DIGITAL DESIGN ENGINEER RESUME EXAMPLE

Published: Oct 25, 2024 - The Digital Design Engineer designs and verifies digital ASIC IP for imaging signal processing, conducts logic synthesis and timing analysis, and provides power estimation and optimization. Performs chip bring-up, validation, and debugging; uses FPGA platforms for design verification; and builds scripts and software to aid verification, with proficiency in C/C++. Writes technical documents and supports design throughout the product cycle, synthesizes VHDL to FPGA and/or ASIC, and integrates and debugs design in the laboratory, fostering team relationships based on trust and respect.

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1. Digital Design Engineer, Apex Systems, Austin, TX

Job Summary: 

  • Design and develop JSB’s generative design platform allowing JSB to design to spec. instead of build-to-print
  • Transform JSB’s tacit core kit design knowledge and design rules into fully automated design scripts that can develop a 2D core kit design based on customers' 3D models
  • Help develop JSB design algorithms and turn them into CAD scripts
  • Help define and scope development projects that will be outsourced to suppliers.
  • Work with other designers, such as FPGA/board designers to help implement design
  • Help develop test plans for testing developed hardware
  • Responsible for the implementation and verification of modules in digital baseband
  • Analyze the performance of systems based on virtual prototypes
  • Architect and design efficient modules based on a formal specification or a high-level language model
  • Document the designs for review, or implementation by others
  • Depending on experience, coordinate more junior engineers and work with managers to ensure timely delivery of the project


Skills on Resume: 

  • Generative Design Development (Hard Skills)
  • CAD Scripting (Hard Skills)
  • Algorithm Development (Hard Skills)
  • Project Scoping (Hard Skills)
  • Cross-functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • Test Planning (Hard Skills)
  • System Performance Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Team Coordination (Soft Skills)

2. Digital Design Engineer, Quantum Solutions, San Diego, CA

Job Summary: 

  • Participate in a small team of hardware and software engineers providing Hardware architectural designs, detail digital designs, sustaining engineering, and new product features.
  • Board-level design, simulate and troubleshooting of mixed-signal electronic circuits. 
  • Design (Discrete, CPLD & FPGA), simulate and troubleshoot mixed-signal electronic circuits.
  • PC board layout design of mixed-signal hardware platforms
  • Design of test plans for mixed-signal hardware
  • Execution of digital hardware testing
  • Design of production testing & help in test fixture development
  • Design of High-Speed serial interface
  • Documentation of digital hardware designs and interfaces (technical content generation)
  • Participate in reliability analysis and FME


Skills on Resume: 

  • Hardware Architecture (Hard Skills)
  • Circuit Simulation (Hard Skills)
  • PCB Layout Design (Hard Skills)
  • Test Plan Design (Hard Skills)
  • Hardware Testing (Hard Skills)
  • Fixture Development (Hard Skills)
  • Technical Documentation (Hard Skills)
  • Reliability Analysis (Hard Skills)

3. Digital Design Engineer, Orion Technologies, Raleigh, NC

Job Summary: 

  • SoC / System Validation and Emulation using an FPGA accelerator including System Performance Analysis
  • Chip bring-up and system validation on actual silicon
  • Develop and modify infrastructure for automated use-case testing, data gathering, and analysis
  • Work with Systems, Analog, and Digital team members to debug failures, manage bug tracking, and achieve the high code, functional, and system-level coverage needed for automotive products
  • Hold detailed design reviews set standards for coding quality and integrate 3rd party IP
  • Plan, develop, and deploy FPGA-based verification systems (Xilinx/Protium) to augment and complete verification requirements and support early software development
  • Work as part of an agile Digital team to ensure first silicon success
  • Designs module and system-level architectures.
  • Programs modules and systems in VHDL.
  • Simulates both modules and systems.


Skills on Resume: 

  • FPGA Validation (Hard Skills)
  • Performance Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Test Automation (Hard Skills)
  • VHDL Coding (Hard Skills)
  • Architecture Design (Hard Skills)
  • Agile Practices (Soft Skills)
  • Bug Management (Hard Skills)
  • Teamwork (Soft Skills)

4. Digital Design Engineer, Circuit Design Inc., Tempe, AZ

Job Summary: 

  • Design and verify digital ASIC IP for imaging signal processing
  • Conduct logic synthesis and timing analysis
  • Provide power estimation and optimization
  • Perform chip bring-up, validation, and debugging
  • Design verification using FPGA platforms
  • Build scripts and software to help verification and understand C/C++ codes
  • Write technical documents and design support for the entire product cycle
  • Generates required design documentation.
  • Synthesizes VHDL to FPGA and/or ASIC.
  • Integrates and debugs design in the laboratory.
  • Develops relationships with team members built on trust and respect.


Skills on Resume: 

  • ASIC Design (Hard Skills)
  • VHDL Synthesis (Hard Skills)
  • FPGA Debugging (Hard Skills)
  • Logic Synthesis (Hard Skills)
  • Technical Documentation (Hard Skills)
  • Scripting and Software Development (Hard Skills)
  • Power Optimization (Hard Skills)
  • Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)