Principal Digital SOC Engineer

MaxLinear is seeking a Principal Digital SOC Engineer to join our Analog Mixed Signal (AMS) Design group. The AMS design team provides innovative solutions for the challenges in power management and serial transceiver, serial bridge products such as USB-Ethernet, USB-UART,  PCIe-UART domain. In this role, you will be responsible for micro-architecture and digital design aspect of power management products (e.g. Buck, Boost, Buck-boost, PMbus, OTP), as well as serial interface products (e.g. serial transceiver, bridge).

• Understanding of digital communications systems, digital design fundamentals, and knowledge of CMOS logic fundamentals
• Versed in industry standard design and verification methodologies
• Knowledge and expertise with design and verification tools; experience in low power design is desirable
• Experience in Digital ASIC implementation at subsystem level or chip level including RTL and test bench design skills using Verilog, System Verilog
• Expertise in translating engineering requirements to working ASIC solutions meeting PPA
• Strong expertise in digital logic design, CMOS technology, and ASIC design methodology
• Experience in leading / participating end-to-end ASIC Design including architecture, RTL design, block level verification, chip level verification using UVM, synthesis, and STA till hand over to P&R
• Specialization in power management and/or serial interface systems such as USB controller, USB-UART, USB-Ethernet, GPIO Expanders, AXI bus, Embedded Microcontroller based design
• Chip and Block level verification using SV, UVM or C using industry standard tools
• Ability to synthesize and perform STA with industry standard tools either for ASIC or FPGA
• Working knowledge of one or more scripting languages (Perl, Python) and ability to use them to automate/accelerate design and analysis tasks
• Passion for learning and engineering great solutions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proven written and verbal communication skills that demonstrate clarity of thought and conviction
• BS in Electrical Engineering or related + 9 years of experience, or MS + 7 years of experience, or Ph.D. + 4 years of experience

MaxLinear has a Total Compensation philosophy which includes base salary and annual discretionary bonus eligibility and many positions also include stock-based compensation.

MaxLinear expects to offer a starting base salary within the range of:  $134,300 to $208,495 Annually

We offer competitive benefits designed to support employee health, welfare, and retirement and some highlights are:  health care benefits, 401k savings plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), paid time off, and a hybrid work schedule.

The actual starting base salary will be determined by the match to certain role-related criteria such as educational degree(s) or equivalent, relevant work experience, skillset needed for the role, and geographic location; this is not an all-inclusive list as some roles may require unique skills or experience.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on race, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.

We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.

MaxLinear began by developing the world’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we’ve expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel’s Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers’ needs.

Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Vancouver, Canada; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore and Chennai, India; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.

We have approximately 1,500 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.