Digital IC Design & Firmware Engineer — Precision ADC

Job Title

Digital IC Design & Firmware Engineer — Precision ADC

Role Summary

Join the Precision ADC team to develop digital logic and embedded firmware for high-resolution delta-sigma ADC products. The role spans RTL implementation through low-level C firmware on production silicon and requires collaboration with analog designers, verification engineers, and applications teams.

Work focuses on digital decimation filters, calibration logic, on-chip state machines, serial interface blocks, and production embedded firmware to validate end-to-end device behavior.

Experience Level

Entry-level (2+ years of relevant experience required).

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Design and implement digital logic (decimation filters, calibration, FSMs) in RTL (Verilog/SystemVerilog).
• Develop and maintain embedded C firmware and drivers for mixed-signal ADC devices.
• Define and implement register maps and on-chip interfaces; validate hardware/firmware interactions.
• Perform system-level validation from bit-accurate RTL through silicon measurements.
• Collaborate with analog designers, verification engineers, and applications teams to debug and deliver production silicon.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• 2+ years of relevant experience in digital design, embedded firmware, or both.
• Proficiency in C for embedded or bare-metal environments.
• Familiarity with RTL design using Verilog or SystemVerilog.
• Solid understanding of digital logic design fundamentals and synchronous design practices.
• Systematic problem-solving approach and ability to debug hardware/firmware interactions.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience writing embedded C drivers or evaluation firmware for mixed-signal devices.
• Hands-on RTL design experience (combinational/sequential logic, FSMs).
• Familiarity with serial protocols used in precision ADCs (SPI, I2C, UART).
• Exposure to delta-sigma ADC architecture, digital filtering (sinc/decimation), or data converter fundamentals.
• Experience with simulation/synthesis tools (ModelSim, Xcelium, VCS) and scripting (Python).
• Familiarity with functional safety standards and related design practices is a plus.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and time-management skills.

Education Requirements

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering required.

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.