Staff Engineer / Senior Staff Engineer, Digital Design

Staff Engineer / Senior Staff Engineer, Digital Design

Staff Engineer / Senior Staff Engineer, Digital Design

Job Summary:

Own end-to-end digital design of high-speed, low-power IPs/SoCs, including micro-architecture, RTL coding, synthesis, and timing closure. Work closely with verification, physical design, and DFT teams to ensure first-pass silicon success. Identify and resolve design challenges while optimizing for performance, area, and power.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define micro-architecture and lead RTL design for complex digital blocks or subsystems. 

• Own end-to-end design flow including RTL development, synthesis, and timing closure. 

• Collaborate with verification, physical design, DFT, and system teams to ensure design quality and first-pass silicon success. 

• Review code, drive design best practices, and ensure adherence to coding and design methodologies. 

• Debug and resolve functional, timing, and power-related issues across the design lifecycle. 

• Optimize designs for performance, power, and area (PPA). 

• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership within the team. 

• Support silicon bring-up, validation, and post-silicon debug activities.

Required Qualifications (Must Have):

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or a related field. 

• 15+ years of experience in digital design/RTL development within the semiconductor industry. 

• Strong expertise in micro-architecture definition and RTL design using Verilog/System Verilog. 

• Solid understanding of digital design fundamentals, including synchronous design, clock domain crossing (CDC), and low-power design techniques. 

• Hands-on experience with synthesis, static timing analysis (STA), and timing closure. 

• Familiarity with ASIC/SoC design flows, from specification to silicon bring-up. 

• Experience working with cross-functional teams including verification, physical design, and DFT. 

• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across simulation and silicon. 

• Proficiency with industry-standard EDA tools (e.g., Synopsys, Cadence, or equivalent).

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to have):

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field. 

• Experience with advanced technology nodes (e.g., 7nm, 5nm, or below). 

• Proven track record of leading complex SoC/IP development or tape-outs. 

• Familiarity with low-power design methodologies (UPF/CPF) and power optimization techniques. 

• Exposure to DFT concepts (scan, BIST) and design for testability considerations. 

• Experience with high-speed interfaces (e.g., PCIe, DDR, Ethernet) or domain-specific architectures (CPU, GPU, AI/ML accelerators). 

• Knowledge of scripting/programming (Python, Perl, Tcl) for design automation and flow improvement. 

• Strong understanding of verification methodologies (e.g., UVM) and collaboration with verification teams. 

• Experience with emulation, FPGA prototyping, or post-silicon validation. 

• Demonstrated technical leadership, mentoring, and ability to drive cross-functional initiative

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Strong problem-solving and debugging mindset for complex design issues 

• Ability to drive end-to-end ownership and deliver high-quality results 

• Effective collaboration across cross-functional engineering teams 

• Clear communication and technical articulation skills 

• Mentorship and technical leadership capability 

• Adaptability in a fast-paced, high-complexity environment

Additional Information:

• General Shift (9.30am to 6.30pm), flexible environment and the working hours can be tailor made to fit into the requirement of the Business Unit. 

• Onsite working: All 5 days from office

Location

Bengaluru

Type

Full-Time

Status

Open

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