Experienced ASIC / SoC Development Engineer

Position: 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.

Responsibilities-

• Architect, specify, design and verify ASICs and ASIC design blocks for coherent transmission systems; with
focus on data transmission and error correction; including testbench development
(VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog/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

Required Skills-

• 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.

It would be beneficial if you also had:

• 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.**