System On Chip Design & Validation Engineer

System On Chip Design & Validation Engineer

Nokia

Antwerp, Belgium

To strengthen our global System-on-Chip (SoC) development team, we are looking for a talented engineer with a strong passion for SoC (ASIC & FPGA) and embedded software development. At the heart of our work is a commitment to innovation and impactful projects that contribute to improving everyday life around the world. We seek individuals who are enthusiastic about collaboration and thrive in a team of highly skilled, motivated professionals.

Your responsibilities

• You will play an active role throughout the full development lifecycle, from initial concept to product deployment in the field;
• You will contribute to the system design and the ASIC/FPGA feasibility studies;
• You will work in an inspiring team atmosphere with hardware description languages like VHDL, Verilog or Systemverilog, scripting languages like python and programming languages like C/C++ when appropriate;
• After the implementation, you will enjoy the verification simulation phase and on-target validation phase on the board containing the FPGA or ASIC. Specific verification languages and methodologies like Systemverilog/UVM are used when needed;
• You will contribute to synthesis, place & route and static timing verification;
• You will use a rich set of software tools including commercial EDA tools from Mentor Graphics, Synopsys, Cadence, Xilinx and Altera;
• You will get involved in the embedded software development for on-chip processors and will contribute to the C driver SW development which is required to shield the complex SoC from the higher application layers;
• You will work closely together with PCB hardware development engineers, SW development & test engineers to bring the complete HW product to the market on time and with the right quality;
• You will apply creative solutions to complex technical problems using a various set of programming languages;
• You will work in a world-wide development context.

Your skills and experience

• You hold (or will obtain this year) a Master’s degree in (applied) engineering sciences: Electrical engineering or Computer Science;
• You have a broad interest in the telecom sector.

You are equipped with the necessary soft skills to thrive in the different challenges you will be exposed to:

• You are a fast learner and curious to understand the product and the system;
• You accept and overcome challenges;
• You can think “out-of-the-box”;
• You have the ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced working environment;
• You understand the challenge in working in a world-wide development context;
• You can work independently and as part of an inspiring team that is driving for continuous improvement in the development methodology and development environment being used.