Design Engineer I - Modem Design
Silicon LabsJob Title
Design Engineer I - Modem Design
Role Summary
Join the PHYMAC MODEM team to design digital components for low-power wireless SoCs used in smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities. The role focuses on RTL design, verification, integration, and bringing up digital modem modules within larger system-on-chip designs.
Experience Level
Entry-level (Engineer I). Appropriate for candidates beginning their professional engineering career.
Responsibilities
Key day-to-day responsibilities include:
- Design, model, and verify digital blocks for low-power wireless products.
- Develop RTL implementations and verification environments to meet functionality and performance goals.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to convert wireless system requirements into digital architectures.
- Debug and resolve design and verification issues across the development cycle.
- Support integration, bring-up, and validation of digital modules within SoC designs.
- Create scripts and tools to improve design, verification, and test efficiency.
- Document design decisions, verification results, and present technical findings to the engineering team.
Requirements
Summary of required and preferred technical skills.
Must-have:
- Experience with RTL design using Verilog and/or SystemVerilog.
- Experience with digital-design simulation and verification methodologies and tools.
- Understanding of synchronous design fundamentals, state machines, timing, and logic optimization.
- Basic programming skills for automation and testing (Python, MATLAB, or similar).
Nice-to-have:
- Knowledge of DSP concepts and digital communications systems.
- Experience with MATLAB modeling for DSP and wireless algorithms.
- Familiarity with Questa tools, FPGA development, hardware bring-up, or lab debugging.
- Exposure to ASIC/SoC flows (synthesis, linting, CDC analysis, formal verification) and wireless standards such as BLE, Zigbee, Thread, or Wi‑Fi.
Education Requirements
Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
About the Company
Company: Silicon Labs
Headquarters: Austin, Texas, USA
Silicon Labs is a leading innovator in low-power wireless connectivity, creating embedded technology that connects devices to improve lives. With a focus on advanced edge connectivity applications, the company provides device makers with cutting-edge solutions and support. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs operates in over 16 countries, serving markets such as smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities.
