RTL Design Engineer

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THE ROLE: 

The Memory PHY team is looking for a passionate and experienced Design Engineer for RTL and Firmware development of high-speed Server DDR IPs. Be a part of the definition, design and development phase of industry-leading Memory PHYs and interface IP. This opportunity includes creation of new IO designs as well as working on multiple designs and enhancing methodologies in parallel. Be a part of a team that delivers Industry leading IP and help our experts in RTL, FW, circuit, and architecture teams develop leading edge and differentiating IPs  

THE PERSON:  

You have a passion for modern, complex processor architecture, digital design, and verification in general. You are a team player who has excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with other engineers located in different sites/timezones. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and are willing to learn and ready to take on problems. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Microarchitectural design and RTL implementation of IP features.
• PHY Digital Architecture development from pathfinding, coding, verification to physical implementation
• Collaborate with Firmware team to develop firmware sequences and algorithms
• Analyze RTL design for power optimization and timing optimization
• Collaborate with Design Verification team to execute on design features Timing Synthesis & Drive Physical implementation
• Participate in design specification and RTL code reviews.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:  

• Digital design engineering experience
• Excellent knowledge of Verilog, System Verilog, UPF2.0, C and a scripting language; experience with Python, Perl and TCL is a plus
• Proficient in debugging firmware and RTL code using simulation tools 
• Proficient in creating unit level test benches for pre-qualification of design.
• Knowledge of RTL quality metrics such as CDC, RDC, Lint, Spyglass DFT, Power Artist
• SERDES, DDR, Memory Controller, or MAC Design experience is preferred
• Strong understanding of computer organization/architecture.
• Mixed signal RTL experience is a plus
• Exposure to leadership or mentorship is an asset 

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:  

• Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering 

LOCATION:

San Jose, CA

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