Principal ASIC Design Engineer

IC Resources Recruitment; Town of Cambridge; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 246,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Benefits package

Job summary

IC Resources Recruitment in Cambridge is seeking a Principal ASIC Design Engineer to lead frontier ASIC work across architecture, verification and implementation. The role spans architecture, verification, timing, power and physical design with close collaboration with software teams.

The candidate will contribute to pre-silicon validation, FPGA platforms, and the full silicon lifecycle, delivering high-performance products for our growing roadmap.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in SoC or MCU architecture and design.
• Experience delivering silicon tape-out with architectural control.
• Knowledge of real-time, deterministic interrupt handling.
• Familiarity with SPI, I2C, UART, USB, ADC/DAC, timers, and GPIO fabrics.
• Understanding of AXI, AHB, APB interconnects, cache, DMA.

Responsibilities

• Take charge of front-end development from spec to design, verification and implementation.
• Define, specify, configure, and integrate IP and system-level functions.
• Lead verification for complex SoC and MCU designs.
• Collaborate with software teams for HW/SW integration.
• Support FPGA platforms for software dev and pre-silicon validation.
• Work with implementation teams on timing, power and physical design.
• Contribute to the ASIC development workflow to ensure delivery.

Skills

SoC architecture

MCU architecture

RTL design (SystemVerilog)

Verification (UVM, formal)

DFT, timing closure

Power/thermal aware design

Scripting (Python, Bash, Tcl)

AXI/AHB/APB interconnects

Security architectures

HW/SW integration

Tools

SystemVerilog

FPGA/Emulation

DFT tools

Job description

Principal ASIC Design Engineer Overview

Company Name: IC Resources Recruitment

Job Role: Principal ASIC Design Engineer

Qualifications: Not Specified

Category: IT Jobs

Job Type: Full Time

Location: Cambridge

Join a leading British technology company that specializes in designing innovative computing platforms utilized by millions globally. This organization is recognized for its commitment to accessible and high-performance computing, and is currently expanding its in-house ASIC capabilities to support a promising product roadmap.

As a Principal ASIC Design Engineer, you will be an integral part of a growing ASIC team, engaging in the development of next-generation silicon products. This position offers the opportunity to work within a small, collaborative team, providing exposure to the entire silicon development lifecycle, from architecture and specification to design, verification, implementation, testing, and product qualification.

Key Responsibilities

• Take charge of front-end development tasks, overseeing the process from specification to design, verification, and implementation.
• Define, specify, configure, and integrate both IP and system-level functionalities.
• Lead the planning and execution of verification processes for complex System-on-Chip (SoC) and Microcontroller (MCU) designs.
• Work closely with software teams to ensure effective integration between hardware and software.
• Support FPGA platforms utilized for software development and pre-silicon validation.
• Collaborate with implementation teams to address challenges related to timing, power, and physical design.
• Contribute to the overall ASIC development workflow to guarantee successful product delivery.

Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in SoC or MCU architecture and design.
• Demonstrated success in delivering at least one silicon tape-out where you had architectural control over a complete chip or a significant subsystem.
• In-depth knowledge of modern microcontroller and processor architectures, including real-time operations and deterministic interrupt handling.
• Experience with low-power architectures and memory hierarchies such as Flash and SRAM.
• Familiarity with common peripheral interfaces like SPI, I²C, UART, USB, ADC/DAC, timers, and programmable I/O fabrics.
• Strong understanding of broader SoC architecture, including AXI, AHB, and APB interconnects, cache hierarchies, DMA, and memory controllers.
• Knowledge of security architectures and the integration of operating system-class subsystems with real-time domains.
• A solid grasp of practical chip implementation realities, including RTL design (SystemVerilog), verification methodologies (UVM, formal, emulation/FPGA), DFT, timing closure, power analysis, and physical design constraints.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or Tcl.

Benefits

• An attractive compensation package.
• Various non-monetary benefits.

This role is based in Cambridge and requires full-time onsite attendance. If you are an experienced IC Design Engineer who enjoys taking ownership and working across multiple disciplines, this is an excellent opportunity to join a company poised for significant growth.

Degree Requirement: Not Specified

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