Senior Design Engineer – SoC / IP Design

Senior Design Engineer SoC / IP Design

About Semifive

Founded in Seoul in 2019, SEMIFIVE is basing its foundation on Koreas semiconductor design competency that was amassed for more than 20 years. With expertise in front-end to back-end design, SEMIFIVE has become the fastest growing silicon design company that offers the most comprehensive design solutions. SEMIFIVEs core business is its innovative SoC Platform that enables low-cost & high-efficiency SoC design and also provides various turnkey design solutions for global customers through its diverse network.

As the cost of developing an SoC and the demand for customized silicon continue to grow rapidly, SEMIFIVEs SoC Platform will play a key role in turning innovative ideas into silicon. SEMIFIVE, hand in hand with global innovation leaders, is growing as a leading partner for future SoC designs, and thereby becoming: The New Global Hub of Custom Silicon.

Semifive India Design Centre, headquartered in Bangalore, is our rapidly growing capability centre that plays a pivotal role in delivering complex SoC programs for global customers. The India team is at the forefront of RTL design, verification, IP creation, and physical implementation, working closely with worldwide teams to bring turnkey silicon solutions to production.

Key Responsibilities

• RTL Design & Implementation
• Contribute to micro-arch, RTL coding, and integration of complex IP and SoC
• Work on high-performance, low-power logic design across SoC blocks such as interconnects, memory controllers, and high-speed interfaces.
• Own design deliverables from specification to synthesis handoff, ensuring area, performance, and power goals are achieved.
• Implement and optimize logic for LPDDR4/5, DDR5, PCIe Gen3/4/5, and CSI-2 / MIPI D-PHY / C-PHY subsystems.
• Integration & Collaboration
• Integrate internally developed and third-party IPs into the SoC top level, ensuring clean connectivity, interface compliance, and timing closure.
• Collaborate with verification, physical design, and DFT teams for seamless design bring-up and signoff.
• Support front-end design activities across multiple SoC programs, including platform-based and customer turnkey designs.
• Quality & Methodology
• Apply RTL design, linting, CDC analysis, & synthesis readiness checks.
• Participate in code and arch reviews, driving efficiency & reuse
• Contribute to flow automation, scripting, and methodology enhancements.
• Customer & Cross-Site Interface
• Collaborate closely with global Semifive teams in Korea, and Europe, supporting IP delivery and SoC integration for customer programs.
• Engage with customer design teams to clarify specifications, resolve interface issues, and ensure on-time deliverables.
• Provide detailed technical documentation, design reviews, and handoff support to both internal and external teams.

Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech or M.E./M.Tech in Electrical / Electronics / VLSI Engineering.
• 510 years of experience in digital RTL design for complex SoC or IP development.
• Strong expertise in:
• Micro-architecture and RTL coding in Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• LPDDR4/5, DDR5, PCIe Gen3/4/5, CSI-2, and MIPI D-PHY/C-PHY interface design or integration.
• AMBA (AXI, AHB, APB) bus protocols and interconnect architectures.
• Hands-on experience with:
• Lint/CDC tools (Spyglass, VC-Lint, or similar).
• Synthesis and STA (Design Compiler, PrimeTime) understanding.
• Exposure to low-power design (UPF/CPF) and multi-voltage design concepts.
• Proven track record of quality RTL delivery across multiple IPs or SoC tapeouts.
• Good understanding of functional verification and debug using VCS, Questa
• Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional and global teams.

Why Join Us?

At Semifive, you will be part of a fast-growing global semiconductor design company that is transforming how custom SoCs are developed and brought to market. Joining our Bangalore team means working on cutting-edge SoC programs and IP blocks such as memory subsystems, PCIe, MIPI, and other high-speed interfaces.

You will gain end-to-end exposure from micro-architecture and design to integration and silicon realization across advanced process nodes.

We offer a collaborative, startup-like environment backed by global expertise, where innovation, ownership, and technical excellence are valued. Your work will directly influence the success of Semifives platform and turnkey silicon programs worldwide, while accelerating your growth as a design expert.