
Principal ASIC Design Engineer
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full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Los Angeles • California • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $230,773 - $323,081 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Define top-level or cross-subsystem digital architecture for Space based communication ASICs and SoCs
- Lead hardware realization of key communication functions such as modem pipelines, coding engines, digital beamforming, switching fabrics, and packet/data processing
- Drive end-to-end technical planning from concept through silicon validation
- Establish system-level tradeoffs among throughput, latency, power, die area, reliability, and manufacturability
- Provide technical leadership across design, verification, physical design, firmware, packaging, and system teams
- Review and influence architectural partitioning between ASIC, FPGA, software, and RF/analog domains
- Develop methodologies and reusable IP strategies that improve schedule, quality, and scalability
- Mentor technical leaders and act as a go-to expert for critical design reviews and issue resolution
- Support roadmap planning and future product definition
Requirements
- BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 12+ years of ASIC design experience, including ownership of complex chips or multiple tape-outs
- Expert-level knowledge of digital design, microarchitecture, and full-chip tradeoffs
- Proven success leading technically exciting silicon programs
- Strong understanding of communication signal-processing hardware and system integration
- Ability to influence across organizations and communicate complex technical topics clearly
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability
- 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
- Education Support Program
- Up to four (4) weeks paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours
- Up to 14 company-paid holidays
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Hard Skills & Tools
ASIC designdigital architecturemodem pipelinescoding enginesdigital beamformingswitching fabricspacket processingsilicon validationmicroarchitecturesignal processing
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentoringcommunicationinfluencingproblem-solving
Certifications
BS in Electrical EngineeringMS in Electrical EngineeringPhD in Electrical EngineeringBS in Computer EngineeringMS in Computer EngineeringPhD in Computer Engineering