Digital Design Engineer

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Irvine, CA, USA
In-Office
111K-140K Annually
Junior
Semiconductor • Manufacturing
The Role
Designs sensor timing logic and ISP data paths, contributes to SoC architecture, and performs chip integration and verification. Collaborates on physical design, timing closure, DFT, chip bring-up, silicon debugging, image tuning, and production qualification. Requires at least two years of RTL digital design experience with Verilog or SystemVerilog, scripting proficiency, and experience optimizing power, performance, and area. Image sensor, MIPI, and ISP experience are preferred.
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Key Responsibilities:
  • Design and implement sensor timing control logic and contribute to ISP system-level integration
  • Participate in chip-level architecture definition, including analog interfaces, control logic, image data processing pipelines, and power/performance/area (PPA) trade-offs
  • Integrate and validate ISP data paths based on PRD, design specifications, and overall SoC architecture
  • Collaborate closely with CIS project leads and sensor digital/analog engineers for system integration and validation
  • Work with physical design teams on floor planning, timing closure, and DFT implementation
  • Perform full-chip integration and verification
  • Support chip bring-up, validation, and silicon debugging
  • Collaborate with algorithm and application engineers on image tuning, optimization, and qualification
  • Support silicon validation, debugging, and image quality tuning through production readiness
Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • At least 2 years of hands-on experience designing RTL digital logic using Verilog/System Verilog, or equivalent industry experience
  • Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python or Perl to support design, verification, and automation workflows
  • Experience analyzing and optimizing area, power, and performance (PPA) trade-offs in digital designs 
Preferred Qualifications
  • Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline
  • Strong background in image sensor and camera system design or integration
  • Experience with high-speed MIPI interfaces (e.g., CSI-2 / D-PHY / C-PHY)
  • Practical experience with Image Signal Processing (ISP) architectures and pipelines
 
Annual base salary for this role in California, US is expected to be between $110,600 - $140,000. Actual pay will be determined on several factors such as relevant skills and experience, and the pay of employees in the similar role.
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Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, a closely related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • At least 2 years of hands-on experience designing RTL digital logic using Verilog or SystemVerilog, or equivalent industry experience
  • Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python or Perl for design, verification, and automation workflows
  • Experience analyzing and optimizing area, power, and performance trade-offs in digital designs
  • Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline
  • Strong background in image sensor and camera system design or integration
  • Experience with high-speed MIPI interfaces, including CSI-2, D-PHY, or C-PHY
  • Practical experience with Image Signal Processing architectures and pipelines
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The Company
HQ: Santa Clara, California
1,448 Employees
Year Founded: 1985

What We Do

Founded in 1995, OMNIVISION has been at the leading-edge of technology, developing and delivering advanced digital imaging, analog, and touch & display solutions for multiple applications across several industries. With more than 3,000 employees worldwide and over 13 billion products shipped, OMNIVISION is a well-known global fabless semiconductor company. Our products can be found everywhere in people’s lives including mobile phones, security & surveillance, automotive, computing, medical, and emerging applications. Across these segments, OMNIVISION’S award-winning technology enables a smoother human/machine interface in many of today’s commercial devices. In this way, OMNIVISION delivers solutions that put its customers at the leading edge of technology. Whether it be developing the first mobile handset camera accessory in 2002, introducing the world’s smallest NTS camera in 2006 or launching PureCel CMOS image sensors in 2013, our dedication to providing reliable, innovative imaging and sensing solutions continue to be the primary aim. The company has recorded numerous industry firsts in its relentless quest for technology breakthroughs that deliver #InfiniteIngenuity: • Guinness World Record for the World's Smallest Commercially Available Image Sensor (OV6948) in 2019. In 2021, it beat its own record with the new OH0TA OVMed® • First to commercialize backside illumination technology in 2007 (OmniBSI™) • Industry's 1st to deploy the most mature LED Flicker Mitigation (LFM) solution in mass production for multiple automotive applications • Automotive industry leader with HALE, our HDR & LFM Engine combination algorithm • Developer of Nyxel® near-infrared technology with by far the best quantum efficiency in CMOS near-infrared imagine • Creator of CameraCubeChip™, the industry’s 1st wafer-level camera modules • First and only global shutter image sensors with cybersecurity, for ADAS and autonomous vehicles • First to introduce RBG-Ir technology to medical

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