Digital Design Engineer / Digital Design Engineeress

Job Opportunity at Kandou

We are excited to announce an immediate opening for a full-time position at Kandou, a leader in the semiconductor industry. Our team of passionate professionals is dedicated to innovation and excellence, focusing on high-speed and energy-efficient chip-to-chip link solutions that are pivotal for the advancement of the electronics sector. If you thrive in a high-tech scale-up environment and enjoy pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo, this opportunity could be perfect for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Define block- and top-level specifications for high-speed digital circuits that meet key performance targets based on system-level requirements.
• Review and challenge architectural specifications to ensure robustness and efficiency.
• Specify analog/digital interfaces in collaboration with analog and mixed-signal design teams.
• Design, implement, and test RTL code.
• Collaborate closely with verification and physical implementation engineers to ensure functionality, timing, area, and power goals are achieved.
• Support post-silicon activities, including lab bring-up, debugging, characterization, and productization.
• Manage workload and schedules, providing regular updates to internal management and external customers.

Skills

• Strong analytical ability to translate system-level requirements into design specifications.
• Hands-on design experience in PHY design for high-speed interfaces (e.g., USB4, PCIe) is preferred.
• Proficient RTL coding skills (SystemVerilog preferred).
• Advanced knowledge of high-speed and low-power design techniques.
• Familiarity with signal processing techniques is a plus.
• Proficiency in scripting and tool automation (e.g., Python, Tcl).
• Solid understanding of clock domain crossing (CDC) issues and mitigation techniques.
• Experience analyzing synthesis and static timing analysis (STA) results.
• Knowledge of verification methodologies, particularly UVM, is an advantage.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Experience

• MSc in Electrical or Electronics Engineering (or equivalent/higher degree).
• 5+ years of experience in the semiconductor industry.
• Strong technical background in the design of high-speed digital circuits using advanced CMOS technologies.
• Exposure to analog design techniques is a plus.
• Familiarity with Cadence design tools is an advantage.

If this is the role you have been looking for and want to join a growing company with an exciting future, we encourage you to apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

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