Digital Design Lead - Cambridge, UK
Job Summary
Job Description
- Drive specification, development, and delivery of digital IP blocks.
- Ensure team performance, aligning with project goals and schedules.
- Mentor junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
- Facilitate effective communication and coordination within and across departments.
- Define high-level specifications and micro-architecture for low power IPs.
- Ensure design quality, RTL acceptance checks, performance, and verification closure.
- Proven ability to lead teams to deliver complex IP designs.
- Deep understanding of digital design principles, methodologies, and tools.
- Experience in Verilog/System-Verilog is a must.
- Knowledge and experience with power analysis at RTL and Gate-Level.
- Experience of CPU or DSP based design, SoC level design, and IP Integration.
- 10+ years industry experience.
- Track record in delivering low-power digital design.
- Experience in SoC design, network-on-chip, design for debug, power optimization.
- Experience with standard networking protocols (e.g., AHB, AXI, I2C, UART).
- Experience delivering designs with multiple clock and power domains.
- Experience of System C design and High-Level Synthesis flows
- Salary, stock and performance related bonus
- Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Employee stock purchase scheme
- Matching pension scheme
- Education Assistance
- Relocation and immigration support
- Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance
- Subsidised gym membership
- Bicycle purchase scheme
- Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more
4 skills required
Job Details
About Us
At our Cambridge site we are focussed on pioneering IoT and automotive technologies, with engineering areas of excellence including, Analogue and Digital Design, Voice and Music (Hardware, Software, OEM Support, Innovation).
Cambridge is our largest office in the UK, with team members including engineers, business strategists and support staff.
Where you will be working
Cambridge, located in the East of England, 50 miles north of London, is a unique and beautiful city, renowned for its world-class university and the thriving cluster of high technology businesses that have grown up around it. Cambridge is well served by road and rail links, and is within easy distance of the major London airports
About the Role
Qualcomm invents breakthrough technologies that transform how the world computes, connects, and communicates. Today, our inventions are the foundation for life-changing products, experiences, and industries.
Qualcomm’s Voice and Music Business Unit is a leading player in wireless earbud, headset, and smart speaker market. Together we deliver hardware, software and applications that bring together the very latest wireless and audio technologies to create ground-breaking products.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced engineer to join our dynamic team in our Cambridge office. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of digital design and a proven track record in leading teams to deliver high-quality designs and meet product schedules. This role demands exceptional technical expertise, leadership qualities, and a commitment to excellence.
PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE WILL REQUIRE 5 DAYS PER WEEK ONSITE IN OUR CAMBRIDGE OFFICE
Key Responsibilities:
- In partnership with system and architecture teams, drive the specification, development and delivery of digital IP blocks to multiple projects.
- Drive team-level performance, ensuring alignment with adjacent teams, project goals and schedules.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
- Facilitate effective communication and coordination within the team and across departments.
- Define high level specifications and micro-architecture for low power IPs.
- Ensure design quality, RTL acceptance checks, performance and verification closure.
Required Competencies:
- Proven ability to lead teams to deliver complex IP designs, from concept to post-silicon debug.
- Deep understanding of digital design principles, methodologies and tools.
- Detail oriented with strong organizational, excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Experience in Verilog/System-Verilog is a must.
- Knowledge and experience with power analysis at RTL and Gate-Level.
- Experience of CPU or DSP based design, SoC level design and IP Integration Experience.
- Experience of System C design and High-Level Synthesis flows is desirable.
- Proactive, creative, curious, motivated to learn and contribute with good collaboration skills.
What are we looking for?
- 10+ yrs. industry experience.
- Track record in delivering low-power digital design from concept to post-silicon support.
- Experience in SoC design, network-on-chip, design for debug, power optimization, standard networking protocols (e.g. AHB, AXI, I2C, UART)
- Experience delivering designs with multiple clock and power domains.
- Positive attitude, bringing a fun-loving attitude and passion for inclusively solving problems.
Giving Back
Employees in Cambridge have a strong sense of community. We are encouraged through the philanthropic endeavours of the Qualcomm Foundation to support causes that matter to us.
What's on Offer
Apart from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative space, you will enjoy:
- Salary, stock and performance related bonus
- Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Employee stock purchase scheme
- Matching pension scheme
- Education Assistance
- Relocation and immigration support
- Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance
- Subsidised gym membership
- Bicycle purchase scheme
- Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more
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