Lead Digital Design Engineer

About the Role

At onsemi, we help improve lives through silicon solutions every day. Our intelligent power and sensing technologies solve the world’s most complex challenges and lead the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world. Join onsemi’s New Product Development team in Brno, Czech Republic, where we define, design, and validate cutting-edge analog-digital integrated circuits. Our focus is on high-performance sensor interfaces, drivers, and communication circuits, primarily for the automotive industry.

We are looking for a Lead Digital Design Engineer. In this role, you will have technical ownership of a specific IC product to define and drive its development through all lifecycle phases.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For

• MS or BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 15+ years of professional experience in digital design and/or verification.
• Solid understanding of digital design principles.
• Knowledge of functional verification concepts, especially UVM.
• Proficiency in HDL languages – Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL.
• Solid understanding of the RTL to GDS flow.
• Advanced communication skills in English (written and spoken).
• Eligibility to work in the Czech Republic.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of semiconductor process technology and device physics.
• Ability to think at the system level, and demonstrate technical leadership.
• Understanding of project management.
• Ability to translate deeply technical concepts into design specifications.
• Awareness of EMC design considerations.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with marketing and customers to define system-level requirements and IC specifications.
• Oversee the proposal of innovative and creative solutions to achieve the required specifications.
• Lead technical aspects of projects, as well as task planning and coordination.
• Design and verify digital circuits using HDL languages (Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL).
• Perform synthesis and design-for-test (DFT) implementation.
• Manage the interface with other internal teams for layout, test, and process technology.
• Coach and mentor junior team members.
• Conduct technical reviews, including design documentation and test plans.
• Drive the team to first-pass success and timely execution using established design methodologies.