Senior Engineer I - Design

Location: India - Chennai

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

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Job Description:

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Engineer I – Design  with a strong understanding of full-chip SoC architecture to join our engineering team. This role requires hands-on expertise across both RTL design and verification, with responsibility for delivering high-quality, fully verified designs from concept through tape-out. The ideal candidate combines deep technical knowledge with a system-level mindset, Latest AI know how and strong cross-functional collaboration skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to RTL design and verification of complex SoC and full-chip designs with ARM cortex M0+ , RISCV and other cores.
• Develop and review micro-architecture and design specifications
• Implement high-quality, synthesizable RTL (Verilog/SystemVerilog)
• Create and execute verification plans at block, subsystem, and full-chip levels
• Develop and maintain SystemVerilog/UVM-based verification environments
• Drive functional, code, and assertion coverage closure
• Debug and resolve issues across design, integration, and full-chip bring-up
• Collaborate with architecture, physical design, firmware, and validation teams
• Support clock, reset, power, and CDC/RDC design and verification
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to design and verification best practices
• AI- Skills
  • Leverage AI/ML tools to improve RTL development, verification productivity, and debug efficiency.
  • Use and prompt LLM based  assistants to generate code, stimuli, documentation, root cause analysis and scripting
  • Apply AI driven techniques for log analysis, waveform triage and failure clustering
  • Ability to design, run, and analyze AI‑assisted trials/experiments to improve productivity or quality
  • Know-how of integrating AI tools with existing EDA flows and scripts.

Soft Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving abilities.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and quality-focused.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across global, cross-functional teams.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving MCU product environment.

Requirements/Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or Electronics or VLSI
• 5+ years of experience in ASIC/SoC design and verification
• Strong expertise in RTL design using Verilog/SystemVerilog
• Solid experience with SystemVerilog and C based coding
• Strong understanding of full-chip SoC architecture and integration
• Experience with simulation, debugging, and coverage analysis tools
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or Shell
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with full-chip integration and top-level verification
• Knowledge of low-power design and verification (UPF/CPF)
• Familiarity with CDC/RDC analysis and timing concepts
• Exposure to AMS or mixed-signal interfaces (e.g., PLLs, ADC/DAC)
• Experience with formal verification techniques
• Prior experience mentoring junior engineers or leading technical initiatives

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