RTL Design Engineer

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc.,

a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.

The Spectacles team is pushing the boundaries of technology to bring people closer together in the real world. Our fifth-generation Spectacles, powered by Snap OS, showcase how standalone, see-through AR glasses make playing, learning, and working better together.

We’re looking for a RTL Design Engineer to join our Hardware IP design team at Snap Inc!

What you’ll do:

Design and implement our state-of-the-art artificial intelligence IPs for wearable devices that lead to exciting launches of hardware lement the steps in the development cycle of our IPs (micro architecture definition, RTL design, gate-level synthesis, PPA optimisation).Debugging the design, in close collaboration with the verification team.

Develop and maintain flows for regression tests, synthesis, linting, power analysis etc.

Analyse code coverage and provide feedback to the verification team to achieve coverage closure.

Work in close collaboration with our other R&D departments who work on neural network design and optimisation, AI compilers, and operating  an integral part of a highly diverse international team of skilled engineers and scientists, and a key driver of the team’s further growth.

Author clear and comprehensive documentation.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Ample hands-on experience with state-of-the-art RTL design methodologies and languages (Verilog, System Verilog, VHDL)

Experience with all aspects of DfX, such as testability, MBIST+Repair, yield enhancement, test patterns, memory ECC, and debug infrastructure

Solid programming and scripting skills (2+ years of e.g. C, C++, Python)
Proactive, flexible, team player with can-do attitude and excellent problem analysis skills

Proven experience in process development and documentation

Excellent written and verbal English communication

Minimum Qualifications:

MSc degree in related field such as electrical engineering or equivalent years of experience5+ years of experience in RTL hardware design and/or verification

Preferred Qualifications:

Analyzing coverage results

Experience in designing CPUs, GPUs, or NPUsExperience in designing components of image signal processing or computer vision solutions

Understanding of physical aspects of silicon design, i.e. impact of design choices on timing, area, and power consumption

Working knowledge of machine learning, artificial intelligence, neuromorphic compute

Experience with common requirement management practices, software engineering tools such as Git, etc.

A passion for Snapchat and creativity! If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

Default Together Policy at Snap:

At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week.

At Snap Inc. we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate.

Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity…