Experienced ASIC​/SoC Development Engineer

Position Overview

Experienced ASIC / SoC Development Engineer (Individual Contributor).

Location:

Germany.

Full Time / Permanent:
Office based Hybrid 3 days in the office (flexible).

Degree level:
Master Degree.

As an ASIC engineer responsible for the architecture and development of sub-micron devices, your role demands a blend of technical expertise and soft skills. Our client anticipates the utmost quality in your work output. Your responsibilities will involve collaborating within an international development team, operating within a culture of autonomy and individual accountability.

Together, you will be constructing system-on-chip devices tailored for coherent transmission systems. We seek an ASIC generalist proficient in executing all necessary tasks throughout the device development cycle.

• Architect, specify, design and verify ASICs and ASIC design blocks for coherent transmission systems; focus on data transmission and error correction; including testbench development (VHDL/Verilog/System Verilog/UVM) and formal verification of design results.
• Investigate and optimize power consumption by leveraging on latest CMOS technology nodes and applying dedicated power analysis tools and techniques.
• Select available intellectual properties to be integrated into our design as well as communication with third‑party IP suppliers.
• Collaborate with systems engineering, hardware, software and firmware development teams and test engineering in international locations.
• Bring up and validate ASICs and Optical Modules in the Lab.

• Strong knowledge and practical experience about ASIC and FPGA design and verification, respective implementation tools (Synopsys, Mentor, Cadence), the related design languages (VHDL, Verilog, System Verilog), script programming (TCL, Python) and overall development environment.
• Design verification methodologies (e.g. UVM) and Formal Verification of design results (e.g. LEC, CDC, PDV) as well as use of hardware emulators.
• Basic understanding of firmware development, software structures and methods (C/C++, development of drivers and APIs for the design blocks).
• Good communication skills, fluent written and spoken English (required) and German (expected), with a strong interest to collaborate with international partners.

• Knowledge about coherent optical transmission systems and their components, transmission theory and algorithms, forward error correction, modulation formats and their implementation.
• Basic understanding of circuit pack design and functionality.
• Knowledge about optical transmission standards like OIF, IEEE, ITU‑T etc.
• Inter‑disciplinary and inter‑cultural collaboration experience.

The position requires a Master Degree or PhD in Electronic Engineering, Microelectronics, Telecommunication Engineering or similar.