Senior Digital Design Engineer (MS-50021164)

Cirrus Logic, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mixed-signal processing company in Austin is looking for a Senior Staff Digital Design Engineer. In this role, you will develop and integrate digital logic for high-performance integrated circuits. You will work within a collaborative team environment and contribute to next-generation devices. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience in digital design, including using Verilog and advanced modeling tools like Matlab. The company values a diverse workforce and offers a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with a Bachelor's or 8+ years with a Master's in a relevant field.
• Deep understanding of digital design flow steps.
• Experience using Verilog or SystemVerilog for digital IP.
• Solid understanding of high-level modeling tools like Matlab or Simulink.

Responsibilities

• Develop CMOS mixed-signal circuitry from concept to production.
• Model control loops and algorithms using Matlab and Simulink.
• Integrate digital IP in Verilog or SystemVerilog.
• Collaborate on verification and behavioral modeling.

Skills

Digital design flow

Verilog/SystemVerilog

Matlab

Simulink

Control theory

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering

Job description

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 solutions for 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 Senior Staff Digital Design Engineer, you will play a meaningful role in a collaborative team developing and integrating digital logic including digital communication interfaces, state machines, and digital filters and control loops for high‑performance, mixed‑signal, integrated circuits in advanced CMOS processes for Audio Codecs and amplifiers, Haptics drivers, Camera controllers, Battery & power management applications. You will play a key role in developing next‑generation devices and ensuring that leading consumer electronics manufacturers can easily integrate our devices into their products.

Responsibilities

• Develop CMOS mixed‑signal circuitry through all phases of development from concept to production release.
• Model control loops and signal processing algorithms using tools such as Matlab and Simulink.
• Implement and integrate digital IP such as digital communication interfaces, state machines, A/D interfaces, digital arithmetic, digital filters, and digital feedback control loops in Verilog or SystemVerilog HDL languages.
• Collaborate in functional verification of your digital IP and behavioral modeling of analog and mixed‑signal circuits.
• Collaborate in physical design process including identifying timing constraints, reviewing static timing analysis, running gate‑level simulations and doing digital power analysis.
• Evaluate, learn, and debug devices in the lab after design.
• Support post‑silicon activities including product validation, characterization, and production test.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering, or a closely related field plus at least 10 years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering, plus at least 8 years of relevant experience.
• Deep understanding of the digital design flow steps including architecture, design, validation, and design integration.
• Experience in using Verilog or SystemVerilog to implement digital communication interfaces, state machines, A/D interfaces, digital arithmetic, digital filters, and digital feedback control loops.
• Experience in using Verilog or SystemVerilog to do functional verification of digital IP blocks in a mixed‑signal environment.
• Solid understanding of high‑level modeling tools such as Matlab, Simulink, or similar.
• Understanding of control theory and discrete‑time, z‑domain, signal processing techniques.
• Hands‑on lab test/debug experience.
• Strong collaboration through oral and written communication.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Experience with MCU or DSP processor based SoC architectures.
• Experience with back‑end flow including synthesis, place and route, and timing analysis.
• Experience generating functional test vectors for PTE.

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Export control restrictions based upon applicable laws and regulations would prohibit candidates who are nationals of certain embargoed countries from working in this position without Cirrus Logic first obtaining an export license. Candidates for this role must be able to access technical data without a requirement for an export license. We are unable to sponsor or obtain export licenses for this role.

Cirrus Logic strives to select the best qualified applicant for any opening. Different approaches, ideas and points of view are both valued and respected. Employment decisions are made on the basis of job‑related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law.