Logic is also known for its award‑winning culture, which was built on a foundation of inclusion and fairness, meaningful community engagement, and delivering enjoyable employee experiences at every turn. But we couldn’t do it without our extraordinary workforce – and that’s where you come in. Join our team and help us continue to make Cirrus Logic an exceptional place to grow your career!

As a Digital Design Engineer, you will be part of a collaborative, cross‑functional team developing high‑performance mixed‑signal integrated circuits used by leading consumer, industrial, audio, power, and embedded system manufacturers. In this role, you will contribute to the design of system‑on‑chip (SoC) devices, digital signal processing blocks, and digital control logic that interface with high‑performance ADCs, DACs, amplifiers, and power management circuitry, implemented in advanced CMOS technologies. You will play a key role in bringing digital subsystems from concept to production silicon, working closely with analog, verification, layout, and test teams to deliver robust, manufacturable designs.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implementdigital subsystems and IP blocksfor mixed‑signal ICs from architecture through tape‑out.
• DevelopRTL designsusing Verilog and support integration into larger SoC environments.
• Design and verifyDSP, control, and data‑path logic, including calibration and monitoring state machines.
• Performfunctional verification, integration verification, and support UVM‑based verification teams.
• Contribute tobehavioral and system modelingof digital and mixed‑signal systems
• Supportpost‑silicon validation, characterization, and production test, including lab bring‑up and silicon debug.
• Collaborate across disciplines to ensure correct interaction betweendigital logic and analog circuitry.
• Participate indesign reviews, tape‑out readiness, and root‑cause analysisfor silicon or system issues.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• Degree inElectrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Bachelor’s with 10+ years of relevant digital IC design experience.
• Master’s with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• PhD with 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong working knowledge ofVerilog RTL design.
• Solid understanding of thedigital design flow, including:
• Microarchitecture and RTL development.
• Clock and reset domain crossing.
• Functional verification.
• Timing constraints and synthesis.
• Experience designing and verifyingcomplex state machines and control logic.
• Familiarity withCMOS VLSI design fundamentals.
• Stronganalytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in ateam‑based, fast‑paced development environment.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• Expertiseor strong background inDigital Signal Processing (DSP).
• Experience implementingFIR and IIR filtersand other signal‑processing algorithms.
• Familiarity withARM‑based SoCs, microprocessor subsystems, buses, and peripherals.
• Experience withmixed‑signal IC development, including interaction between digital and analog circuitry.
• Exposure tolow‑power and high‑performance ASIC design techniques.Experience withback‑end flows, including synthesis, place & route, and timing analysis.
• Experience generatingtest vectorsand supporting production or probe test environments.
• ProficiencywithMATLAB, Simulink, or similar toolsfor modeling, algorithm development, and validation.
• Stronglab and silicon validation skills, including silicon debug and characterization.

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