Digital Design Engineer

At Swave Photonics, we're not just dreaming about the future: we're building it! We are a fabless semiconductor company that designs and markets holographic chips based on proprietary diffractive photonics technology. Our mission is to enable display manufacturers and content creators to disrupt the visualization market with immersive ultra-high resolution, life-like, true holographic displays.

Imagine a world where holographic displays make the impossible possible, where visualization meets collaboration and transforms productivity. Joining Swave means being at the forefront of this revolution, shaping the future of immersive technology.

To drive our ambitious vision, we're opening a position of Digital Design/RTL Engineer. As part of our IC Design team, you will contribute to IC design and integration, interacting with physical design, analog design and the project lead to produce world changing display ICs.

Role and responsibilities:

• You will be involved in specification, implementation and verification of next-generation digital controllers for Swave's SLMs and processing units.
• RTL design of IP blocks from state machines to graphics processing.Simulation and verification of RTL blocks and toplevels using industry standard practices e.g. UVM.
• Liaising with the analog and algorithm teams to optimise the digital implementations.
• You will report to the VP IC Design.

Qualifications:

• You hold a Master degree in Electronics Engineering, or you can show proven experience.
• You have excellent knowledge of Verilog & SystemVerilog and RTL design practices.
• You have a strong understanding of digital logic, finite state machines, pipelines, memory interfaces, and SoC bus protocols.
• You have experience in RTL design for mixed-signal ICs and are familiar with the design needs for design-for-test (DFT).
• You have experience in writing synthesis constraints that match your design.
• You have experience with EDA tools for simulation, code coverage analysis, synthesis, formal verification and linting.
• You have experience with verification flows and building UVM-based testbenches.
• You have experience in simulating RTL and netlists with annotated timing.
• You are familiar with scripting tools like Python and TCL for automation and matlab for prototyping.
• You are able to plan and execute according to tight schedules: you thrive in a fast-paced start-up context.
• You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills to excel as a true team player.
• You're fluent in English, both spoken and written.

What we offer you:

• A competitive salary package tailored to your knowledge, skills, and experience.
• An exciting and dynamic work environment with sufficient opportunities to grow, learn, and thrive both personally and professionally.
• The flexibility you need to maintain a healthy work-life balance, because your well-being matters to us.
• An informal and vibrant company culture built on authenticity, mutual trust, and open communication, where your voice is valued.
• A team of talented and passionate colleagues who inspire and challenge each other, with plenty of room for creativity, collaboration, and, of course, fun! From team-building activities to spontaneous celebrations, we make sure work feels rewarding in every way.

Location:

Our headquarters are in the vibrant city of Leuven, Belgium. While the magic happens on-site, some remote work options are available.