Alphawave Semi

semiconductor

Staff/SrStaffRTLDesignEngineer

Toronto, Canada FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Staff / Sr Staff RTL Design Engineer at Alphawave Semi. Skills: RTL Design, SoC Design, Microarchitecture, Verilog/VHDL, ASIC/FPGA debug methodologies, Synthesis, Formal Verification, Timing Closure, Post-Silicon Debug. Micro architect and RTL Design of SoC SubSystem/IP blocks. develop UPF and run CLP checks”

What You'll Achieve.

achieving the code & functional coverage; meet area, power and performance goals; ensure high quality SoC; ensure successful tapeout; achieving the code & functional coverage; meet area, power and performance goals; ensure high quality SoC; ensure successful tapeout

Industry & Context.

semiconductor

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

multi-year and multi-project experience in RTL SoC Design (Verilog/VHDL), ASIC/FPGA debug methodologies

Nice to Have

SerDes PHY, DSP, and Analog mixed signal is desirable, Knowledge in Ethernet and PCIe standards is desirable, Ability to develop architecture and micro-architecture based on specifications, Knowledge of bus protocols such as AHB, AXI, and peripherals like PCIe, USB, Ethernet, etc., Experience with memory controller designs and microprocessors is an advantage, Knowledge of chip IO design and packaging is beneficial

What You'll Do.

Micro architect and RTL Design of SoC SubSystem/IP blocks

develop UPF and run CLP checks

responsible for RTL quality checks - Lint/CDC/LEC

Create appropriate documentation for hardware blocks

responsible for analyse / debug / fixing issues reported by verification team

develop the synthesis constraints for the blocks / subsystem

Work with SOC Architect/Leads to integrate the design

review/sign-off verification plan

DFT and PD implementation

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with verification teams on achieving the code & functional coverage; Work with Physical design team to meet area, power and performance goals; Support physical design teams, verification teams, software teams and FPGA teams to ensure high quality SoC and ensure successful tapeout; Work with SOC Architect/Leads to integrate the design, review/sign-off verification plan, DFT and PD implementation; Team player with communication skills to ensure effective program execution

Communication Scope

communication skills to ensure effective program execution

Full Job Description

**The Opportunity** We're looking for the Wavemakers of tomorrow. Alphawave Semi enables tomorrow’s future by accelerating the critical data communication at the heart of our digital world – from seamless video streaming to AI to the metaverse and much more. Our technology powers product innovation in the most data-demanding industries today, including data centers, networking, storage, artificial intelligence, 5G wireless infrastructure, and autonomous vehicles. Customers partner with us for mission-critical data communication, our innovative technologies, and our proven track record. Together, we enable the next generation of digital technology. Alphawave Semi is expanding its team in connectivity networking products engineering Team. We are looking for experienced SoC RTL design engineers to contribute to our next generation connectivity networking products. This is an incredible opportunity to be part of the AI revolution and contribute to the complete semiconductor development cycle, from concept to product. The ideal candidate will have a strong and extensive background in RTL design across multiple projects. As an experienced RTL Design Engineer, you will work in SoC design and SOC-Subsystem design. You will be responsible for microarchitecture/RTL coding of the SOC/subsystems and create microarchitecture documents. You will work with verification teams on achieving the code & functional coverage. You will work with Physical design team to meet area, power and performance goals. You will support physical design teams, verification teams, software teams and FPGA teams to ensure high quality SoC and ensure successful tapeout. **Why Join Us?** * Work on cutting-edge SoC designs in advanced process nodes. * Products purpose-built for AI datacenter scale out and scale up connectivity * Work in a high-impact, fast-paced environment. * Competitive compensation and career growth opportunities. * Work alongside some of the best minds in the semiconductor industry. **W

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