Digital IC Design Engineer

Dialog Semiconductor is a leading provider of custom, highly-integrated and configurable mixed-signal ICs, ideal for a wide range of applications, including smartphone, automotive, computing & storage and the IoT. We are a socially responsible employer pursuing programs that benefit our employees, stakeholders and community, and are backed by world-class manufacturing partners.

Dialog's custom power management, configurable mixed-signal and highly-integrated connectivity ICs deliver outstanding efficiency, flexibility and performance advantages. Dialog's ICs make it possible to develop the next generation of smart devices for consumers and businesses by enhancing product functionality, accelerating the pace of innovation and powering the smart connected future.

Dialog has a renowned reputation for flexible, dynamic support and world-class innovation. The world's leading electronics manufacturers and suppliers trust Dialog to deliver, thanks to our decades of experience as an established business partner in the rapid development of custom ICs.

Dialog operates a fabless business model and is a socially responsible employer pursuing many programs to benefit the employees, community, other stakeholders and the environment we operate in. Dialog Semiconductor plc is headquartered in London with a global sales, R&D and marketing organization. It currently has approximately 2,100 employees worldwide.

For more information, visit www.dialog-semiconductor.com

Responsibilities:

• Participate in feasibility studies and sub-block/chip-level architecture definition
• Design of new digital circuits meeting performance and area
• Support DFT strategy and implementation
• Work closely with back-end designers to correctly implement digital designs to layout
• Simulation, verification and lab evaluation of digital circuits
• Support production test and HW/SW development for evaluation, characterization and testing
• Tape out database and document preparation
• Attendance at and participation in all relevant project meetings, keeping project manager aware of achievements, issues and potential risks to timescales
• Demonstrates an ability to learn new tool features and procedures
• Attend training courses or conferences as directed by Dialog
• Build up your knowledge and improve your skills using your own research to supplement Dialog's on-the-job training

Requirements:

• Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related disciplines
• Preferably first experience in design of digital circuits (2-6 years for middle/senior designers)
• Knowledge of electrical properties, digital circuits, modeling and simulation, EDA software and Unix
• Understanding of IC design workflow
• Ability to prioritize work, set goals and meet deadlines
• Self-motivated and take full responsibility for solutions
• Good written, communication and teamwork skills
• Willingness to travel
• Pre-Intermediate English

Will be a plus:

• Familiarity with Cadence Virtuoso, NC-Sim
• Experience with IC technologies or protocols (UART, I2C, SPI, etc.)
• Knowledge of transistor-level integrated circuits and semiconductor physics
• Understanding of advanced verification methodologies (e.g. UVM, ABV)
• Programming/scripting (Verilog, VHDL, Skill, OCEAN, Python, Bash)
• Familiarity with RTL logic design, design constraints, synthesis, P&R, static timing analysis and formal verification

We offer:

• Friendly and highly professional team;

• Corporate lunch (once a week);

• 28 calendar days paid vacation;

• Medical insurance;

• English classes;

• Flexible working hours;

• Professional & personal growth.

Please send your resume only in English.

Dialog welcomes applications from people with Disabilities.