Immediate Employment Opportunity: Digital Design Engineer
Are you ready to take on challenges and drive innovation? At Kandou, we are a team of passionate professionals making a significant impact in the semiconductor industry. As an innovative leader in high-speed and energy-efficient chip-to-chip link solutions, we continuously evolve to meet the demands of today's and tomorrow's customers. If you are eager to be part of a high-tech scale-up and motivated by pushing your limits and challenging the status quo, this opportunity is for you.
We are actively seeking a resourceful Digital Design Engineer, with the possibility of being based in the UK (Reading/Northampton), Germany, Denmark, or Lausanne, Switzerland.
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 role aligns with your career aspirations and you wish to be part of a growing company with an exciting future, we invite you to apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.
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