Principal Digital Design Engineer

Job Title

Principal Digital Design Engineer

Role Summary

Lead the architecture, implementation, and delivery of the IO subsystem for a microcontroller platform. Define subsystem specifications, interfaces, and integration strategy to provide configurable, reusable IP across multiple products and markets.

Experience Level

Senior - expected 10+ years of experience in digital IC design with a strong RTL background.

Responsibilities

Deliver a configurable, reusable IO subsystem and the automation needed to instantiate and verify it across products.

• Own subsystem architecture, specifications, interfaces, and reuse strategy.
• Define integration strategy aligned with platform and product requirements.
• Implement parameterized and Python generator-based design flows for scalable instantiation.
• Develop high-quality SystemVerilog RTL compatible with automated generation flows.
• Create automatically generated testbenches and UVM verification environments; apply AI-assisted techniques where appropriate.
• Support synthesis, STA, timing closure, and signoff activities.
• Collaborate with verification, DFT, and physical design teams to achieve first-time-right silicon.
• Optimize power, performance, and area while maintaining configurability and reuse targets.
• Establish best practices for design automation and methodology standardization.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience for the role.

• 10+ years in digital IC design with strong RTL development experience.
• Expert-level SystemVerilog RTL design skills.
• Proficient in Python for design automation and tool development; experience with generator-based flows.
• Experienced with UVM-based verification methodologies and testbench development.
• Knowledgeable in UPF, synthesis, STA, and timing signoff flows.
• Experience with DFT concepts and integration.
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with product, verification, and physical design teams.
• Experience applying AI/ML to design or verification workflows is a plus.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field required; Master’s degree preferred. Related technical degrees acceptable; equivalent practical experience referenced but not explicitly detailed in the source.

About the Company

Company: Semiconductor Components Industries

Headquarters: Phoenix, AZ, USA

Designs and manufactures semiconductor components and systems, including power and analog devices for automotive, industrial, communications, and consumer markets. Provides solutions for energy-efficient power management and sensing.