Lead Custom​/ASIC Design Engineer – Advanced Nodes

We are working with a highly innovative Zürich-based semiconductor company building next-generation compute technology. They are now looking for a Lead Custom / ASIC Design Engineer to drive the development of high-performance custom circuits on advanced process nodes.

This is a leadership position with strong hands‑on responsibility.

If you enjoy owning complex silicon from architecture decisions through to bring‑up, and guiding other engineers along the way, this could be a great fit.

You will combine technical depth with team leadership.

Expect to:

• Lead development of custom digital / analog blocks used in advanced compute architectures
• Work hands‑on at transistor level across advanced FinFET technologies
• Guide a small team of custom & layout engineers toward production‑quality silicon
• Drive block‑level verification, robustness closure & silicon validation
• Collaborate closely with digital, backend, DFT & test teams
• Review extraction results, debug parasitics, and ensure clean PPA closure

• 7+ years in custom digital, analog, or memory circuit design
• Experience owning complex blocks through full development cycles
• Strong knowledge of advanced‑node behaviour (variation, leakage, stability, reliability)
• Prior experience mentoring or technically leading other engineers
• Confidence interfacing with layout, backend & system teams
• A structured and quality‑driven engineering mindset
• Automation scripting (Python or Tcl)
• Exposure to memory‑related circuits or datapath‑heavy designs
• Experience in silicon bring‑up & correlation
• Background in low‑power or high‑performance compute architectures

This role suits someone who:

• Still enjoys being hands‑on despite seniority
• Thinks in terms of performance, power & robustness
• Is comfortable making architectural trade‑offs
• Wants visible impact in a focused, high‑caliber hardware team