Digital Design Engineer / Digital Design Engineeress

Job Opportunity: Digital Design Engineer

At Kandou, we are driven by challenges and inspired by innovation. Our team comprises passionate professionals dedicated to making a significant impact in the semiconductor industry. As a leading innovator in high-speed, energy-efficient chip-chip link solutions, we are continuously evolving to meet the demands of today's and tomorrow's customers. If you thrive in a high-tech scale-up environment and are motivated by pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo, we invite you to consider this opportunity.

Position Details

We are actively seeking a resourceful Digital Design Engineer, based in either the UK (Reading/Northampton), Germany, Denmark, or Lausanne, Switzerland. This role offers the chance to work at the forefront of technology within a dynamic team.

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 close 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 met.
• 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 Required

• 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 (Python, Tcl, etc.).
• 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 Required

• 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 be part of a growing company with an exciting future, we would really love to hear from you. Together, We Kandou It!

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Visit us at www.kandou.ai and our LinkedIn page.