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Sr Principal Digital Design Engineer

US-CA - San Diego💼 Full-time💰 $184,400–$272,950🗓 2026-04-29 → 2026-07-30

Core

Lead the design, development, and verification of micro-architecture and RTL for complex power management integrated circuits within custom SoC initiatives for advanced AI and XPU programs.

Role type

Sr Principal Digital Design Engineer (Power Management & Custom SoC)

Builds

High-quality customer silicon for advanced AI, XPU, and XPU-Attach programs

Domain

Semiconductor / ASIC Design / Power Management

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

SystemVerilog RTL coding, high-speed multi-clock domain design, PCIe/CXL protocols, micro-architecture of custom/ASIC products, RTL design, synthesis, static-timing closure, formal verification, gate-level simulation, block-level functional verification

Preferred skills

High-speed (>1 GHz) embedded processor SOC design, scripting languages (Python, Perl, Tcl, UNIX shell), creative problem solving, technical leadership

Technologies

SystemVerilog, PCIe, CXL, AXI, DDR, Ethernet, Python, Perl, Tcl, UNIX shell

Responsibilities

Design, develop, implement, verify, and document micro-architecture and RTL; Work with system and chip architects to design industrial quality implementations; Participate in the full design development cycle from documentation to silicon bring-up; Produce comprehensive block micro-architecture and register specs; Schedule detailed reviews with cross-functional teams; Supervise or mentor other digital design engineers

Seniority

Sr Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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