The Allegro team is united by a clear purpose—advancing technologies that make the world safer, more efficient, and more sustainable. With over 30 years of experience in semiconductor innovation, we bring that purpose to life across every part of the business—from breakthrough product development and customer success to how we show up for each other and the communities we serve.
The Opportunity
At Allegro MicroSystems, we are global leaders in power and sensing solutions, and we're looking for a Principal Digital Design Engineer to define and drive the digital architecture for our industry-leading mixed-signal motor drive ICs.
This is a unique opportunity to join a multi-site, growing, and dynamic team where you will have the autonomy to influence our technical direction and solve the most challenging problems in automotive motor control. You will be responsible for leading the architecture and design for a wide range of complex digital solutions, from standalone IP to full System-on-Chip (SoC) designs. If you are passionate about architecture and want to make a significant impact, this role is for you.
What You'll Do
Own the Architecture: Lead the definition of system-level requirements and own the digital architecture for complex solutions, including both IP-level and full SoC designs.
Drive Implementation: Architect and lead the implementation of complex, reusable RTL modules and top-level chip integration through the entire digital flow, ensuring adherence to best practices for low-power and high-performance design.
Evolve Our Methodology: Own and drive the evolution of our digital design methodology, identifying, evaluating, and deploying new tools and best practices to enhance efficiency and quality.
Ensure Robust Validation: Oversee the FPGA validation and pre-silicon emulation strategy, ensuring robust verification of the entire system and a seamless hardware/software interface.
Guarantee First-Pass Silicon Success: Partner with the verification team to define success criteria and ensure comprehensive functional coverage.
Solve Critical Challenges: Collaborate with the physical implementation team to resolve critical timing, power, and area challenges on advanced technology nodes.
Mentor and Lead: Act as a technical authority, mentoring junior and senior engineers to foster technical growth and excellence within the digital design team.
Be the Technical Interface: Serve as the primary technical partner to the systems, software, applications, and test engineering teams, and lead technical discussions with key customers and EDA vendors.
Who You Are
You hold a PhD or Master's degree (or equivalent) in Electronics or a related field, combined with extensive, proven experience in a senior or principal digital design role.
8+ years of experience in digital design or digital architectures, ranging from complex algorithmic IP to full SoC designs including CPU subsystems, interconnect fabrics (e.g., AMBA/AXI), and system-level protocols.
You have a proven track record of leading complex digital architecture and integration from specification through to tape-out and silicon validation.
You have a mastery of advanced digital design principles, including low-power and high-speed design techniques.
You possess a deep understanding and practical application of advanced DFT/DFM techniques (scan compression, BIST) and FPGA/emulation for complex systems.
You are a natural mentor with a demonstrated ability to develop other engineers and guide cross-functional teams through critical technical trade-offs.
You have exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to a wide range of audiences.
It's a plus if you have:
Expertise with Cadence or equivalent EDA toolsets for the entire front-end design flow.
Experience with functional safety standards such as ISO 26262
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Why Allegro?
Join Allegro and become part of a team where your contributions truly matter.
We foster a culture of Real Innovation, empowering you to push boundaries, develop cutting-edge solutions, and drive continuous improvement.
Your work will create a Real Impact by solving complex real-world challenges that fuel our success and shape the future of technology.
You’ll experience Real Connection, collaborating with talented colleagues around the globe in an environment built on trust, respect, and a shared purpose.
Join us—and help build what’s next.
Skills Required
- PhD or Master's degree in Electronics or related field
- 8+ years of experience in digital design or digital architectures
- Proven track record in leading digital architecture from specification to silicon validation
- Mastery of digital design principles including low-power and high-speed design
- Understanding of DFT/DFM techniques and FPGA/emulation
Allegro MicroSystems Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Allegro MicroSystems and has not been reviewed or approved by Allegro MicroSystems.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Feedback suggests bonuses are generous and a meaningful part of total compensation. Variable pay is viewed as reliably contributing to take-home pay.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, mental health, and fertility support is seen as robust. Day-one eligibility and advocacy services further strengthen access to care.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Vacation, sick/personal time, parental and family leave, holidays, and volunteer time off provide ample ways to step away from work. Generous PTO and floating holidays contribute to work-life balance.
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What We Do
At Allegro MicroSystems, we’re passionate about developing intelligent solutions that move the world toward a safer and more sustainable future – while giving our customers a competitive edge. With more than 50 years of experience developing advanced semiconductor technology and application-specific algorithms, Allegro is a global leader in power and sensing solutions for motion control and energy-efficient systems. Through our innovations, we are helping our customers make breakthrough advancements in areas like advanced mobility, green energy, and factory automation. Each year, we ship over one billion units into these applications to support our 10,000+ customers around the globe, including over 50 automotive OEMs. Our diverse team of 3,500+ employees is spread across 13 countries, powering our global engineering, manufacturing, and support and enabling our innovations. That’s why we work hard to create a collaborative, energetic environment that rewards ingenuity and helps our employees make a difference every day.
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