NXP Semiconductors

Senior Digital/AMS Validation and Integration Engineer

NXP Semiconductors$166K — $228K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BSEE/MSEE with 5-8+ years in Digital RTL Design or Integration
  • Advanced proficiency in SystemVerilog/Verilog
  • Strong understanding of Static Timing Analysis, CDC, and SDC
  • Deep experience with Python or Perl for automation
  • Proficient with logic analyzers and debugging protocols (JTAG/I2C/SPI)

Responsibilities

  • Develop and integrate RTL for control loops and high-speed data paths in 10G+ transceivers
  • Define and implement digital interfaces for analog blocks
  • Lead digital implementation flow to achieve timing closure
  • Collaborate with validation team to bring up silicon and debug in real-time
  • Execute simulations to ensure correct handling of analog variations

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan
  • Paid leave
  • Competitive benefits and incentive compensation
Full Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Digital/AMS Design Engineer to drive the integration of complex digital logic into our industry-leading Automotive SerDes transceivers. In this role, you will be responsible for the RTL design of the "Digital-Analog Wrapper," ensuring seamless control and data flow between high-speed analog front-ends and the DSP/Link-layer logic. You will own the path from RTL through timing closure and support the validation of that logic in the lab.

Key Responsibilities

  • RTL Design & Integration: Develop and integrate RTL (Verilog/SystemVerilog) for control loops, calibration engines, and high-speed data paths in 10G+ transceivers.

  • Mixed-Signal Interface: Define and implement the digital interface for analog blocks (ADCs, PLLs, Driver stages), ensuring robust signal crossing between asynchronous domains.

  • Timing Closure & Synthesis: Lead the digital implementation flow, working closely with the physical design team to achieve timing closure in high-speed clock domains.

  • Silicon Validation: (40% Lab Focus) Partner with the validation team to bring up silicon. Use Python-based tools to exercise RTL features, debug state machines, and verify registers (CSRs) in real-time hardware.

  • Functional Correctness: Execute block-level and chip-level simulations to ensure digital control logic correctly handles analog PVT variations and startup sequences.

Skills & Qualifications

  • Education: BSEE/MSEE with 5–8+ years of experience in Digital RTL Design or Digital Integration.

  • HDL Expertise: Advanced proficiency in SystemVerilog/Verilog for synthesis.

  • Timing & Implementation: Strong understanding of Static Timing Analysis (STA), clock domain crossing (CDC), and constraints (SDC).

  • Scripting & Automation: Deep experience with Python or Perl for hardware control, test automation, and data processing.

  • Lab Skills: Proficient in using logic analyzers, high-speed scopes, and JTAG/I2C/SPI protocols for on-chip debugging.

Preferred Experience

  • Experience with 10GBase-T, ASA, or Automotive Ethernet standards.

  • Familiarity with the hand-off between digital logic and high-speed Analog Front Ends (AFE).

  • Knowledge of DFT (Design for Test) and BIST (Built-In Self-Test) insertion for high-speed links.

  • Able to create Verilog-A models

The base salary range for this position is as mentioned below per year. We also provide competitive benefits, incentive compensation, and/or equity for certain roles.
Company benefits include health. dental, and vision insurance. 401(k), and paid leave. Please note that the base salary range (OR hourly rate) is a guideline, and individual total compensation may vary based on a number of factors such as qualifications, skill level, work location, and other business and organizational needs. This base pay range is specific to California and is not applicable to other locations. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range as of the date of this posting is:

$166,200 to $228,500 annually

About NXP Semiconductors

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a Dutch semiconductor manufacturer with headquarters in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The company employs approximately 31,000 people in more than 35 countries, including 11,200 engineers in 33 countries. NXP reported revenue of $8.88 billion in 2020. The company's products are used in a wide range of automotive, identification, wireless infrastructure, lighting, industrial, mobile, consumer and computing applications. NXP is the co-inventor of near field communication (NFC) technology along with Sony and supplies NFC chip sets that enable mobile payments, as well as secure access to cars and buildings.
Learn more about NXP Semiconductors
Size
31,000 employees
Market Cap
$39.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$52 million
Founded
1953
5 Year Trend
+3.1%
Revenue
$8.6 billion
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