Staff Digital IC Design Engineer

Qorvo (Nasdaq: QRVO) supplies innovative semiconductor solutions that make a better world possible. We combine product and technology leadership, systems-level expertise and global manufacturing scale to quickly solve our customers' most complex technical challenges. Qorvo serves diverse high-growth segments of large global markets, including consumer electronics, smart home/IoT, automotive, EVs, battery-powered appliances, network infrastructure, healthcare and aerospace/defense. Visit www.qorvo.com to learn how our diverse and innovative team is helping connect, protect and power our planet.

Summary:

Qorvo is seeking a Digital Design Engineer responsible for a wide variety of Digital ASIC Design tasks. Designs primarily interface to Analog Power Solutions, including development of State Machines, Serial Interfaces, Register Blocks, OTP Blocks, supporting Clock and Reset analog circuits, and timed enabling/switching of Analog signal paths. This position involves the full Digital Design flow including interacting with Systems for Specification generation, Architecture development, RTL description using System Verilog, Verilog Simulation Verification via developed Test Benches, Logic Synthesis, executing a Place & Route tool and associated Static Timing Analysis, and familiarization with Scan testing. Documentation and presentation at Design Reviews is required.

Responsibilities:

• Receive Specifications from Module Architects / System Engineers – review, assess, provide feedback, and develop a digital micro-architecture
• Generate RTL to comply with specifications, both by manual development and automated generation
• Create Cadence schematic database of Digital Blocks via Virtuoso
• System Verilog Verification Simulations of the design by creating Test Benches at block level. Create new Verification tests and utilize existing tests that are to be modified as needed. Execute both RTL and Gate Simulations.
• Execute Logic Synthesis
• Execute remaining back-end tools – Place & Route/Static Timing Analysis, LEC, LINT, CDC

Qualifications:

• System Verilog / Verilog Language and Simulation
• Scripting languages (Python, TCL, UNIX/LINUX, shell, PERL, C/C++)
• Synthesis and Static Timing Analysis
• Strong communication skills to interface with other teams
• BSEE required, MSEE preferred and 12+ years' experience
• Place & Route using Cadence Virtuoso, verifying Database vs Schematics
• System Verilog Assertions and Functional Coverage
• Formal Verification

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