Senior Digital Design Engineer (HSC)
Texas InstrumentsJob Title
Senior Digital Design Engineer (HSC)
Role Summary
Lead the architecture and development of high-speed digital data processing and mixed-signal communication circuits for advanced data converters. Work across the full ASIC/SoC digital design flow from architectural definition through place-and-route and production transfer.
Partner closely with analog, validation, test, systems, and application teams to deliver products that meet system-level goals and customer requirements.
Experience Level
Senior - requires 8 years of relevant digital design experience (as stated in the posting).
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include leadership of a small digital design team and ownership of product delivery from definition through manufacturing.
- Lead and manage a digital design team (typically 2–4 engineers); assign tasks, track progress, and mentor team members.
- Define and develop flexible digital architectures to meet diverse customer requirements across applications.
- Perform RTL coding, simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, and verification activities.
- Drive design and verification methodologies to achieve on-time first-pass silicon success.
- Collaborate with analog and systems engineers to validate designs against system-level goals.
- Evaluate design results and silicon to ensure technical objectives are met; support debug and validation.
- Work with validation, product engineering, and test teams to enable transfer to production.
- Prepare or contribute to product briefs, datasheets, and application notes with marketing and applications teams.
- Interface with customers and field teams to resolve design issues and provide technical support.
Requirements
Must-have technical qualifications and experience followed by preferred skills.
- Must-have: Minimum 8 years of relevant digital design experience.
- Proven experience with multiple taped-out devices.
- Thorough understanding of digital logic design across the full design flow (architecture through release to manufacturing).
- Familiarity with SystemVerilog.
- Strong problem-solving skills and clear verbal and written communication.
- Ability to work effectively on and lead a team.
- Nice-to-have: Design leadership experience and demonstrated ability to mentor engineers.
- Strong programming skills (Perl, Python, TCL, C, etc.).
- Good grasp of Digital Signal Processing techniques.
- Experience with Cadence digital design tool suite.
- Experience independently architecting robust solutions and driving projects to on-time delivery.
Education Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering is required (specified in the minimum requirements).
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.
