Senior ASIC Engineer Technical Lead

Openchip And Software Technologies SL

Job Location:

Barcelona - Spain

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Role:

In the Innovation department we are seeking a highly experienced Senior ASIC Engineer / Technical Lead to drive the architecture design and implementation of advanced ASIC and SoC developments with a strong focus on RISC-V-based systems high-performance digital design and complex mixed researchindustry environments.

You will play a key role in leading end-to-end ASIC developments from architectural definition and RTL design through synthesis physical implementation silicon validation and FPGA-based prototyping. The role combines hands-on technical leadership with acting as a technical interface with public research centers and universities ensuring smooth collaboration and high-quality outcomes in externally contracted hardware developments.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and contribute to full ASIC development flows from system and RTL design to GDSII sign-off.

Define and validate digital architectures including RISC-V SoCs and domain-specific accelerators.

Drive technical decisions related to RTL design verification strategies synthesis P&R and sign-off.

Design implement and maintain FPGA-based prototypes to validate architectures subsystems and system-level functionality ahead of tape-out.

Use FPGA prototyping as a vehicle for early software bring-up performance evaluation and risk reduction.

Interface with foundries EDA vendors and external industrial partners during design fabrication and validation phases.

Act as primary technical point of contact for hardware design and ASIC/SoC development contracts with public research centers and universities.

Coordinate supervise and technically validate externally contracted hardware design activities ensuring alignment with internal architectures schedules and quality requirements.

Facilitate effective collaboration and technology transfer between internal engineering teams and public research institutions.

Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers and project teams.

Contribute to European collaborative R&D projects representing the company in technical discussions with research institutes universities and industrial partners.

Support technology scouting and evaluation of new process nodes tools and design methodologies.

Required Qualifications:

Masters degree in Electronics Engineering or a related field.

15 years of experience in ASIC and SoC development within microelectronics environments.

Proven experience covering the complete ASIC flow: RTL synthesis place & route verification and sign-off.

Strong expertise in digital design languages (VHDL Verilog SystemVerilog).

Hands-on experience with FPGA prototyping including architecture validation and system-level bring-up (Xilinx Intel/Altera or equivalent).

Solid background in RISC-V architectures and complex SoC integration.

Deep understanding of EDA tools and ASIC/FPGA design methodologies.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively in collaborative R&D environments involving external stakeholders such as research institutes and universities.

Excellent communication skills and ability to act as a technical interface between industrial and academic teams.

Fluent in English; Spanish and/or Catalan are a plus.

Desirable Qualifications:

Prior professional experience in public research centers or universities (e.g. CSIC national laboratories or equivalent European research institutions).

Experience in medical electronics imaging systems or advanced detector readout electronics.

Previous involvement in EU-funded collaborative R&D projects (Horizon Europe Chips JU IPCEI etc.).

Experience across multiple technology nodes (e.g. GF22 TSMC65/130 XFAB180 AMS).

What Do We Offer

Join a highly innovative microelectronics company working at the forefront of RISC-V and advanced SoC technologies.

Opportunity to play a key technical leadership role bridging industry and public research.

Collaboration with top-tier research institutions and industrial partners across Europe.

Flexible working conditions and hybrid work environment.

Competitive remuneration aligned with seniority and expertise.

Position based in Barcelona.

We are looking for outstanding people willing to join our mission to change this industry and help to build a better world.

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The Role:In the Innovation department we are seeking a highly experienced Senior ASIC Engineer / Technical Lead to drive the architecture design and implementation of advanced ASIC and SoC developments with a strong focus on RISC-V-based systems high-performance digital design and complex mixed rese...