Senior Digital ASIC Engineer

Cochlear; Antwerpen; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible extra-legal benefits

Onboarding and training program

Life-work balance with homeworking

Global collaboration

Job summary

Cochlear is seeking a Senior Digital ASIC Engineer to shape and deliver ASIC technologies for implantable and external hearing solutions. You will contribute across the full lifecycle, from architecture to tape‑out, including silicon bring‑up and product integration.

We value hands‑on expertise in digital ASIC/FPGA design, SystemVerilog/UVM, formal verification, and scripting. This role offers Mechelen‑based hybrid work, collaboration with partners, and growth opportunities within a premier

Qualifications

• Around 7+ years of experience in digital ASIC or FPGA design, verification or integration.
• Strong knowledge of RTL, simulation, synthesis, verification and debugging.
• Experience with clock/reset, CDC/RDC, interfaces, low‑power design, DFT and silicon behaviour.
• Experience reviewing or delivering work through external ASIC design or verification partners.
• Ability to connect product requirements with design behaviour, verification evidence and real‑world implementation.
• Strong structured problem‑solving and technical communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review digital ASIC requirements covering functionality, interfaces, performance, power, reliability and test.
• Review architecture, RTL, clock/reset, CDC/RDC, low‑power implementation, DFT and verification evidence.
• Work closely with external ASIC design and verification partners, reviewing technical decisions and driving issues through to resolution.
• Identify and investigate key technical risks using simulation, formal verification, FPGA prototypes and silicon evaluation.
• Support tape‑out readiness, silicon bring‑up, characterisation, debugging and acceptance.
• Partner with hardware, embedded software, test, quality and product engineering teams through product integration.
• Use scripting, automation and AI‑assisted engineering approaches to improve reviews, testing, analysis and engineering workflows.

Skills

Digital ASIC

FPGA design

RTL

Simulation

Synthesis

Verification

Debugging

SystemVerilog/UVM

Python

DFT

Clock/Reset

CDC/RDC

Tools

FPGA prototyping

Job description

Change people’s lives and love what you do! Cochlear develops world-leading medical devices that help people hear. As a top 100 medical device company and market‑leader in implantable hearing devices, more people choose a Cochlear‑branded cochlear implant system than any other. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives.

Senior Digital ASIC Engineer
Mechelen based/ Hybrid Work Arrangements

Help shape the next generation of hearing technology.

Cochlear is looking for a Senior Digital ASIC Engineer to help shape, enable and deliver the ASIC technologies at the heart of our implantable and external hearing solutions.

This is a senior, hands‑on individual contributor role where you’ll contribute across the full digital ASIC lifecycle, from technology selection, architecture and requirements through internal or partner‑led design and verification, tape‑out, silicon bring‑up and product integration.

Depending on the product need, solutions may be developed with specialist partners or selected from available technologies. Cochlear retains ownership of the requirements, technical decisions, acceptance and product outcome.

What you’ll be doing

• Develop and review digital ASIC requirements covering functionality, interfaces, performance, power, reliability and test.
• Review architecture, RTL, clock/reset, CDC/RDC, low‑power implementation, DFT and verification evidence.
• Work closely with external ASIC design and verification partners, reviewing technical decisions and driving issues through to resolution.
• Identify and investigate key technical risks using simulation, formal verification, FPGA prototypes and silicon evaluation.
• Support tape‑out readiness, silicon bring‑up, characterisation, debugging and acceptance.
• Partner with hardware, embedded software, test, quality and product engineering teams through product integration.
• Use scripting, automation and AI‑assisted engineering approaches to improve reviews, testing, analysis and engineering workflows.

About you

You’re an experienced digital ASIC or FPGA engineer who enjoys getting into the technical detail, solving difficult problems and constructively challenging designs.

Ideally, you’ll bring:

• Around 7+ years’ experience in digital ASIC or FPGA design, verification or integration.
• Strong knowledge of RTL, simulation, synthesis, verification and debugging.
• Practical experience with clock/reset, CDC/RDC, interfaces, low‑power design, DFT and silicon behaviour.
• Experience reviewing or delivering work through external ASIC design or verification partners.
• The ability to connect product requirements with design behaviour, verification evidence and real‑world implementation.
• Strong structured problem‑solving and technical communication skills.

Experience with SystemVerilog/UVM, formal verification, FPGA prototyping, Python or similar scripting will be highly regarded. Experience within medical devices, automotive, aerospace or another safety‑critical environment would also be advantageous.

What we offer

An attractive remuneration package and flexible extra‑legal benefits

An extensive onboarding and training program

An enjoyable work environment with attention to life‑work balance and homeworking

A stimulating environment with growth opportunities and opportunity to meet multi‑disciplinary colleagues across the globe

This is your chance to be part of a premier organization with a great culture, working in a dynamic, growing and rapidly evolving environment to deliver outstanding results that benefit our customers every day. Be part of something purposeful

Cochlear Summary

Cochlear’s mission is to help people hear and be heard. Around the world, more people chose a Cochlear‑branded hearing implant system than any other. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping people to Hear Now. And Always. Cochlear is the global market leader in implantable hearing solutions including cochlear implant systems (CI) and bone anchored hearing aids Baha.

Equal opportunities

Cochlear is committed to providing equal opportunities to avoid unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, religion/belief or age. In line with our corporate ethics and statutory obligations we strive to ensure that the work environment is free of harassment and bullying and that everyone is treated with dignity and respect - this is an important aspect of ensuring equal opportunities in employment.