Project Manager - HW verificaton

Nordic Semiconductor is the market leader in Bluetooth® Low Energy connectivity, with a growing portfolio of wireless devices, LTE-M and NB-IoT being the latest augmentation. Our System-on-Chip (SoC) products are used by world-leading brands in a wide variety of applications, including wireless PC peripherals, gaming, sports and fitness, mobile phone accessories, consumer electronics, toys, healthcare and automation.  
 
ABOUT THE JOB 

Nordic Semiconductor R&D engineers in a large variety of technical profession disciplines work together designing tomorrows technology, today. The HW verification team is one of the key teams, contributing throughout the entire product development process. The team’s activities start at project initiation and continue uninterruptedly through the prototype approval and transfer to production milestones. Developing complex, high performance devices requires a team that can develop equally advanced and efficient verification tools and practices. The HW verification lead manages this multidisciplinary HW verification team, reporting directly to the product project manager. As a HW verification team lead you will be driving the pre- and post-silicon verification effort, ensuring both functional correctness and adherence to key performance metrics.

You will be responsible for establishing all required engineering evidence for new IPs and prototypes and making the necessary preparations for transfer to mass production. Responsibility includes development and improvement of HW verification strategies and methodology, risk assessment and test coverage analysis. Working in close cooperation with various other R&D specialist teams, you will have a commanding view of the entire HW development process.  
 
ESSENTIAL EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS: 

• MSc in Electrical Engineering or similar OR BSc with at least 3 years´ relevant work experience  
• Good understanding of semiconductor verification and production principles  
• Ability to understand complex digital and analog system architectures and their performance metrics
• Proven track record in leadership and project management 
• Structured work approach and good communication skills  
• Fluency in the English language (written and oral) 

DESIRABLE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS: 

• Semiconductor development experience from digital, analog or mixed-mode designs
• Experience with tele regulatory conformance testing and radio technology standards
• Good understanding of RF transceiver architectures 
• Familiar with technical document management 

BENEFITS: 

• Competitive salary with bonus plan  
• Insurance and pension plan  
• 5 weeks´ annual paid vacation (following one year´s service)  
• Flexible working hours  
• Family friendly policies  
• Employees’ sports and social club, multiple social activities throughout the year  
• Relocation costs covered - for international moves to Norway, relocation assistance from our partner company Onboard Norway (www.onboardnorway.com)   

ABOUT NORDIC SEMICONDUCTOR 
Nordic Semiconductor specializes in ultra-low power wireless communication supporting Bluetooth low energy, Bluetooth Mesh, ANT+, 2.4GHz, IEEE 802.15.4, Thread, Zigbee and LTE-M/NB-IoT. The company’s award-winning and highly flexible SoCs are employed by some of the world’s leading brands in a variety of IoT applications like beacons, smart homes, wearables, as well as wireless keyboards and mice, game controllers, sports equipment, toys and medical equipment. 
 
Nordic’s development tools provide developers with an ideal starting point and ready-built design framework to accelerate development of IoT products. Its software architecture features a unique and powerful separation between protocol stack and user application code providing application developers maximum flexibility, ease-of-development, and code safety. High quality documentation and firmware are available to download on www.nordicsemi.com.   
 
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Working for Nordic Semiconductor, you will be challenged, inspired and supported. Our teams enjoy a professional, informal working environment and we value and encourage continuous development of skills and expertise to the very highest levels, through in-house opportunities and external training. A close-knit, highly skilled, international work-force, we are proud of our Norwegian heritage, world-leading innovation and professional excellence. 
 
LOCATION: Norway (Trondheim) 
Nordic Semiconductor´s R&D Headquarters are in the city of Trondheim, situated on the Trondheim Fjord in Mid-Norway. Once the capital of Norway, it was founded in 997 A.D. and has long history and an exciting future. This vibrant city is expanding fast, with a current population of around 200,000. It has embraced the technology sector and is home to start-ups, SMEs, large businesses (including a number of Semiconductor companies), as well as established large-scale organizations such as SINTEF (the largest independent research institute in Scandinavia), the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and the University Hospital for Mid-Norway. The city has an excellent public transport network and is well-connected internationally, Trondheim Airport being only 40 minutes from the city centre. Trondheim is surrounded by sea and mountains, allowing the inhabitants easy access from city-life to nature – the perfect environment for contemplation and cutting-edge innovation. 
 
For more information contact Frank Karlsen: Mobile: +47 46 62 24 90 or e-mail: frank.karlsen@nordicsemi.no    
 
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