R&D Researcher 3

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This job opening is with the  Keysight Hardware Labs ASIC Team in Leuven, Belgium (EU) . We're conveniently located right next to the Leuven railway station.

Keysight Labs is a central R&D organization, enabling Keysight to be first to market with breakthrough products and solutions.

Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and Mixed Signal Application Specific ICs (ASICs), tailor-made at Keysight Labs, are a major success factor for the company and continue to drive the performance and value of Keysight's new products.

In our team the Applied Research & Development for these ASICs is the core of our specialty and expertise.

Bringing the algorithm to silicon is what we do daily.

We have an exciting job opportunity for a  Digital Signal Processing ASIC R&D Engineer.

You will be developing cutting edge designs among some of the best talent in industry. You will be working in an international team, playing a significant role in exploring and designing DSP algorithms and Digital Designs, using state-of-the-art Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools, directly impacting the key specs of Keysight's future products.

As member of the ASIC team your Major Responsibilities will be:

• To research, design and verify digital / DSP and mixed signal ASICs that meet Test & Measurement product functionality, quality, and schedule requirements , supervised by the project’s technical lead.
• To code, verify and document your designs, and to synthesize and iterate them to timing closure with state-of-the-art EDA tools.

You hold a master’s degree or PhD in either Electronics and Chip Design, Information Systems and Signal Processing, Computer Sciences, Applied Physics or equivalent.

You have a full professional working proficiency in both spoken and written English.

You have a Belgian Work Permit.

It's a plus if you have experience with any of the following (or you are willing to learn soon):

• Matlab, Python, SystemC. .
• The ASIC and/or FPGA design and verification process i.e.:
  • RTL design entry (VHDL or Verilog).
  • RTL simulation (Mentor, Cadence, ...).
  • Logic Synthesis and Timing Closure (Synopsys, Cadence).
• Linux
• Git
• Elementary professional working proficiency in Dutch.

Personal Qualities:

• You demonstrate strong and clear communication, analysis, and problem-solving skills.
• You have a strong affinity with Digital Design, Engineering Mathematics and Digital Signal Processing.
• You are an avid programmer e.g. in Python.
• You have a proven track record as a team player.
• You show design creativity, and you are always eager to learn.
• You’re self-reliant, flexible and show a can-do attitude.
• You are committed to work accurately, delivering high quality results, on time.

***Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.***