Silicon Electrical Engineer

Akkodis is seeking a Silicon Electrical Engineer for a Contract job with a client in San Jose, WA (Remote). The ideal candidate will have deep experience developing complex digital blocks, driving IP integration activities, and supporting design sign-off processes within advanced silicon engineering environments.

Rate Range: $77/hour to $80/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Silicon Electrical Engineer job responsibilities include:

• Define and develop micro-architectures from high-level functional specifications for complex digital and silicon-based systems.

• Design, implement, and optimize RTL code using SystemVerilog and Verilog while ensuring performance, scalability, and quality objectives are achieved.

• Lead block-level ownership activities, including digital control design, subsystem integration, and IP integration efforts.

• Collaborate with architecture, verification, and implementation teams to ensure alignment between subsystem requirements and design objectives.

• Support design sign-off activities including Clock Domain Crossing (CDC), Reset Domain Crossing (RDC), lint analysis, synthesis readiness, and design quality reviews.

• Work closely with Design Verification teams to drive debug activities, issue resolution, coverage closure, and successful project delivery.

• Analyze and resolve complex design challenges while ensuring compliance with engineering standards and project requirements.

• Participate in subsystem-level development and integration activities to support larger silicon platform initiatives.

Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline.

• Eight to fifteen years of experience in silicon engineering, semiconductor design, or digital design development environments.

• Strong expertise in RTL design and development utilizing SystemVerilog and Verilog.

• Proven experience independently defining micro-architecture specifications and translating requirements into scalable digital designs.

• Strong understanding of memory controllers, digital subsystems, and high-performance silicon architectures.

• Experience owning and integrating complex IP blocks within large-scale semiconductor programs.

• Strong knowledge of design sign-off methodologies, including CDC, RDC, linting, synthesis validation, and related quality assurance processes.

• Experience collaborating with Design Verification teams to support debug activities, issue resolution, and verification closure.

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while managing multiple design priorities and deliverables.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting subsystem-level architecture, development, and integration activities.

• Exposure to Die-to-Die (D2D) logic and advanced silicon interconnect technologies.

• Experience working directly with hyperscaler silicon development teams and large-scale custom silicon programs.

• Familiarity with advanced semiconductor development methodologies and industry best practices.

• Experience supporting high-performance computing, AI, networking, or data center silicon solutions.

• Knowledge of design automation tools, verification methodologies, and silicon implementation flows.

If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at Vaibhav.Singh@akkodisgroup.com

 

Pay Details: $77.00 to $90.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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