Sr. Staff Semiconductor Engineer

Aptiv's advanced safety and user experience business unit is dedicated to creating innovative solutions that enhance the safety and convenience of vehicle systems. As a Sr. Staff Semiconductor Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing and developing cutting-edge software systems that enable Aptiv's advanced safety and user experience solutions.

If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to work on innovative software solutions that improve the safety and convenience of vehicle systems, we encourage you to apply for this Sr. Staff Semiconductor Engineer position within Aptiv's advanced safety and user experience business unit.

Your Role

Aptiv’s custom silicon management group provides critical custom Silicon for all Aptiv products including Autonomous Driving, ADAS, Infotainment, Zonal Control, and others. This team translates the system requirements of Aptiv’s next-generation products into the SOC/IC requirements and architectural design, then manages the technical performance of external SOC/IC design partners who design the custom silicon SOCs/ICs for use in Aptiv’s products. We are looking for a Staff semiconductor engineer to work closely with multiple engineering teams who are focused on the development of Aptiv’s future generation of products. In your daily job you will:

• Own SOC Fabric (NoC), micro architecture including integration into SOC.
• Analyze complex NoC data flows at the subsystem and full chip level.
• Perform high-level performance modeling/simulation and analysis of Fabric and benchmarks, and complex uses cases.
• Define various performance enhancement techniques which will generate optimal performance.
• Person should be aware of corner case scenarios in which Fabric can go into dead lock, the techniques used to avoid them in complex SOC framework.
• Work with the 3rd party IP vendors to make sure SOC power and performance targets per use cases are fully covered with their IP offering.
• Interact with the design partner teams to define IP integration, SoC flows to make sure SoC level targets are met.
• Work with design partner and IP teams to review Lint, CDC, SDC, Verification strategy at SoC level.
• Work with IP vendor and design partners to make sure coherency through the fabric, end to end latency, data flow, performance requirements, QoS are met.
• Track changes, progress on additional features required from IP vendor specific for Aptiv SOC.
• Coach and mentor others in your areas of expertise.

Your Background

Key ingredients for succeeding in this role are your:

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or equivalent.
• 8+ years of experience with ARM CPU based ASIC/SOC.
• Experience and knowledge of 3rd party IP eco system.
• Experience with NOC and Mesh network
• Good understanding of ARM based Coherency protocols.
• Experience in supporting SOC debug and emulator/FPGA based validation.
• Strong experience with Verilog, System Verilog, UVM based methodologies.
• Strong Experience in Tcl, Perl, Python scripting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• It’s a plus if you have automotive design experience.

Why join us?

• You can grow at Aptiv. Aptiv provides an inclusive work environment where all individuals can grow and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity or beliefs.
• You can have an impact. Safety is a core Aptiv value; we want a safer world for us and our children, one with: Zero fatalities, Zero injuries, Zero accidents.
• You have support. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family and your physical and mental health with a competitive health insurance package.

Your Benefits at Aptiv:

• Private health care effective day 1 of employment
• Life and accident insurance
• Paid Time Off (Holidays, Vacation, Designated time off, Parental leave)
• Relocation assistance may be available
• Learning and development opportunities
• Discount programs with various manufacturers and retailers
• Recognition for innovation and excellence
• Opportunities to give back to the community
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Adoption Assistance
• Fertility Coverage

Apply today, and together let’s change tomorrow!

Salary Range: $146,000 to $430,000

*As a candidate for this position, your salary and will be contingent upon your work experience, education, skills and any other factors Aptiv considers relevant to the hiring decision.

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