Senior SOC Clocks RTL Design Engineer
NVIDIA· Engineer, ASIC
Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel, Yokneamfull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Senior RTL Design Engineer and technical lead for clocks development within NVIDIA’s SOC group, focused on clocking logic (PLL, reference clock integration, clock generation/distribution/muxing/dividers, glitchless switching, clock gating, reset synchronization, and clock domain crossing) for next-generation networking chips.
Responsibilities
- Acting as the technical lead for SOC clocks development — leading the implementation of the clocking logic from specification through tape-out and bring-up
- Working with the architecture and micro-architecture teams on the SOC clock and reset scheme: collecting clocking requirements from units across the chip, feeding back implementation and timing considerations, and translating the agreed scheme into a verifiable design
- Writing and reviewing synthesizable Verilog/SystemVerilog RTL for clock generation, distribution, muxing, division, glitchless switching, gating, and reset synchronization
- Leading and mentoring other RTL engineers working on clocking: reviewing designs, setting coding and quality standards, and distributing work across the team
- Working hand-in-hand with the Physical Design (backend) team on clock tree implementation, SDC/timing constraints, partitioning, floorplan feedback, trial synthesis, and timing convergence
- Partnering with Design Verification on clocking testplans, functional and gate-level debug, and coverage closure
- Supporting Software and firmware teams on clock programming sequences, DVFS, and low-power/clock-shutdown flows
- Representing clocking implementation in cross-functional design reviews with architecture, PD, DV, DFT, and CAD stakeholders
Qualifications
- B.Sc./M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
- 8+ years of relevant experience in RTL/logic design, with multiple chips taken to tape-out
- Demonstrated technical leadership: leading a design area through implementation and tape-out, mentoring engineers, and coordinating across teams
- Expert hands-on RTL design skills in Verilog/SystemVerilog, with strong understanding of how RTL choices affect synthesis results, timing, area, and power
- Deep understanding of clocking and reset design: clock gating, clock muxing and dividers, glitchless clock switching, reset synchronization, and clock domain crossing
- Proficiency with design quality tooling — lint, CDC/RDC, formal verification, synthesis, and static timing analysis (STA) — including the ability to interpret results and drive fixes back into the RTL
- Experience taking a design from architecture and micro-architecture specification through verification, physical implementation, and silicon bring-up
- Great teammate with strong communication skills across micro-architecture, DV, backend, DFT, and software teams
Skills
Required:RTL/Verilog/SystemVerilogClocking and reset designDigital design toolingArchitecture collaboration
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