Digital SoC expert designer - Technical leader Initial 6 month freelance contract + possible extensionsLeuven, Belgium (3 days / week onsite) 40 hours/weekASAP start Take responsibility for the design of high-performance, ultra-low-power digital signal processing modulesThe assignment Collaborate with system architect team, digital back-end team and embedded SW and validation as well as the other project stakeholders.Lead RTL development for ASIC and FPGA. Supervise the verification planning and activities (possibly including mixed-signal projects).Define and/or propose (new) way of working to maximize the efficiency of the design process.Contribute to high-quality reports and documentation.Required knowledge and skills MSc or PhD in electronics engineering with 10+ years of relevant experience in ASIC design. Solid understanding of digital ASIC-design flow is required: logic synthesis, timing analysis, power estimation/simulation, logic equivalence, STA (DFT and/or P&R is preferred). Structural way of working and ability to develop and manage activity planning is required. Experience working closely with (internal or external) stakeholders is required. Strong experience with digital circuit design in (System) Verilog is required. Experience with SoC top level design and/or sub-systems is required; including low power techniques. Experience with digital verification is preferred: plan definition, verification methodologies, code/functional coverage, constrained random verification, verification plan execution and tracking. Knowledge of high-level synthesis methodologies is a plus. Experience with Cadence IC design tools is preferred. Knowledge of the FPGA-development flow is a plus. Experience with scripting languages like TCL, Matlab and Python is required. Experience with revisioning systems, like git is required. Able to take initiative and responsibility for team’s success. Thinking pro-actively, working independently and having a creative problem-solving attitude. Have broad interest across disciplines and like to embrace new challenges. Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken).