Celestial AI · 18 hours ago
Senior SoC Design Engineer
Orange County, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$200K/yr - $220K/yr
5+ years expCelestial AI is a company focused on advancing data center infrastructure through innovative technologies like their Photonic Fabric™. They are seeking a Senior SoC Design Engineer to design, integrate, and implement complex System-on-Chips (SoCs) while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and debug processes.
Semiconductors
Responsibilities
Integrate and configure high-speed IPs (e.g., UCIe, CXL, PCIe, Serdes) into SoC designs
Define and integrate AXI-based Network-on-Chip (NoC) interconnects and subsystems
Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including IP vendors, verification, and physical design, to ensure seamless integration and debug
Create the micro-architecture, RTL design, synthesis, and be responsible for design quality (Lint, CDC, and RDC)
Optimize RTL for power, performance, and area (PPA) goals
Work with pre-silicon verification teams to ensure design is verified
Provide inputs for the test plan covering functionality, corner cases, functional coverage
Run tests and debug, work with the verification team to close coverage, resolve design, timing, and protocol compliance issues in close collaboration with verification and firmware teams
Participate in post-silicon bring-up and debug efforts
Support emulation and FPGA-based prototyping for early IP validation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
5+ years of hands-on experience in ASIC/SoC design, integration, and implementation
Strong experience in RTL design and integration using Verilog/SystemVerilog
Experience working with interconnect protocols like AXI
Experience integrating high-speed interfaces (e.g., UCIe, CXL, PCIe, DDR)
Hands-on experience with logic synthesis, static timing analysis (STA), and low-power design techniques
Proficiency with common EDA tools for synthesis and STA
Knowledge of physical design constraints, floorplanning, and the timing closure flow
Familiarity with pre-silicon verification methodologies (e.g., UVM)
Strong problem-solving skills with a methodical approach to debugging
Proficiency in scripting languages like Tcl or Python for automation and debug
Preferred
Experience working with UCIe/CXL/PCIe/Serdes would be a plus for this role
Benefits
Health, vision, dental and life insurance
Company
Celestial AI
AI is touching our lives and driving breakthroughs in healthcare, finance, autonomous systems, and countless other domains.
51-200 employees
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