【About Us】
VICI Holdings' Hardware team is seeking a Senior Digital Design Engineer to join our dynamic group. In this role, you will be pivotal in advancing our trading systems, contributing to the development and enhancement of cutting-edge technologies. We boast the leading digital hardware development team in Taiwan and possess FPGA design technology in parallel with wall street trading firms. This expertise enables us to build ultra-low-latency, fully automated trading systems. Our trading strategies cover stocks, futures, and derivatives, achieving a daily global trading volume in the hundreds of millions dollars.
【Roles/ Responsibilities】
• Micro-architecture, design and implement high-performance digital circuits optimized for low-latency application
• Develop high speed data paths, ensuring minimal logic depth and efficient pipeline
• Optimize critical paths and combinational logic to reduce propagation delays and improve throughput
• Work with Verilog/ SystemVerilog to implement RTL design
• Apply parallelism and resource sharing techniques to enhance performance and throughput
• Develop latency-aware micro-architectures for real-time processing and networking applications
• Debug, optimize and iterate on designs using FPGA platform and cycle-accurate simulation
• Work closely with digital/system verification engineers to ensure functional correctness and performance validation
• Take ownership of FPGA verification tasks to ensure design correctness and performance.
• Develop and execute verification plans for high-speed IPs such as PCIe, Ethernet, and Switches.
• Support system validation engineer to debug FPGA issue
Design Collaboration:
• Collaborate closely with Algorithm, software, design validation and application team to define micro-architecture
Performance Analysis:
• Conduct performance testing and analysis, ensuring the low-latency goals are met across various use cases.
• Capability to solve routing timing issue and analysis FPGA timing report result.
【Candidate Requirements】
• Master’s degree or above in EE, CE, or CS, plus 3–8 years of high-speed digital-design experience
• Hands-on experience in IP-level digital-circuit design or IP integration (preferred)
• Proficient in debugging and optimization with VCS and Verdi simulation tools
• Comfortable working in Linux/Unix environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a performance-driven mindset
【Other Requirements】
• Proven ability to solve complex design challenges and deliver robust solutions
• Experience designing ultra-low-latency data paths—arithmetic units, multiplexers, FIFOs, registers—for high-performance applications (preferred)
• Familiarity with FPGA verification tools such as Quartus or Vivado (a plus)
• Knowledge of high-bandwidth memory interfaces (DDR, HBM, etc.)
• Understanding of networking protocols (Ethernet, PCIe, etc.)
【Interview Process】
• Resume Screening → HR Phone Screen → Face-to-Face Interview (with 30-60mins on-site coding test)
- Experience with memory controllers (e.g. DDR DRAM, eMMC and other flash, etc.)
- Experience in CPU or various buses (AXI, etc)
- Good verilog writing skills
- Willingness to work with a variety of tasks
Develop and maintain environment for SOC pre-silicon verification of:
• RTL and netlist simulation
• CRV for system fabric
• Power-aware simulation
• Formal CC and FPV
• System level verification with SVA
Key responsibilities:
• Perform IC design of FTDI products
• Perform Verilog RTL design to meet product specifications and requirements
• Perform front-end verification using UVM methodology
• Work with Systems and Software engineers on FPGA verification
• Perform Logic Synthesis, Static Timing Analysis
• Lead DFT related activities - Scan Insertion, ATPG, Pattern Validation
• Work with Physical designer to achieve timing closure
• Work with test team in debugging production test issues
• Help debug & correct any functional issues found in taped-out devices
• Participate in design reviews, support ISO processes and documentation
Additional responsibilities:
a) Any reasonable task assigned by management and deemed to be within the individuals’ capabilities to ensure smooth running of the business.
b) As this is an evolving business, ongoing change is an integral part of the position. Management will liaise with the individual on any fundamental change to work practices. The individual is required to embrace and adopt any change to working practices.
Knowledge and skill requirements:
• Degree/Master in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• 5 years or above experience in the area of digital IC design
• Working experience from design to tape-out are essential
• Experience in Verilog HDL and VHDL RTL design, OVM/UVM verification
methodology , Logic Synthesis, DFT, ATPG, Timing Closure
• Experience in using EDA tools from Cadence, Synopsys
• Knowledge and working experience in one or more of the following:
o Digital and mixed-signal design
o USB interface products
o Knowledge in connectivity technology such as USB, UART, SPI, I2C
o Project Management
Working conditions:
Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
Work requires willingness to work a flexible schedule.
a. Job Description:
We are looking for a highly motivated RTL Designer to join our team
in developing high-performance digital IPs. The ideal candidate will
have experience in Register Transfer Level (RTL) design and verification,
with a strong understanding of digital logic, microarchitecture,
and ASIC/FPGA development processes. The role involves designing and
verifying custom hardware IPs for cutting-edge applications.
b. Verification:
Develop and execute test plans to verify functionality, performance, and power requirements.
Create testbenches using SystemVerilog/UVM for functional verification.
Perform simulation, debugging, and root cause analysis for design issues.
Conduct code coverage and functional coverage analysis to ensure comprehensive testing.
Collaborate with verification and firmware teams to validate IP functionality.
c. Qualifications:
Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering,
or a related field. 2+ years of experience in RTL design and verification.
Proficiency in Verilog, SystemVerilog
Strong understanding of digital design concepts, including pipelining, clock domains, and low-power design techniques.
Experience with simulation tools (e.g., ModelSim, VCS, Questa) and formal verification techniques.
Familiarity with UVM methodology and testbench development.
Knowledge of scripting (Python, TCL, Perl, Shell) for automation.
Experience with FPGA or ASIC development flows, including synthesis and timing analysis.
Strong debugging and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
- Non smoking