Ten stages of becoming a Senior IC Design Engineer. What stage are you in now?

In recent years , Many people entered IC Industry development . But few people really do a good job in Career Planning , Most people are in a state of confusion .IC How long can the air outlet of the industry last ？IC Whether the industry is rolled or not ？ I can be in IC How long will the industry stay …… We can always see such problems on the Internet .

Actually , The development of most industries is cyclical , I suggest you ask yourself before you enter the industry , I really love this industry , Want to develop in the industry for a long time ？ Or follow the trend , Make some money and then find the next outlet ? Whatever it is , It is recommended to study hard after entering the industry , As long as you are solid enough , Some knowledge and technology in other industries 、 The field is also general .

Of course , If you want to develop in the industry for a long time , We should become a senior as soon as possible IC Consciousness of design engineer , Need to know , Don't want to be a senior ICer Our engineers are not good engineers . that , How to become a senior IC Design engineers ？

Generally speaking , Most people go through ten stages .

One 、 Have ideas

There is a movie line that says ,“ If you don't have a dream , What's the difference between that and salted fish ？”? No matter you're a professional , Or a non professional ; It's a fresh graduate , I changed my profession after several years of work ; yes 985、211 Academic , I graduated from a college …… As long as you really become a senior ICer As a goal , Then everyone's starting point is the same , The main thing to open the gap is the next efforts .?

Two 、 Read more books to accumulate professional knowledge

No matter what direction it goes , In fact, there are many books to read . What is fatal is , Sometimes people may not understand technical books at once . If you can't understand a book, you must brush it several times , There is an old saying that “ Read hundreds of times , Self righteousness ”.

Besides reading technical books , And charge more for English , If you don't understand it, it's recommended to dig some videos online to learn , But to speak true , At this time, if there is a teacher's guidance , Efficiency will definitely be greatly improved ！

Under what circumstances is it really finished reading a book ？ To get a book, first look at its contents , Find out what chapters this book mainly talks about , Take a general glance at the subheadings of each section , Know the development of the book . When you finish reading the content, go back to the table of contents , Be able to recall the general contents of the book according to the titles of the catalogue chapters , That's what I've read .?

It is recommended to read books in the direction of digital verification 《SystemVerilog verification 》、《UVM actual combat 》 etc. ; Numbers IC Design direction is recommended 《Verilog HDL Advanced digital design 》、《 Practical course of ASIC design 》、《SOC Design method and implementation 》 etc. . The purpose of reading is to accumulate professional knowledge , Lay a theoretical foundation for future development .?

3、 ... and 、 Accumulate more project experience

If you have good self-control and learning ability , There is no problem in mastering book knowledge , Then we have to consider the difficulty of project practice . This is also to plan for finding a good job in the future ！ Generally speaking , Enterprise job fairs prefer people with practical project experience , Reading and doing are completely different things , In the past, there have been people who can do theoretical knowledge but can't do anything by hands .

Four 、 Adhere to the resume of overseas investment

A resume is a summary of your work and study in the past for a long time , It can let the interviewer know you intuitively . It takes a little effort to make a resume , Try to choose simple resume templates , The information in the resume should be listed clearly , And IC Design related professional skills should be written at the front , If the enterprise has no special requirements for the naming of resume , It is suggested that “ full name + contact + Delivery post ” In the form of , It's so convenient HR Find you faster when choosing your resume .

Everyone's foundation is different , It's best to know the enterprise or position you want to go to before delivery , You can search more on the Internet 、 Ask your predecessors about their experience , Look at the company's recruitment needs , Change and deliver your resume more accurately , Remind everyone to prepare more resumes ！ You know, even if the post of delivery is the same , Sometimes different companies recruit people to do different jobs , The essence of job interview still depends on the matching degree of people and posts . What if there is no reply after delivering more than a dozen copies ？ Cheer Up ！ We must insist on overseas investment , as far as I am concerned , Some big guys delivered it when they first started looking for a job 200 Multiple seals , Only a few units received feedback . You know, sometimes there will be company positions that have been recruited, but the information has not been refreshed 、 There is no vacancy for the time being , So part of your resume may be invalid .

There are many channels for sending resumes , You can go to the job fair 、 The company's official website 、 Recruitment live broadcast 、 The official account and so on . Of course , It's better if you know some senior brothers and sisters who can help push internally , This process will generally be faster .

5、 ... and 、 Choose a business , Hold on to the tuyere

Often someone will fall into offer In my sweet choice , Whether to go to big cities or stay in small cities ？ To state-owned enterprises 、 Private enterprise or foreign enterprise ？ choice offer Cities need to be considered 、 Position 、 company 、 Salary and other factors ~

6、 ... and 、 Take the initiative to work overtime

After taking part in work, they will basically face the phenomenon of overtime , Especially in first tier cities , No industry does not work overtime .IC The industry also works overtime , But not according to the specific position , Generally speaking IC Whether there is much overtime in the industry mainly depends on the company .

For example, domestic start-ups still work more overtime , The company is just beginning to develop , Generally, we exchange time for benefits , It's good to enter the stable period later ; But like in foreign enterprises 、 Research institute, 、 Some big factories , Relatively speaking, overtime is less ……

No matter what kind of company you go to , It's still recommended to work overtime and take the initiative to learn more when you just go in , Get familiar with the job content as soon as possible , Improve some common operation skills . It's best to use you in playing games 、 binge-watch 、 Plan a part of your time to take the initiative to study overtime , There's bound to be something unexpected , Know that what you try to learn will be of maximum value at a certain moment , Young people learn and earn ！

7、 ... and 、 Master a tool / Be familiar with a certain field

We often see many job requirements mentioned in the recruitment information ： Master what tools 、 Familiar with what related design …… Different positions need to master different work skills , If you want to grow rapidly after entering the job, you must learn the skills you need to master in your position , Be at ease . Pay attention to some methods and skills , Learn to summarize periodically by yourself , Try to learn something useful and do less repetitive work .

Such as digital IC Design post , Most of them require the most basic proficiency in digital circuit design ; be familiar with Verilog or VHDL. You need to be familiar with asynchronous circuit design ; be familiar with FIFO The design of the ; be familiar with UNIX Use of the system and its tools ; Familiar with scripting language Perl、Shell、Tcl etc. ; be familiar with C++ Language 、SystemVerilog、Matlab etc. ; be familiar with DC、VCS、LEC、PT And the use of tools ; be familiar with CMOS Circuit principle and so on . You need to be familiar with digital signal processing algorithm 、 Communication algorithm 、 One or more of image algorithms ; Familiar with computer architecture 、 Familiar with GM MCU/SOC Design process ; Familiar with various bus protocols 、 Interface protocol, etc . After knowing that most companies in the industry need these skills for this position , Then carry out targeted learning and accumulation ！

8、 ... and 、 Make industry friends

Doing technology is not making things behind closed doors , Generally speaking , Most of the IC Engineers work mainly with computers , Such a working environment is easy for people to talk less , Not good at communication . It is important to calm down and focus on research and development , But communicating with colleagues can sometimes help ICer Get more effective information in the process of growth , There is a greater breakthrough in technology . therefore , During the break time, it is recommended that you communicate more with friends in the same industry , Help each other answer questions 、 Learn from each other , Or share some interesting things in life , in the course of time , Everyone will become familiar , Social circles will also change a lot .? It's better to make progress with friends , But if we find that the gap between them gradually widens , Friends in the same industry are gradually on the peak of life , And you work in a company 4、5 year , Salary and ability have not been improved , Then we should reflect on it in time or consider job hopping . At this time, friends may be able to provide you with some help ！

Nine 、 Management team

If your technical ability is hard enough 、 Old enough working experience or good enough interpersonal relationship , Then it is likely to be valued by leaders , Shift to management positions . Everyone is good at different fields , Management is not an easy thing , Pay attention to caring for everyone in the team , Help them improve their abilities , Improve mutual cooperation , Must have a certain ability of organization and coordination and verbal communication . however , Even take the road of management , It is suggested not to give up further study in technology . Stick to it for a period of time to see if you are suitable to be a manager , If not , We should return to technology research and development in time ; If you can , We should also maintain the love and learning of Technology , When communicating with subordinates like this , To win the respect of everyone .

Ten 、 Become a senior IC Design Engineer

No matter where you are now , As long as we can keep right IC Love and study in the industry , So far away from becoming a senior IC The goal of design engineers will be closer ！

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