Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, is seeking to hire an exceptional Senior Principal Digital RTL Design Engineer to join our Memory Interface Chip team in Johns Creek. Candidates will be joining some of the brightest inventors and engineers in the world to develop products that make data faster and safer.

As a Senior Principal Digital RTL Design Engineer, the candidate will be reporting to the Senior Director Analog Engineer and is a Full Time position. candidate will be responsible for specifying, architecting, and implementing mission critical RTL components. The individual will work closely with specification developers, digital & analog designers, and physical design teams to realize efficient and highest performance designs. The position is for DDR5 and DDR6 enterprise-class memory interface products to grow the Memory Interface Chip Business Unit. 

Rambus offers a flexible work environment, embracing a hybrid approach for the majority of our office-based roles. We encourage employees to spend an average of at least three days per week working onsite, allowing for two days of remote work.

Responsibilities

• Developing system Verilog RTL IP, logic, and state machines for next generation products 

• Performing full chip integration and chip level simulations 

• Estimating and tracking power, performance, area (PPA) tradeoffs for RTL designs 

• Reviewing and improving Static Timing Analysis (STA) results 

• Maintaining architecture documentation for IP 

• Creating Verilog models of components 

• Guiding verification team for code coverage 

• Supporting validation during chip power-on and debug 

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with 10+ years of professional experience 

• Strong background in Digital RTL design including industry standard LEC, CDC, Lint, DFT, BIST, STA tools 

• Familiarity with industry standard interface protocol such as I3C, I2C, SMBus 

• Familiarity with DDR5 DRAM, DIMM topology and overall, DIMM operation 

• Ability to document design techniques, test, and verification methodology. 

• Python/perl script development 

• Interface with debug, test, product, and reliability engineers for product qualification 
• Interface with application engineers for customer support 

About Rambus

Rambus is a global company that makes industry-leading memory interface chips and Silicon IP to advance data center connectivity and solve the bottleneck between memory and processing. With over 30 years of semiconductor experience, we are a leading provider of high-performance products and innovations that maximize the bandwidth, capacity and security for AI and other data-intensive workloads. Our world-class team is the foundation of our company, and our innovative spirit drives us to develop the cutting-edge products and technologies essential for tomorrow’s systems.

Rambus offers a competitive compensation package including base salary, bonus, equity, matching 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, comprehensive medical and dental benefits, time-off program, and gym membership.

The US salary range for this full-time position is $127,800.00 to $237,300.00.  Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location and market conditions.

Rambus is committed to cultivating a culture where we actively seek to understand, respect, and celebrate the complex and rich identities of ourselves and others. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives are geared towards valuing the differences in backgrounds, experiences, and thoughts at Rambus to help enhance collaboration, teamwork, engagement, and innovation. At Rambus, we believe that we can be our best when every member of our organization feels respected, included, and heard.

Rambus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Rambus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans during our job application procedures. If you require assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please feel free to inform us in your application.

Rambus does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.

For more information about Rambus, visit rambus.com. For additional information on life at Rambus and our current openings, check out rambus.com/careers/.

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