RTL Lint and CDC Engineer

Project

Work done for a product or program.

• Run lint, CDC, RDC and X-propagation analysis on every block and at chip level as part of the regression cadence.
• Triage thousands of raw violations into real defects, tool noise and setup errors, and drive real defects to block owners with reproducible evidence.
• Review and adjudicate every waiver, requiring a written technical rationale and an owner, and re-audit waivers at each milestone.
• Verify synchroniser correctness and data stability for all clock domain crossings, including conventional handshakes, async FIFOs and gray-coded pointers.
• Analyse reset domain crossings for asynchronous reset removal hazards and metastability on reset de-assertion.
• Run structural DFT and low-power rule checks (testability, scan-readiness, isolation and level shifter presence) before formal signoff runs.
• Produce milestone signoff reports and dashboards showing violation trends, waiver counts and clean status per block.

Function

Work that keeps the discipline running: methods, tools, suppliers and people.

• Define and maintain the chip lint, CDC and RDC rule policy, including rule severity, goal files and per-project exceptions.
• Maintain the tool setup including SGDC/constraint files, abstract models for hard IP and hierarchical run strategies for full-chip capacity.
• Train new RTL designers on the rule set and common violation patterns to reduce recurring issues.

Project

1. Produce and hand over the role's key deliverables
   • Chip lint/CDC/RDC rule policy and goal configuration
   • Milestone signoff reports per block and chip level
   • Reviewed and owner-attributed waiver database
   • CDC constraint files and abstract models for IP
   • X-propagation analysis results
   • Violation trend dashboards and designer guidance material
2. Design the blockGeneral
   • Write or capture the design to the specification
   • Run lint, simulation or circuit checks
   • Close design reviews and their actions
3. Support integration and sign-offGeneral
   • Fix bugs found by verification
   • Support timing and physical closure
   • Deliver handoff files and documentation

Function

1. Keep design methods currentGeneral
   • Maintain coding and design standards
   • Build and maintain reusable blocks
2. Develop peopleGeneral
   • Mentor newer engineers
   • Run design reviews and knowledge sharing sessions