ASIC Digital Design, Principal

Overview

We Are:
At Synopsys, we drive the innovations that shape the way we live and connect. Our technology is central to the Era of Pervasive Intelligence, from self-driving cars to learning machines. We lead in chip design, verification, and IP integration, empowering the creation of high-performance silicon chips and software content. Join us to transform the future through continuous technological innovation.

You Are:
You are a skilled and passionate engineer with deep expertise in system design, embedded firmware, digital design, and verification with over 15 years of impactful experience. You are a highly accomplished engineer with technical leadership, strategic thinking, and ability to model, architect, and validate mixed-signal SoC development, seeking to make a tangible impact in the semiconductor industry. You value collaboration and mentorship, welcoming opportunities to both learn from and share knowledge with your peers.

Your experience with memory interface protocols such as DDR, LPDDR and HBM enables you to quickly contribute to our next-generation solutions.

A technical powerhouse as well as subject matter expert in latest DDR, LPDDR, MRDIMM and DFI protocols, with a proven track record in working successfully in IP product developments while focused on verification. You thrive in a matrixed, international, and team-oriented environment with multiple stakeholders. Work hands-on, having a collaborative mindset, thinking clearly and concisely when capturing requirements, and maintaining a proactive attitude to achieve results.

You are passionate about right first-time development, ensuring traceability of all verification requirements and covering the whole ecosystem of Controller and PHY.

You bring a deep understanding of system, digital, firmware design, high-speed memory interface architectures. Your experience includes leading multi-disciplinary teams, driving technical roadmaps, and mentoring engineers to deliver best-in-class solutions for protocols like DDR, LPDDR, and HBM. You are highly proficient in creating and using robust verification environments using UVM methodology and System Verilog, and you leverage system level modeling using advanced tools such as MATLAB and scripting languages, Perl, Python, and C++ to automate design and validation flows.

• Developing and optimizing embedded firmware for advanced DDR/LPDDR/HBM memory interface PHYs
• Contributing and collaborating with hardware teams to analyze and debug embedded firmware
• Optimizing and developing new PHY training algorithms using system level modeling tools
• Collaborating closely with analog, digital, and hardware teams to ensure overall system integrity
• Bridging the gap between pre- and post-silicon verification to ensure best-in-class customer support
• Developing and deploying tests on silicon as part of bring up plan with extensive knowledge of the design internals
• Reproducing silicon failures on FPGA/Emulation to identify root causes
• Mentoring and coaching engineering teams, fostering technical excellence and knowledge sharing across the organization.
• Collaborating with cross-functional groups and customers to resolve challenges, ensure quality design, and meet aggressive project milestones.
• Driving continuous improvement in functional and performance testing on hardware and test-chips, and leading architectural refinements based on analysis.

• Enhancing cross-functional collaboration to improve product quality and end customer satisfaction.
• Evolving/adopting and integrating best-in-class methodologies within the organization for fast silicon bring-up
• Standardizing and optimizing workflows to increase efficiency and compliance.
• Accelerating product innovation and time-to-market by establishing best practices to bridge the gap between architecture and physical implementation using system modeling, functional simulation emulation, and system integration.
• Driving cross-team synergy, technical mentorship, and a culture of continuous learning and inclusivity.
• Directly impact customer success by providing expert guidance, technical support, and innovative solutions.
• Champion diversity and inclusion, ensuring a respectful and opportunity-rich workplace for all team members.

• 15+ years of experience in Firmware, ASIC design, verification, system validation, and technical leadership roles.
• Be results driven
• Proven leadership in developing, optimizing, and verifying SW/HW using UVM-based co-verification environment.
• Advanced scripting proficiency in Shell, Perl, Python, and C++ for workflow automation and process improvement.
• In-depth knowledge of system-level validation for high-speed interface PHY
• Proven track record of working cross-functionally and driving issues to closure
• Knowledge of mixed-signal design
• Experience in working in cross-functional collaborations
• Be an excellent communicator and a beacon for change
• Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Working knowledge of…