Career Accelerator Program - Digital Design Engineer (MS/PhD)
Texas InstrumentsJob Title
Career Accelerator Program - Digital Design Engineer (MS/PhD)
Role Summary
This is an early-career position in Texas Instruments' Career Accelerator Program (CAP). You will design, model, and verify digital IC circuits and processor subsystems (including 64-bit DSP processor, MMU, multicore shared memory and cache systems) to meet performance, power, cost, and schedule targets. The role involves collaboration with system engineering, business teams and cross-functional partners to bring products from architecture to production.
Experience Level
Entry-level / Early-career — program targeted at recent MS or PhD graduates.
Responsibilities
Typical responsibilities include:
- Define, design, model and verify digital circuits and processor architectures.
- Provide high-level analysis of chip architecture trade-offs to meet specifications and cost targets.
- Partner with business teams and system engineering to develop and agree on design specifications.
- Participate in design reviews and produce necessary design and product documentation.
- Supervise IC layouts to ensure high-performance implementation standards.
- Characterize prototypes and develop test specifications; coordinate with test/product engineering for releases.
- Develop behavioral models and contribute to CPU simulator, ISA and verification efforts.
- Gain exposure to related functions (design verification, analog design) through formal learning and on-the-job projects.
Requirements
Key non-education requirements, split between must-have attributes and desirable skills.
- Must-have attributes: strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to work effectively in teams; strong verbal and written communication; initiative and time-management to meet project deadlines.
- Must-have attributes: ability to quickly learn new systems and processes and to establish strong working relationships with stakeholders.
- Nice-to-have: experience or coursework in digital IC design, processor architecture, modeling or verification.
Education Requirements
Minimum: Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering or a related field; cumulative GPA 3.0/4.0 or higher. Position title indicates MS or PhD candidates are targeted (MS/PhD).
About the Company
Company: Texas Instruments
Headquarters: Dallas, Texas, USA
Texas Instruments is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and sells analog and embedded processing chips for various markets including industrial, automotive, and personal electronics. The company's innovations aim to make electronics more affordable and reliable, fostering advancements in technology through each generation of semiconductors.
