Chip Design Integration Lead, Nitro Chip Design Team

Key job responsibilities

• Take full ownership of SoC integration, including IPs development, partitioning, clock domain crossing (CDC), reset domain crossing (RDC), exploratory synthesis, and design quality verification
• Drive chip-level design implementation by partnering with multiple teams including Architecture, RTL Design, DFT, Verification, System Verification, STA, and Physical Design
• Oversee the creation of SoC-level IP blocks such as fabrics, interfaces, and security modules
• Lead RTL integration activities including micro-architecture definition, RTL coding and debug, synthesis and timing closure, and sign-off
• Address diverse functional and structural challenges, encompassing functional debugging, physical design preparation, emulation, and design quality issue resolution
• Contribute to the creation and implementation of design flows and automated solutions that facilitate efficient SoC development
• Support Verification and Emulation teams through test plan development and coverage review
• Ensure the chip meets quality and reliability standards while delivering to physical design teams, emulation platforms, firmware developers, and other stakeholders

Basic Qualifications

• BSc in Computer/Electrical Engineering
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in chip design
• Strong practical expertise in micro-architecture and RTL design (Verilog / SystemVerilog)
• Competency in scripting languages (Python, Perl, Bash, or Tcl)
• Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to own and drive complex integration units end-to-end

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of protocols (AXI, CHI, DDR, Networking, PCIe)
• Experience with Network-on-Chip (NOC) architecture
• Knowledge of coherent and non-coherent fabric design
• Comprehensive SoC development cycle expertise (Synthesis, STA, CDC, Lint)
• Knowledge of Design Automation tools and techniques
• Demonstrated commitment to quality standards and experience delivering to physical design teams, emulation platforms, firmware developers, and other stakeholders
• Advanced degree in a related technical field