VLSI Manager/Director

About Ethernovia, Inc.

Ethernovia is fundamentally changing how cars of the future are built by unifying in-vehicle networks into an end-to-end Ethernet system. Founded in 2018, we’re inventing the future of automobile’s communication! We are transforming automobiles’ communication network to enable the autonomous driving, electrical vehicle (EV) and software defined revolutions. Our breakthrough compute, communication, and software virtualization ushers in a new era of car connectivity and capabilities. We bring together, accelerate, and unify the car’s cameras/sensors, compute, and outside world to enable new advanced driver assistance features and services.

Ethernovia's co-founders are serial technology entrepreneurs with multiple prior successful ventures together. We are well-funded and backed by some of the worlds’ leading technology investors, having secured $64m in Series A funding. (Ethernovia Raises $64 Million to Accelerate the Revolution of Vehicle Networks | Business Wire). Our financial backers include Porsche SE, Qualcomm, AMD, and Western Digital

Exciting news announced January 2024: Our CEO Ramin Shirani Named MotorTrend Software-Defined Vehicle Innovator Awards Winner (ethernovia.com) 

September 2023: Continental and Ethernovia Announce Partnership to Develop Automotive Switch in 7nm
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Connected Car News: Helios, Continental, Ethernovia, Avanci, BMW, Mapbox, Porsche, SEMA, Honda, UltraSense, Flex Logix, Diodes Inc., Garmin, Toyota & Caruso | auto connected car news

With talented employees on 4 continents, we have filed > 50 patents to date.

Join Ethernovia’s team to make a lasting impact on the future of mobility. Come share in our success with pre-IPO shares, competitive compensation, and great benefits while growing your knowledge and career with world class talent. We are looking for talented engineers and leaders who have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to drive their design from concept to silicon to their next car.

VLSI Manager/Director (title based on experience)

Location: 

in Pune, India.

Remote Working:

Considered on a case-by-case basis. Willingness to locate to Pune is requisite.

Job Description:  As owner of Ethernovia’s India digital hardware team, you will be responsible for all aspects of digital design and digital verification. This position requires both hands-on technical contribution as well as managerial and technical leadership. You will hire and build your own team to plan and execute the design, verification, and validation of advanced automotive communication semiconductors and systems.

Key Qualifications:

• BS and/or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Minimum 15+ years combined of ASIC design, verification, and leadership experience
• Strong understanding of ASIC design and verification fundamentals and industry standard methodologies
• Experience with Verilog/System Verilog, UVM, Python, TCL, C/C++
• Experience with the full verification flows, from spec to coverage analysis to gate level sims with SDF
• Experience with all aspects of digital SoC design, from micro-architecture specification, RTL, verification, synthesis, lint, CDC, LEC, and static timing analysis to deliver a design meeting target power, performance, and area goals.
• Successful track record of leading and growing a digital hardware team
• Debugging failures in simulation to root cause problems
• Self-motivated and able to work effectively both independently and collaboratively
• Startup attitude and expected compensation required

Additional Success Factors:
Experience in any of the following areas:

• Networking (PCIe, Ethernet, MAC, PHY, Switching, TCP/IP, security, and other industry standard protocols)
• Video standards, protocols, processing
• Digital signal processing filters
• Third party IP (SerDes, controllers, processors, etc.)
• Modular and Reusable Testbench architecture
• Design for re-use of pre and post silicon tests and infrastructure
• Automation of testbench creation, tests, regression, or EDA tools
• Knowledge of SystemC and/or DPI

Personal Skills:

• Excellent communication/documentation skills.
• Attention to details.
• Collaboration across multidisciplinary and international teams.

What you’ll get in return:

• Technology depth and breadth expansion that can’t be found in a large company
• Opportunity to grow your career as the company grows
• Pre-IPO stock options
• Cutting edge technology
• World-class team
• Competitive base salary
• Flexible hours
• Flexible vacation time to promote a healthy work-life balance