Digital IC Design Engineer (Staff or Principal)Michael Page

Join our client's cutting-edge team in their R&D Hub in Neuchatel, where they develop miniature, highly reliable, low-power devices that power critical health and connectivity solutions like hearing aids and glucose monitors.

As the Digital IC Design Engineer (Staff or Principal), you will play a pivotal role in shaping product lines, driving innovation, and ensuring technical excellence. In this senior-level role, your mentotship and technical expertise will guide project success, from initial architecture through to final implementation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Mentor a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Architect, specify, implement, simulate, and benchmark MCU, DSP systems, and hardware accelerators that push the boundaries of technology.
• Spearhead improvements in design methodology and workflows, ensuring the team stays at the cutting edge of semiconductor development.
• Collaborate with product integration teams to define, integrate, and optimize these systems.
• Lead the verification process and FPGA prototyping of systems to ensure robust and reliable designs.
• Coordinate closely with the software team to guide SDK development for these systems, enabling seamless software-hardware integration.

We are looking for an innovative and experienced IC Digital Design Engineer with a passion for cutting-edge technologies and a track record of delivering high-impact semiconductor designs.

General skills :

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
• 5 to 8+ years of experience in semiconductor product development,
• Expertise in embedded CPUs and AMBA bus protocols (AHB/APB).
• Experience in RTL design of digital IP blocks and systems, using Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Deep knowledge of design intent methodologies, including timing constraints (SDC) and power intent (UPF).
• Write Technical documentation and communicate complex ideas clearly.
• Fluent English is required; French is a plus.

Bonus Skills:

• Experience with CPU/MCU design, SystemRDL, or IP-XACT.
• RISC-V architecture,
• Experience in Python and C/C++
• RTL-to-GDS flow, including logic synthesis, place-and-route, STA, and power analysis.
• Digital verification methodologies, such as UVM.