Senior Design Engineer – Chip-Level Design

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Job Description:

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Senior Design Engineer with deep expertise in chip‑level design to join our growing and collaborative engineering team. This is a hands‑on technical role with real ownership across the full design lifecycle - from early architecture through RTL implementation, verification, and streamout.

You will work closely with a talented group of engineers, contribute technical leadership, and help drive the development of next‑generation Touch Controller Silicon products.

What You’ll Do

• Contribute to the specification, architecture, and definition of IPs and Touch Controller products

• Own RTL design and verification for IPs and product‑level features

• Participate in project planning and coordination, ensuring alignment across design teams

• Lead and contribute to design reviews, documentation, and quality improvements

• Support cross‑functional teams with validation, production, customer issues, failure analysis, firmware/system development, and product knowledge

• Help refine and improve our development methodology, quality flow, and best practices

• Collaborate effectively in a team‑oriented, cross‑functional environment

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field

• 5+ years of experience in IC or chip‑level design

• Strong expertise across the full design flow:

  • Specification & architecture

  • RTL coding

  • Verification

  • Streamout

• Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring, or project coordination

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities

• Ability to operate as both an individual contributor and a collaborative team member

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

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