Digital IC Design Engineering Intern

Location: Burlington, ON

Our Team:

As a member of our Digital Design group, you will be working in a team environment, contributing to development of advanced digital subsystems in next generation mixed-signal ICs for Semtech’s Signal Integrity Products Division. You will have the opportunity to contribute to products in our data communications or broadcast video product lines.

Job Summary:

Joining our Digital Design team means you'll gain comprehensive experience across the full spectrum of digital silicon development - from initial concept definition through design, verification, and final implementation. You'll play a vital role as a project team member, delivering exceptional work while taking ownership of your contributions to ensure we successfully achieve our project goals and deadlines.

Responsibilities:

• Design RTL block for digital subsystems
• Interpret architecture and detailed design specifications to generate RTL or verification code
• Work with a team to functionally verify a design or component using constrained random functional verification
• Help create scripts and/or methodologies to improve or automate design processes
• Use the best in class CAD tools to implement digital designs (including Synthesis, DFT insertion, and STA/timing closure)
• Work with analog and digital engineers, system engineers and marketing to ensure the design meets all customer requirements
• Create technical, process or product documentation
• Assist in bring-up, lab debug, validation of products

Minimum Qualifications:

• Completed at least 3 years of a bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Highly motivated and creative
• Well organized, thorough, and detail oriented
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and prioritize multiple simultaneous responsibilities
• Basic understanding of digital design and/or microelectronics; as evidenced through strong academic accomplishments in these areas
• Knowledge and familiarity with SystemVerilog, Verilog, or VHDL
• Knowledge and/or experience with programming and/or scripting languages: C/C++, Perl, Python, SystemVerilog, VisualBasic
• Knowledge and/or experience with object oriented languages (i.e. C++) is preferred
• Working knowledge of PC and Unix/Linux operating systems.

This position is for a 12 – 16-month student Digital IC design internship at Semtech Canada with the Signal Integrity Products Group (SIP) in our Burlington Design Centre. Career Growth Philosophy