Principal ASIC Design Engineer - Chip Lead

CesiumAstro, Inc.; Aliso Viejo (CA); On-site; USD 15,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health benefits

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

HSA/FSA

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

Jariet Technologies, Inc., a CesiumAstro, Inc. subsidiary, seeks a Principal ASIC Design Engineer to lead next‑gen high‑speed mixed‑signal/DSP chips.

You will own cradle‑to‑grave ASIC development, RTL/Vectors with Verilog/SystemVerilog, and drive integration across analog and digital domains in a fast‑paced environment. The role requires a Master’s in Engineering with 10+ years’ experience, leadership, and strong front‑end/back‑end design flow expertise.

Qualifications

• Cradle-to-grave ASIC development experience.
• Strong RTL design, verification, and timing analysis skills.
• Experience with customer communications and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead front-end and back-end design flows from concept to silicon.
• Define architecture for high-speed ASICs and DSP blocks.
• Coordinate verification, bring-up, and lab testing activities.

Skills

ASIC design

Verilog/SystemVerilog

UVM/SPECMAN

RTL verification

DSP integration

High-speed analog

Project management

Education

Master’s in Engineering

Tools

Synthesis

STA flow

Back-end flow

EDA tools

Job description

Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

This position is with Jariet Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of CesiumAstro. Jariet is developing breakthrough technologies to permit digital communications technology to be applied at micro/mm-Wave speeds using standard CMOS processes. Jariet is well positioned to provide ASIC products into emerging markets in multi-antenna beamforming communications systems and wireless infrastructure as well as digital deployments into microwave point-to-point links and radar systems. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.

We are looking to add a Principal ASIC Design Engineer - Chip Lead for our next generation industry leading high speed mixed signal/DSP projects. We are specifically looking for someone with cradle-to-grave experience who knows all levels of large, high-speed communications chip design. The ideal candidate will have knowledge in all or most of the following areas: digital communications systems, DSP, ASIC microarchitecture, analog IP integration, embedded processors, high level verification, RTL design with multiple asynchronous clock domains, timing analysis, DFT, backend flow, chip bring up, debug, lab testing, and transitioning a product from first sample through release to volume production.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s in Engineering with a minimum of 10 years of experience.
• Experience with the IC/ASIC development flow from concept through production release of silicon.
• Experience in defining and using advanced front-end design flows from system simulation through RTL implementation, verification, synthesis, and interfacing with a backend team.
• Experience in high speed analog block integration into digital logic.
• The candidate must have a well-developed ability to analyze specifications at the architecture and micro-architecture level to identify design improvements.
• Excellent program management, people management, and project tracking skills.
• Experience with customer communications and marketing/sales interactions.
• Experience with ASIC verification using random constraint coverage driven verification methodology like UVM, VMM, OVM or SPECMAN.
• Fluency with Verilog and System Verilog, experience with synthesis, formal verification, and STA flow set up. Experience with low power design flows highly desirable.
• Experience in DSP block implementation highly desirable.

$15,000 - $199,000 a year

CesiumAstro considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills. Full-time employment offers include company stock options and a generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability and retirement plans.

CesiumAstro is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard torace, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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