PRINCIPAL DESIGN ENGINEER SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND JOB REQUIREMENTS

Published: Oct 16, 2024 - The Principal Design Engineer possesses strong skills in authoring technical papers and literature, with the ability to effectively interface with various stakeholders and communicate clearly in both oral and written forms. Knowledgeable in polymeric materials and principles for meeting customer specifications, along with a solid organizational ability to prioritize tasks efficiently. Capable of multitasking and troubleshooting in a noisy manufacturing environment while adhering to safety guidelines and wearing required PPE.

Essential Hard and Soft Skills for a Standout Principal Design Engineer Resume
  • Technical Writing
  • Polymer Material Knowledge
  • Engineering Design Principles
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Manufacturing Processes
  • Prototyping
  • Quality Assurance
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Product Development
  • Material Testing
  • Communication Skills
  • Problem-Solving
  • Time Management
  • Team Collaboration
  • Critical Thinking
  • Initiative
  • Adaptability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Leadership
  • Conflict Resolution

Summary of Principal Design Engineer Knowledge and Qualifications on Resume

1. BA in Mechanical Engineering with 4 Years of Experience

  • Ability to author technical papers and literature
  • Ability to interface with all levels of customer, company, and agency personnel, and communicate effectively both orally and written.
  • Knowledge of various polymeric materials
  • Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customers with specific requirements and specifications.
  • Strong ability to organize and prioritize work tasks efficiently.
  • Solid ability to perform basic computer functions in engineering applications.
  • Must be able to multi-task, follow priorities given, and have strong troubleshooting techniques.
  • Self-starter who takes initiative, the ability to work with minimal supervision
  • Ability to work in a manufacturing environment that can be noisy.
  • Ability to follow safety guidelines and wear required PPE.
  • Ability to work in high temperatures while on production floor.

2. BA in Electrical Engineering with 3 Years of Experience

  • Demonstrated RF IC design experience using BULK CMOS, SOI CMOS, SiGe BiCMOS
  • Understanding of associated analog control and bias circuits
  • Experienced in implementing on-chip ESD protection strategies for HBM/MM/CDM on RFIC 
  • Good understanding of system-level IEC ESD requirements
  • Strong understanding of silicon fabrication and how it affects the device physics, device model, and circuit performance
  • Strong understanding and practical expertise in both on-die and in-package coupling mechanisms
  • Demonstrated experience debugging, resolving, and applying techniques to mitigate analog/RF/mixed signal noise issues and RF coupling, shielding, and grounding
  • Proficient with Cadence Spectre (RF), GoldenGate, BDA, and ADS simulation tools (Sparameter, HB, envelope)
  • Experience with EM simulation tools such as HFSS or EMX
  • Strong understanding of packaging techniques such as wire bonding (single-chip and multi-chip packages) and flip-chip technologies for RF products and impacts on design
  • Experience with Smith chart, load and source pulling, RF matching, and transmission lines in both simulation and lab environment
  • Layout experience using the Cadence flow, including LVS and DRC.
  • Ability to work with CAD engineers and provide guidance on RF and analog layouts
  • Knowledgeable of all RF parameters such as stability, return loss, harmonics, IMD, P1dB, NF, switching

3. BA in Industrial Design with 7 Years of Experience

  • Prior experience in timing and or RTL design of high-speed interfaces.
  • Prior experience collaborating with Physical Design teams in multiple successful ASIC/IP tapeouts.
  • Knowledge of the IP/SoC level timing closure flow and methodology.
  • Strong command of Verilog/System Verilog language
  • Strong command of simulation, lint, synthesis, STA, formal verification, functional coverage, design for test, and design methodologies
  • Ability to handle multiple projects/tasks successfully
  • Experience in IP/ASIC timing constraints generation and timing closure. 
  • Expertise in STA tools and flow
  • Hands-on experience in timing constraints generation and management
  • Proficiency in scripting languages (TCL and Perl)

4. BA in Civil Engineering with 9 Years of Experience

  • Capability to understand and implement improvements to existing methodologies and flows.
  • Strong background in Constraint analysis and debug, using industry standard tools.
  • Deep understanding and experience in timing closure of various test modes such as scan shift, scan capture, atspeed and Bist testing.
  • Team player with a passion for innovate and a can-do attitude.
  • Self-starter and highly motivated.
  • Knowledge of DDR/GDDR DRAM protocol, high-speed PHYs
  • Experience designing or integrating IP
  • Experience in high-speed and low power digital design using advanced deep micron process.
  • Experience with highly configurable designs
  • Familiarity with synthesis, logic equivalence, DFT and backend related methodology and tools

5. BA in Systems Engineering with 8 Years of Experience

  • Aerospace industry experience, specifically with landing gear
  • MRB Engineering experience
  • Experience with CATIA V5
  • Background and experience in configuration management
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
  • Experience developing spreadsheet models, relational databases, and presentations.
  • Ability to work under pressure with a minimum of supervision.

6. BA in Mechanical Engineering with 10 Years of Experience

  • Experience in analog and mixed-signal IC Design 
  • Experience in system design for integrated circuits 
  • Strong knowledge of Cadence EDA tools and Matlab
  • Experience in designing low-noise, low-power analog circuits, strong intuitive and analytical understanding of transistor-level design
  • Experience is required in some or all of the following, low power clock generation circuits, oscillators, Delta-Sigma ADCs, DACs, LED drivers, LDO, optoelectronics, digital signal processing and calibration techniques or algorithm development, and/or digital system level design
  • Familiar with integrated circuit electronics including device-level physics
  • Experience in SoC verification
  • Experience with analog switch or power management designs is highly desirable
  • Creative thinker with a top view, capable of finding an appropriate solution to complex problems
  • Team player, able to work in a cross-functional team environment.
  • Good Communication skills in both oral and written English

7. BA in Electrical Engineering with 7 Years of Experience

  • Extensive knowledge of Perl and Python
  • Knowledge of dependency-checking via make, SCons
  • Knowledge of SQL, relational database engines like MariaDB or PSQL, and integration with Perl/Python
  • Knowledge of web technologies: Basic Apache setup, PHP, Javascript/Jquery, RSS automation
  • Knowledge of Verilog, SystemVerilog test benches
  • Familiarity with methodologies like OVM or UVM, incorporate DPI or PLI models
  • Some IT knowledge: NFS, memory/CPU profiling, NIS/DNS/LDAP, SMTP, syslog, cron, etc
  • Experience with revision control like git or GitHub

8. BA in Industrial Design with 10 Years of Experience

  • Good experience in developing and optimizing performance of DSP and Nerual net applications in C and assembly language for a DSP or DSP-like processor
  • Have a strong grasp of the issues surrounding software performance tuning.
  • Experience applying principles of good software and interface design (for example, abstraction and encapsulation)
  • Have experience with at least one revision control system.
  • Good technical communication skills
  • Must be self-motivated and capable of working independently or as part of a team.
  • In-depth knowledge of either Signal processing or Neural Network algorithms 
  • Experience in signal processing.

9. BA in Civil Engineering with 9 Years of Experience

  • Experience architecting high-performance chips
  • Expertise in SoC architecture definition, Clocks, Resets, caching techniques, Interconnects, Memory Controller, Boot, Virtualization, Power Management, Security, System Performance
  • Expertise in IO technologies, (PCIE, Camera Interfaces, etc), Multimedia accelerator pipelines, CPU/GPU coherency, Platform integration
  • Verilog expertise and deep understanding of ASIC design flow, RTL design, logic synthesis, prototyping, and timing closure
  • Strong knowledge of different memory architectures and technologies
  • Experience in compiler and machine learning frameworks such as Tensorflow/ONYX/Pytorch is a good plus
  • Knowledge of programming languages such as C, Python, Matlab, SystemC
  • Knowledge of ARM Processors and AXI Interconnects
  • Knowledge of GPUs, FPGA, and ML/AI Accelerators
  • Knowledge of chip-to-chip interfaces and packaging technology
  • Experience in heterogeneous SoCs and NoC interconnects
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills are required working with a global team

10. BA in Systems Engineering with 11 Years of Experience

  • Experience in managing project schedules and deliverables in a fast-paced, multi-task environment 
  • Experience with Product Development tasks required: bills of material, interfacing with vendors, procurement of material for prototyping, and change management.
  • Can work under deadlines.
  • Must be able to read and interpret data, information, and documents.
  • Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work.
  • Experience with IP integration and verification
  • Knowledgeable in Analog/Mixed-signal simulation and verification
  • Experience in lab evaluation bring-up, validation, ATE
  • Strong communication, presentation, and documentation skills.
  • Strong C++ programming skills
  • Knowledge of Machine learning and computer vision frameworks and standards such as Tensorflow, Pytorch, etc.