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Cirrus Logic's technology elevates the consumer experience for the world's top mobile and consumer applications.
The Role
Design and develop digital IC architectures, RTL, and block-level testbenches for complex mixed-signal SoCs. Responsibilities include design integration, verification, synthesis, timing analysis, technical reviews, IP quality, and mentoring junior engineers. The role collaborates with mixed-signal, DFT, place-and-route, and validation teams through production and chip bring-up.
Summary Generated by Built In
For over four decades, Cirrus Logic has been propelled by the top engineers in mixed-signal processing. Our rockstar team thrives on solving complex challenges with innovative end-user solutions for the world's top consumer brands. Cirrus Logic is also known for its award-winning culture, built on a foundation of inclusion and fairness, meaningful community engagement, and delivering enjoyable employee experiences at every turn. But we couldn’t do it without our extraordinary workforce – and that’s where you come in. Join our team and help us continue to make Cirrus Logic an exceptional place to grow your career!
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled Digital IC Design Engineer to join our growing design and development team in Edinburgh. You will work within our High-Performance Mixed-Signal R&D division, which develops industry-leading SoCs for global consumer markets. You will be part of an organisation operating at the forefront of cutting-edge technology.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and develop new digital circuit architectures from concept, architecture, design, design integration through to production on advanced process nodes including development of block level testbenches
- Collaborate with a team of engineers with responsibility for the delivery of complex mixed-signal products and IPs
- Contribute to technical reviews and ensure IP quality using checklists
- Influence the growth of the team through supervision of junior engineers
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s, Master's or Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering (or related discipline) with an extensive proven background in digital CMOS circuit design
- Implementation of complex digital circuits and sub-systems in RTL using Verilog / SystemVerilog
- Understanding of digital system-level design, including use of standard bus protocols, bus architecture design and chip-level clock and reset architectures
- Verification of block-level digital designs
- Understanding of synthesis and timing analysis of digital circuits
- Good interpersonal skills, share technical expertise and knowledge, contribute to design reviews, work optimally to resolve conflicts
- Organised, detailed, and meticulous with strong communication skills
- Self-motivated with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work with a sense of urgency and thrive in a dynamic environment
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
- An understanding, appreciation, and passion for mixed signal engineering
- Experience working within UVM based verification environments
- Scripting and automation of design tasks
- Experience with AMBA, SPI, I2C protocols
- Lab and silicon validation skills; Experience of chip bring-up and debug from design perspective
- Good understanding of Linting, CDC and RDC tools
- Collaboration with DFT and Place and Route teams
- Board level interface standards and interface design
- Experience with clock generation circuits and handling multiple clock domains
- Experience with Power gating and low power design techniques
- Experience with ARM, RISC-V, or similar microcontrollers as well as memory controllers
- DSP filter design using MATLAB and signal analysis techniques
This position is based in our Edinburgh office. It is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work from home, depending on business needs. Candidates must live within a commutable distance or be willing to relocate.
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Export control restrictions based upon applicable laws and regulations would prohibit candidates who are nationals of certain embargoed countries from working in this position without Cirrus Logic first obtaining an export license. Candidates for this role must be able to access technical data without a requirement for an export license. We are unable to sponsor or obtain export licenses for this role.
At Cirrus Logic, we believe that diversity drives innovation, and we are committed to encouraging an open and collaborative culture where different approaches, ideas, and points of view are respected and valued. We aim to promote a workplace where everyone can contribute irrespective of race, colour, national origin, religion or belief, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy status, or disability.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
- Extensive proven background in digital CMOS circuit design
- Experience implementing complex digital circuits and subsystems in RTL using Verilog or SystemVerilog
- Understanding of digital system-level design, standard bus protocols, bus architecture, and chip-level clock and reset architectures
- Experience verifying block-level digital designs
- Understanding of digital circuit synthesis and timing analysis
- Good interpersonal, communication, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and collaboration skills
- Experience with UVM-based verification environments
- Scripting and automation of design tasks
- Experience with AMBA, SPI, and I2C protocols
- Lab and silicon validation, chip bring-up, and design-level debug experience
- Understanding of Linting, CDC, and RDC tools
- Collaboration experience with DFT and Place and Route teams
- Experience with board-level interface standards and interface design
- Experience with clock generation circuits and multiple clock domains
- Experience with power gating and low-power design techniques
- Experience with ARM, RISC-V, or similar microcontrollers and memory controllers
- DSP filter design using MATLAB and signal analysis techniques
Cirrus Logic Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cirrus Logic and has not been reviewed or approved by Cirrus Logic.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare includes multiple medical, dental and vision options, mental‑health resources, wellness programs, and access to an on‑site clinic in Austin. Feedback suggests these offerings underpin strong total‑rewards sentiment.
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Parental & Family Support — Programs span paid parental leave, fertility/adoption/surrogacy coverage, backup/dependent‑care supports, and a structured flex return. Feedback suggests family‑building depth is a notable strength of the package.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation design features semiannual performance bonuses, profit‑sharing, and recognition awards that augment base pay. Feedback suggests these incentives help maintain competitive total compensation in key engineering roles.
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The Company
What We Do
Cirrus Logic is a leading supplier of low-power, high-precision mixed-signal processing solutions for mobile and consumer applications. The company has a robust portfolio of sophisticated low-power products, including boosted amplifiers, smart codecs, camera controllers, haptic driver and sensing solutions, power conversion and control Integrated Circuits, and fast-charging Integrated Circuits. These solutions have innovative technology, software and associated algorithms incorporated. With a strong intellectual property portfolio and extensive mixed-signal expertise, Cirrus Logic is well-positioned to drive innovation and growth in the evolving markets of audio and high-performance mixed-signal processing technologies. We are hiring like crazy! Please visit our careers portal at cirrus.jobs to check out our available openings!
Why Work With Us
Engineering drives our company, and innovation isn’t just encouraged – it’s expected! This is a culture where you get to work with some of the largest, most innovative customers and products on the planet on a daily basis and where everyone is a key contributor to the company’s success. There are no Miltons here!
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