Principal Engineer – ASIC Digital Design (PCI Express)

Overview

Our Hardware Engineers at Synopsys are responsible for designing and developing cutting-edge semiconductor solutions. They work on intricate tasks such as chip architecture, circuit design, and verification to ensure the efficiency and reliability of semiconductor products. These engineers play a crucial role in advancing technology and enabling innovations in various industries.

Protocol Expert and Verification Specialist – who loves PCI Express

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:

A technical powerhouse as well as subject matter expert in PCI Express 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.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Bridging and closing any gaps between the available or required Verification IP feature set and the Design IP verification of all its functions covering both the Controller and PHY. Reporting metrics and driving improvements of Verification IP.
• Using your expertise to drive requirements for the Verification IP and ensure its correct usage and deployment by the teams in their verification strategies for both Controller and PHY
• Staying ahead of the evolving standard, understanding the minute details of future changes, ECNs, specification Errata’s – and driving this understanding into both the Verification IP and Design IP Teams
• Critiquing the testplans in both the Verification IP and Design IP to be best in class, ensuring they deliver what is needed in function, feature and quality to rise to this level – a shift left in readiness of features, checks and coverage.

The Impact You Will Have:

• Enhancing cross-functional collaboration to improve product quality and end customer satisfaction.
• Changing the mindset in the way we use the Verification IP in validating Digital designs and architectures
• Changing the mindset in evolving the Verification IP usability for the needs of verifying Design IPs
• Driving innovation in how defining requirements for IP product development feeds into VIP requirements
• Evolving/adopting and integrating best-in-class methodologies within the organization.
• Standardizing and optimizing workflows to increase efficiency and compliance.

What You’ll Need:

• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Be results driven
• Be a Subject Matter Expert on all things PCI Express – Link Layer, PHY Layer
• Be UVM savy
• Proven track record on an IP product development, either developing Verification IP or using Verification IP
• Experience in working in cross-functional collaborations
• Be an excellent communicator and a beacon for change
• Be adaptable and comfortable in a matrixed, international environment

Rewards and Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process.

Inclusion and Diversity:

Inclusion and Diversity are important to us. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, military veteran status, or disability.

Inclusion and Diversity are important to us. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, military veteran status, or disability.