MTS Digital Design Engineer

onsemi•San Jose, CA

About The Position

MTS Digital Design onsemi is seeking an MTS Digital Design Engineer - New Product Development - Power Management, to join our growing team in San Jose, California. This group is responsible for development of Power management products including Multiphase controllers, smart power FETs and DC-DC converters for consumer, industrial, and automotive applications. Responsibilities In this role, you will focus on the following: Mentor junior Analog IC design engineers Lead a Digital IC design team with product ownership and responsibility from definition to release to manufacturing The candidate will lead the digital design architecture, digital RTL, low power design, synthesis and timing analysis, and behavioral coding teams for the power management chips as well as executing various tool flows for IP quality control The candidate will be able to work as part of a large and focused team of engineers and will be able to collaborate successfully as needed with design architects, digital verification, project management, and digital and analog design teams in multiple worldwide geographies Drive architecture to micro-architecture to RTL implementation with the refining of features requirements throughout the design process Support the bring-up of various features at a system level in various pre-silicon platforms like SOCV, Emulation, FPGA. Own technical outcome of design, verification, implementation, and execution of Power Management ICs with complexities that can span from simple regulators to complex designs, control loops, and digital interfaces Define the overall product strategy and roadmap in alignment with the company's objectives, market trends, and customer needs Understand project goals, create a realistic schedule and resource plan, track execution schedule to plan, monitor progress, and provide full clarity to the team on the goals and objectives Identify, recommend, and implement new systems, tools, processes, and technologies to improve design, reuse organizational processes and decision-making Lead and support Customer issues, Production issues, FW and System development, Failure Analysis Support post-silicon validation activities for your designs.

Requirements

BS in Electrical Engineering or related
17 or more years of experience, or MS with 15 or more years of experience
Thorough understanding of the end-to-end digital design flow in order to accurately and efficiently collaborate with all members of the technical staff, both analog and digital, regarding overall project development progress and status
Solid understanding of RTL design, CDC, ASIC synthesis, timing analysis and CDC, P&R, UPF and system Verilog (assertion)
Solid understanding of Verilog, TCL and Perl/Python/XML programming languages
Experience in developing ASIC/Mixed signal ICs for various Power Converters such as multiphase converter, DC-DC PMIC/POL, AC-DC converters, LED drivers
Good understanding of topologies and architectures for Constant-on-time, Peak, and Valley Current/Voltage Mode control mechanism, Hysteretic, Multi-Phase Controllers, and Smart Power Stages
Understanding of digital architecture trade-offs for power, performance, and area
Solid track record of releasing complex ICs to market
Goal and outcome-focused with the ability to handle multiple projects within the team
Ability to clearly articulate issues, challenges, and concerns to all levels of management
Must have good written and verbal cross-functional communication skills
Experience with microprocessor interconnects and integrating peripherals into the interconnect
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to quickly ramp on new systems and processes
Demonstrated strong interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions
Ability to take the initiative and drive for results
Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery

Responsibilities

Mentor junior Analog IC design engineers
Lead a Digital IC design team with product ownership and responsibility from definition to release to manufacturing
Lead the digital design architecture, digital RTL, low power design, synthesis and timing analysis, and behavioral coding teams for the power management chips as well as executing various tool flows for IP quality control
Collaborate successfully as needed with design architects, digital verification, project management, and digital and analog design teams in multiple worldwide geographies
Drive architecture to micro-architecture to RTL implementation with the refining of features requirements throughout the design process
Support the bring-up of various features at a system level in various pre-silicon platforms like SOCV, Emulation, FPGA.
Own technical outcome of design, verification, implementation, and execution of Power Management ICs with complexities that can span from simple regulators to complex designs, control loops, and digital interfaces
Define the overall product strategy and roadmap in alignment with the company's objectives, market trends, and customer needs
Understand project goals, create a realistic schedule and resource plan, track execution schedule to plan, monitor progress, and provide full clarity to the team on the goals and objectives
Identify, recommend, and implement new systems, tools, processes, and technologies to improve design, reuse organizational processes and decision-making
Lead and support Customer issues, Production issues, FW and System development, Failure Analysis
Support post-silicon validation activities for your designs.