Digital IC Design Engineer – DSP/Algorithm track

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Title:Digital IC Design Engineer – DSP/Algorithm track

Department:ASIC

Location:All sites

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Founded in 1946, Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN) is a market leader and global supplier of advanced micro-acoustic solutions and specialty components serving the mobile communications, consumer electronics, medical technology, military, aerospace and industrial markets. Knowles has a leading position in MEMS microphones, speakers and receivers, used in smartphones, tablets and mobile handsets. Knowles is also a leading manufacturer of transducers used in hearing aids and other medical devices. Knowles’ focus on the customer, combined with unique technology, rigorous testing and global scale, helps to deliver innovative solutions and consistently dependable and precise products. Headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, USA, Knowles has more than 8,000 employees in 25 locations around the world. For more information, visit www.knowles.com.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

As DigitalICDesign Engineer,you will bea key player in the ASIC R&D team.You are presented with a unique opportunity to be part of the complete digital ASIC design flow, from specification and modelling, implementation and verification, to synthesis and silicon bring-up.Further, you will play an important role in supporting complex failure analyses to ensure smooth ramp-ups and high-volume production.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Specification,implementationand verificationof DSP algorithms, interface and protocolsfor audio processingon ASIC and FPGA
• Implementationand verificationof digital control logic to support MEMS microphones
• Designvalidation and performance testing
• Specification and documentation of blocks and systems

POSITION/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree in electronics engineering
• Digital Signal Processing algorithms and implementation (Filters, Decimators, MATLAB, SystemC, etc.)
• RTL implementation, preferablyusing VerilogorSystem Verilog
• Implementation of test benches and digital verification methods
• Programming/scriptinglanguages (e.g.,Python, C/C++, or Perl)
• Task centered, self-driven, persistent, and team oriented

It is furthermore an advantage if you have experience with:

• Audio signal processing (Beam forming, Echo Cancellers, Adaptive Filters, etc.)
• Algorithms for energy management, speech and audio processing, including noise cancellation, acousticecho cancellation, signal enhancement, and microphone and speaker arrays
• FPGA prototyping
• Low-power digital design techniques
• RTL implementation of digital interface protocols (e.g., I2S, I2C, MIPI)
• UVM verification methodology
• DesignforTestability(DFT)
• Digital synthesis (Cadence Genus,SDCtimingconstraints,etc.)
• Buildautomation tools (Make, Scons, etc.)
• Acoustic and Electromechanical systems
• Audio Precision APx audio analyzer platform