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Senior Staff Engineer - FPGA Design

AT Silicon Labs
Silicon Labs

Senior Staff Engineer - FPGA Design

Hyderabad, India

We are Silicon Labs. We are a leader in secure, intelligent wireless technology for a more connected world. Our integrated hardware and software platform, intuitive development tools, unmatched ecosystem and robust support make us the ideal long-term partner in building advanced industrial, commercial, home and life applications. We make it easy for developers to solve complex wireless challenges throughout the product lifecycle and get to market quickly with innovative solutions that transform industries, grow economies and improve lives.

About the team

The IoT Digital Design team is a state-of-art IC design team focused on producing world class Wireless MCU SoCs. The architecture specification, design, verification, emulation, and implementation of the Wireless MCU SoCs is the responsibility of the IoT Digital team. These SoCs include an embedded CPU system with analog and digital peripherals, advanced security, advanced power management, and best in class radios to support a wide range of wireless IoT applications and standards. We strive to provide best in class technology solutions through innovation in custom RISC-V Cores and AI/ML components.

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What we're looking for:

Silicon Labs is seeking a Staff Engineer for the Emulation and Prototyping Platform (EPP) team. The position requires a thorough FPGA development and deployment background with focus on automation to efficiently deliver an emulation platform. Technical leadership and Mentorship experience preferred.

Skills you'll need:
  • Deliver emulation platforms to internal groups to enable pre-silicon verification, validation, and software development.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership and training for staff.
  • Schedule development, task assignment, and tracking to meet project milestones.
  • Robust quality assurance metrics defined, documented, measured, and reported.
  • Collaboration with internal teams and external vendors to define needs and set expectations.
  • Identify and execute strategic initiatives to advance team delivery.
  • Coordinate emulation and prototyping activities with a global engineering team.
  • Communicates technical information and schedules to senior members of the management team.


Functional Role:
  • Worked with industry standard emulation and simulation tools.
  • Ability to understand HDL language and understand HW/SW Codesign.
  • Understand CDC, STA and other timing considerations in the context of FPGA.
  • Advanced knowledge of clocking, memory and other FPGA needs.
  • Experience with Lab equipment like Digital Signal Analyzer and Signal Generator.
  • Knowledge of scripting languages like TCL, perl and python.
  • Previous experience with Linux based version control environment (GIT, Perforce, Methodics).
  • Worked with SystemVerilog and UVM testbench.
  • Job Automation skills like Jenkins and Docker.
  • Embedded C programming.
  • PCB knowledge for schematic, layout, signal integrity consideration etc.
  • Chip integration and bring-up experience.
  • SW, Tooling and DevOps knowledge.


Education and/or Experience:

10+ years in Industry

Bachelor or master's degree in electrical and/or Computer Engineering

Benefits & Perks:

Not only will you be joining a highly skilled and tight-knit team where every engineer makes a significant impact on the product; we also strive for good work/life balance and to make our environment welcoming and fun.
  • Equity Rewards (RSUs)
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • Insurance plans with Outpatient cover
  • National Pension Scheme (NPS)
  • Flexible work policy
  • Childcare support


We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Client-provided location(s): Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Job ID: Silicon_Labs-20064
Employment Type: Full Time