ASIC Development Leader

MRL Consulting Group | Global Niche Technology Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MRL Consulting Group | Global Niche Technology Recruitment seeks a Lead ASIC Development Engineer to drive next-generation mixed-signal ASICs for space environments. This senior, hands-on leadership role combines technical authority with team mentorship and program ownership.

You will translate architectural intent into executable plans, lead cross-functional design and verification, and ensure quality, schedule, and cost targets are met while advancing radiation-hardening techniques for space

Qualifications

• 20+ years in mixed-signal ASIC development.
• Proven track record delivering large ASIC/SoC programs to productization.
• Hands-on RTL design and digital IP integration.
• Verification and validation methodologies.
• Hardware emulation and DFT.
• Physical implementation and tape-out flows.
• Modern EDA toolchains.
• Mixed-signal subsystems: high-speed ADC/DAC, PLLs, SERDES.
• Radiation-hardening techniques for space apps.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development of mixed-signal ASICs.
• Drive IP development, SoC integration, verification and productization.
• Ensure on-schedule, on-budget, high-quality delivery.
• Oversee RTL design, digital IP integration and verification.
• Lead hardware emulation, DFT and physical design activities.
• Validate high-speed mixed-signal blocks (ADC/DAC, PLL, SERDES).
• Apply radiation-hardening techniques for space.
• Mentor engineers and drive cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

RTL design

Digital IP integration

Verification strategies

Hardware emulation

DFT

Physical design flows

EDA toolchains

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

EDA tools

Job description

Lead ASIC Development Engineer

Advanced Mixed-Signal ASICs for Space Applications

Full-Time | Senior Technical Leadership Role

About The Opportunity

An innovative organisation operating at the forefront of space-grade semiconductor technology is seeking a Lead ASIC Development Engineer to drive the delivery of next-generation mixed-signal ASICs for deployment in space environments.

The Role

You will lead the execution of mixed-signal ASIC development programs, ensuring technical excellence, disciplined delivery, and alignment with product architecture and system requirements.

Working closely with product architects and cross-functional stakeholders, you will translate high-level architectural intent into structured engineering execution, driving best practices across the ASIC lifecycle.

This is a hands-on leadership role — combining technical authority, team mentorship, and program ownership.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

Technical Leadership & Execution

• Lead end-to-end development of advanced mixed-signal ASICs
• Drive execution from IP development and SoC integration through verification, implementation, and productization
• Ensure adherence to schedule, cost, quality, and performance objectives
• Lead structured design reviews and technical decision gates
• Apply industry best practices to improve productivity and development quality

Engineering Excellence

• Guide RTL design, digital IP integration, verification strategy, hardware emulation, DFT, and physical design flows
• Ensure strong validation and verification methodologies for mixed-signal devices
• Oversee integration of high-speed mixed-signal components (ADC/DAC, PLL, SERDES, etc.)
• Support application of radiation-hardening techniques for space environments
• Drive continuous improvement in development processes and EDA workflows

Team & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Lead and mentor ASIC engineers and designers across geographically distributed teams
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance engineering culture
• Work closely with product architects to ensure alignment between system intent and silicon implementation
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of ASICs into final products

What We’re Looking For

You are a senior ASIC development professional with strong delivery experience and the credibility to lead technically complex programs.

Essential Experience

• 20+ years of experience in mixed-signal ASIC development
• Proven track record delivering large-scale ASIC/SoC programs through full productization
• Strong hands-on expertise in:
  • RTL design and digital IP integration
  • Verification and validation methodologies
  • Hardware emulation and DFT
  • Physical implementation and tape-out flows
  • Modern EDA toolchains
• Technical knowledge of mixed-signal subsystems including high-speed ADC/DAC, PLLs, SERDES
• Experience with radiation-hardening techniques for high-reliability or space applications

Personal Profile

• Technically authoritative and comfortable leading detailed engineering discussions
• Strong program execution mindset with attention to quality and delivery
• Effective communicator across engineering and non-engineering stakeholders
• Experience working in complex, cross-cultural, globally distributed organisations
• Committed to mentoring and developing high-performing teams
• Continuous improvement and innovation-driven mindset

Why This Role?

This is an opportunity to take technical ownership of advanced space-grade ASIC programs while remaining closely connected to engineering execution.

You will influence methodology, drive delivery excellence, and help shape next-generation silicon in one of the most demanding application domains — without stepping into a purely executive management function.