Senior Principal Digital Front-End Design Engineer

Client

Our client a leading Multinational Semiconductor Company requires a Senior Principal Digital Front- End Design Engineer for role based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Location

You will be required to be onsite 4 days per week.

Role

You will be a part of an experienced Front-End Engineering Team, working with our Global Chiplet team in Europe, India and the USA.

Responsibilities

• Technical leadership of complex Silicon programs consisting of leading‑edge IP
• Work closely with our Chiplet Architecture team to define next generation Chiplets
• Integration of IP Solutions e.g. UCIe, PCIe, Ethernet, USB, NPU, Audio, Vision
• Integration of partner IP Solutions e.g. CPUs, ISP, Silicon Monitors, NoCs
• Hands‑on leadership of RTL, Testbench, Formal Analysis and Trial Synthesis activities
• Quality Assurance, via implementation of hierarchical LINT, CDC and release flows
• Planning of activities and milestones for Chiplet Subsystems and System IP development
• Leadership of cross‑functional technical meetings with domain leads e.g. Verification, SW
• Support customer pre‑sales and post‑sales meetings
• Participate in Technical Review Meetings and Checklist Reviews as part of ISO‑9001
• Represent Company by presenting at Industry Conferences such as IEEE, DAC, CDNLive

Education

• Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Microelectronics, or a related discipline

Experience and Qualifications

• 12+ years’ experience in microelectronics/EDA industry
• Experience of Verilog RTL Design essential
• Experience of Metric Driven Verification (MDV) essential
• Experience of Front‑end design tools covering LINT, Synthesis, CDC Analysis essential
• Experience of SoC Architecture and Development essential
• Experience of Technical Team leadership essential
• Excellent oral and written English essential
• Self‑motivated with excellent planning, interpersonal, and communication skills

Additional Skills/Preferences

• Experience of AMBA, PCIe, CXL & UCIe protocols preferred
• Experience of Quality processes, such as ISO‑9001 & ISO‑26262 preferred

Contact

For further information please contact Micheál at Software Placements on 00353 1 5254642 or email micheal@softwareplacements.ie

Salary & Other Details

Salary: GBP 80,000 – 100,000 per year

Experience required: 12 years

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