About Our Client

Our client is a global leader in power management, analog, sensing and discrete semiconductor technologies. Design office based in Neuchatel.

Job Description

Main Mission and Focus of Principal Digital IC Design Engineer (IPs)

• Define and implement a unified methodology for IP and subsystem development.
• Establish a consistent design process flow across design teams and sites.
• Deploy best practices and ensure methodology adoption across departments.
• Lead technical activities and contribute directly to ongoing design projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive improvements in design methodology, flow, and quality to ensure robust and reliable IP and module development.
• Lead project activities and mentor less experienced engineers.
• Architect, specify, implement, simulate, and benchmark digital control peripherals, MCU/DSP systems, and hardware accelerator IPs.
• Collaborate closely with product integration teams to define requirements and guide successful implementation.
• Support teams in adopting and refining design methodologies and processes across multiple sites

The Successful Applicant

Candidate Profile for Principal Digital IC Design Engineer (IPs)

• +10 years experience in IC design and design methodology.
• Exposure to multiple company environments (ideally three or more), bringing diverse process and workflow insights.
• Strong background across front-end to mid/back-end IC design flows.
• Demonstrated ability to establish, scale and embed methodologies within complex design organisations.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Semiconductors or related.
• Strong awareness of design quality and experience driving DFMEA, design releases, and methodology improvements.
• Expertise with digital control peripherals, MCU/DSP systems and hardware accelerator IPs.
• RTL design expereince.
• Skills in project leadership.

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of RTL to GDS flow, including logic synthesis, place-and-route, STA, and power analysis.
• Experience in the design of signal processing components.
• Familiarity with advanced digital verification methodologies (e.g. UVM).

Whats on Offer

Visa sponsorship and relocation package

• Holidays: 25 days of annual leave.
• Seniority Days: Extra holidays after 5, 10, 15, and 20 years of service (+2, +3, +4, +5 days respectively).
• 13th Month Salary: Paid in 12 monthly instalments plus an additional months salary (half in June, half in December).
• Child Allowance: Monthly payment per child, based on the childs age, paid through payroll.
• Group Insurance: Covers retirement, death, and disability; contributions split 1/3 employee and 2/3 employer, with rates increasing by age bracket.
• Sickness Pay: 80% salary coverage for the first two years then 100%.