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Sr Digital Design Engineer

nxp
Lead, AZ Full Time
POSTED ON 8/20/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/19/2026
Job Title: Senior Digital Design Engineer Primary Location: Chandler, Arizona, USA 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 Responsibility: 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 Qualification: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field required. Minimum 10 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. NXP Introduction: 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, please visit our website https://www.nxp.com Career Development Opportunities 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. Visit our careers website for more job information. 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. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion | NXP Semiconductors More information about NXP in the United States... 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. #LI-6692 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. To help you prepare for the different steps in our hiring process, see the following useful advice and tips. Are you already an NXP employee? Do not apply here. Instead, you must apply via our internal career page. Thank you for your interest in supporting our recruitment efforts. Please note that NXP operates under a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for all recruitment activities. Any candidate profiles or resume submitted without a prior written agreement or explicit request from our Talent Acquisition team will be considered unsolicited. Such submissions will be deemed free of any obligations, and no fees will be paid by NXP or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, or divisions - regardless of whether the candidate is hired, either coincidentally or otherwise. Thank you for your understanding.

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