What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Staff Engineer, Digital Design position at pSemi, A Murata Company?
Senior Staff Engineer, Digital Design
Location: Nashua, New Hampshire
About the Company - pSemi Corporation is a Murata company driving semiconductor integration. pSemi builds on Peregrine Semiconductor’s 30-year legacy of technology advancements and strong IP portfolio but with a new mission—to enhance Murata’s world-class capabilities with high-performance semiconductors. With a strong foundation in RF integration, pSemi’s product portfolio now spans power management, connected sensors, optical transceivers, antenna tuning and RF frontends. These intelligent and efficient semiconductors enable advanced modules for smartphones, base stations, personal computers, electric vehicles, data centers, IoT devices and healthcare. From headquarters in San Diego and offices around the world, pSemi’s team explores new ways to make electronics for the connected world smaller, thinner, faster and better.
About the Role - The Senior Staff Digital Design Engineer is responsible for the design and verification of logic in pSemi's expanding portfolio of power conversion products. The ideal candidate is a well-rounded, experienced digital engineer that can take on the role of either design lead or verification lead. They will collaborate with other members of the digital and analog teams to develop innovative power ICs.
Responsibilities
- Architect the digital design in collaboration with the lead analog designer and the marketing team
- Document the digital design in detail
- Code synthesizable SystemVerilog RTL
- Collaborate on physical-design activities
- Verify timing closure
- Generate ATPG patterns
- Determine requirements and write a design verification (DV) plan
- Construct testbenches for digital verification
- Develop individual test cases and run periodic regression tests
- Debug failing test cases to determine the root cause
- Ensure that the regression tests achieve adequate coverage
- Track issues and work with designers to ensure clean results before tape-out
- Run gate level simulations and check for timing violations
- Support validation, characterization and test activities leading to manufacturing release
Qualifications - BS degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent. MS degree is preferred
Required Skills
- Typically requires 8 to 12 years of relevant experience depending on education level and experience
- In-depth knowledge and experience with Verilog and SystemVerilog
- Proven ability to develop correct, efficient and testable designs
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Experience with scripting languages, such as Python, Perl or TCL
- Experience with digital design and verification software tools
- Familiarity with Design for Test techniques
- Familiarity with chip-level DV and post-route gate-level simulations
- Experience using Linux/UNIX OS
Preferred Skills
- Experience using Cadence software tools (e.g., Xcelium, Genus, Innovus, Tempus, Conformal, Modus)
- Experience modeling analog components
- Experience integrating external IP
- Expertise with UVM-based verification techniques
- Exposure to power management ICs and LED driver ICs
- Exposure to standard serial interfaces such as I2C, SPI or SPMI
- Experience developing firmware for embedded microcontrollers
- Familiarity with Place and Route tools
- Familiarity with AMS simulation tools
Equal Opportunity Statement - pSemi Corporation supports a diverse workforce and is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees. pSemi does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions or breastfeeding), gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code section 12801.9), ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally-protected medical condition, military or veteran status (including “protected veterans” under applicable affirmative action laws), marital status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal laws applicable to the Company. pSemi also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that an employee or applicant has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.
