Principal Engineer, Digital IC

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Engineer, Digital IC to join our team at Sonova. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for designing and modifying electronic parts or other hardware systems and applications for hearing systems and hearing platforms.

• Participate in mixed-signal ASIC development activities with cross-functional teams, including chip architecture, specification, design, verification, validation, fabrication, packaging, debugging, test development, failure analysis, and documentation.
• Create new digital block level microarchitecture, plan work breakdown, and design digital logic blocks.
• Modify existing in-house digital IPs to extend functionality and/or to be compatible with new tools and workflow for reuse.
• Create block and IC level digital V&V test plan and develop test bench.
• Perform RTL simulation & verification, including pre-tapeout FPGA level emulation, and post-silicon debug & characterization.
• Develop, improve, and maintain in-house digital design workflows.
• Collaborate with contract digital designers for in-house designs.
• Work with fabless IC design vendors in either the turn-key or co-development models.
• Perform digital backend activities for small test chip development tapeout with in-house tools, if needed.

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, computer engineering, or related field.
• At least 7 years of previous digital ASIC design experience.
• Experience in design and development of custom application digital peripherals, custom communication data link peripherals that connect to APB, AHB bus.

• Exciting and challenging work environment.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Training and development opportunities.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates. If you are a motivated and experienced engineer looking for a new challenge, please submit your application.