RTL Design Engineer

Job Title: RTL Design Engineer 

Work Location: Boxborough, MA 01719   

Duration: 12 Months   

Work Type: Contract    

Job Type: Hybrid (3 days a week) 

JOB Description:   

THE ROLE: 

The Memory PHY team is looking for a passionate and experienced Design Engineer for RTL and Firmware development of high-speed LPDDR, DDR IPs. Be a part of the definition, design and development phase of industry-leading Memory PHYs and interface IP. This opportunity includes creation of new IO designs as well as working on multiple designs and enhancing methodologies in parallel. Be a part of a team that delivers Industry leading IP and help our experts in RTL, FW, circuit, and architecture teams develop leading edge and differentiating IPs. 

THE PERSON: 

You have a passion for modern, complex processor architecture, digital design, and verification in general. You are a team player who has excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with other engineers located in different sites/timezones. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and are willing to learn and ready to take on problems. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

RTL design for memory I/O 

PHY Digital Architecture development from pathfinding, coding, verification to physical implementation 

PHY link layer design, implementation & verification with Analog and System architect. 

PHY Analog/Digital co-design 

Digital design and RTL coding 

Timing Synthesis & Drive Physical implementation 

Collaborate with architects, hardware engineers, and firmware engineers to understand the new features to be verified 

Estimate the time required to write the new feature tests and any required changes to the test environment 

Build the unit tests 

Debug design failures to determine the root cause; work with DV and firmware engineers to resolve design defects and correct any test issues 

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

5+ years of experience 

Digital design engineering experience 

Proficient in debugging firmware and RTL code using simulation tools 

Proficient in using UVM testbenches and working in Linux and Windows environments 

Experienced with Verilog, System Verilog, C, and C++ 

Excellent knowledge of Verilog, System Verilog and a scripting language; experience with Python, Perl and TCL is a plus 

Knowledge of clocking architectures, synchronization, and CDC methodology 

SERDES, DDR, Memory Controller, or MAC Design experience is preferred 

Strong understanding of computer organization/architecture. 

Mixed signal RTL experience is a plus 

Exposure to leadership or mentorship is an asset 

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering