Working for a leader in the Semi's industry, I am looking to recruit a high-level, Senior SOC Architect.
This position can be based in Edinburgh or Cork.
You will be tasked with the definition and development of existing and new SOC product architecture - across a variety of complex digital and high-speed products and applications.
The main focus are the technical requirements, but this position also offers the opportunity for team leadership and management.
Key skills / requirements:
* BSc / MSc / PhD in Micro-electronics, physics, or similar filed
* 10+ years' experience in complex SOCs
* Deep understanding of Subsystems, Memory Controllers, and memory architectures (e.g., SRAM, ROM, eFuse)
* Extensive experience with the Digital ASIC Flow, RTL design (verilog), synthesis, timing closure and Debug methodologies (e.g., DFT, JTAG, Scan, BIST).
* Extensive knowledge of SOC architecture, set-up / silicon bring-up, validation and all it's associated processes.
* SOC design, system design, architecture and IP selection & integration
* DSP / signal processing / communication and interconnect protocols - AXI, AMBA, CHI
* Digital-AMS chip development - digital to analog interfaces
* low-power, performance and optimisation
* low level software, firmware and embedded requirements - drivers, controllers etc.
* Confident knowledge of a variety of coding languages - C, C++, system C, TcL, python
* Excellent communications, and ability to work across software and hardware teams
Nice to have skills
* Team leadership / management
* SOC performance & modelling - C, C++, system C
* UVM verification - at IP & SOC level - system verilog
* FPGA architecture
* Simulation, emulation
Visa sponsorship and relocation support can be offer for the right candidate