DIGITAL IC Senior Hardware Engineer – FRANCE
RISC-VRTL / HDLVerificationFirmwareSoC / ASICFPGAPosted Jun 4, 2026
Overview
Skills named in this posting
- SystemVerilog
- VHDL
- UVM
- Formal verification
- Mixed-signal
- C
- C++
- Python
Description of the role :
To strengthen our digital hardware team, we are looking for a Senior Digital IC Hardware Engineer (F/M) for our sites in Mauguio (34) or Meyreuil (13).
Reporting to the Technical Director, you will integrate the existing digital team and work closely with system architects and the mixed-signal team. You will be core to our development of High-Performance RISC-V processors.
Key Responsibilities:
• Participate in the architecture and design of advanced embedded systems and high-performance SoC solutions.
• Develop complex modules (intellectual properties) following the company’s methodologies.
• Work on the entire design flow: specification, RTL coding, design, simulation, synthesis, and testing.
• Collaborate on embedded software applications, mainly for benchmarks, tests, and demonstrators.
Minimum requirements :
• Education: Master’s degree in Electronics, Telecommunications, or Computer Science.
• Experience: Proven 5 to 10+ years of experience as a digital designer.
• Core Technical Skills:
Strong proficiency in Logic Design, RTL Design, and RTL Coding using SystemVerilog or VHDL.
Solid knowledge of microprocessor architectures, specifically targeting High-Performance RISC-V processors.
Deep understanding of hardware concepts: MMU, TLB, Cache mechanisms, and Hypervisor support.
Experience with RTL simulations, development tools for synthesis, and debug.
• Languages: Professional working proficiency in English (written and spoken).
Highly preferred skills (plus) :
• Experience in Formal Verification or UVM process (Coverage-Driven Constrained Random functional verification).
• Knowledge of semiconductor design principles, FPGA, and ASIC design flows.
• Scripting and software development skills (C/C++, Python, Matlab).
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment with distributed teams
Job Type & Benefits:
• Contract: Full-time and permanent.
• Primary Locations: Mauguio (34) or Meyreuil (13), France.
• Work flexibility: Remote working up to 2 days per week (after integration period) + Flexible hours.
• Perks: Restaurant vouchers (SWILE), Holiday bonus, Referral bonus.
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Original posting: cortus.com
RISC-V ecosystem
Cortus / Cortus S.A.S. in the RISC-V ecosystem
RISC-V International: Strategic
Founded in 2005, Cortus is a French fabless semiconductor manufacturing group headquartered in Mauguio (near Montpellier, France) with subsidiaries in Italy, Greece and Spain. | Cortus is a leading semiconductor, embedded systems and IoT solutions company headquartered in Mauguio (near Montpellier, France) with offices in Meyreuil (France) and Moscow (Russia) as well as subsidiaries in Greece, Italy, Brazil and Taiwan.
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