ASIC Digital Design, Staff Engineer
SynopsysJob Title
ASIC Digital Design, Staff Engineer
Role Summary
Staff-level ASIC digital design engineer based in Bengaluru, working within an ASIC digital design team. The role focuses on RTL design and implementation, cross-functional coordination with verification and physical design teams, and driving design quality and schedule.
Experience Level
Senior (Staff level). Years of experience: not specified.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities for this staff engineering role include technical leadership of digital design efforts, delivery of high-quality RTL, and collaboration across the ASIC development flow.
- Lead RTL design, coding, and architecture discussions for assigned blocks or subsystems.
- Ensure designs meet timing, area, and power targets; work with synthesis and timing teams to close timing.
- Collaborate with verification, DFT, and physical design teams to integrate IP and resolve cross-domain issues.
- Perform design reviews, code reviews, and provide guidance on implementation best practices.
- Debug silicon/FPGA bring-up issues and provide root-cause analysis for design problems.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers.
Requirements
Required technical skills and experience expected for a staff ASIC digital role.
- Must-have: Strong RTL design skills in Verilog/SystemVerilog and practical experience with synthesis and timing closure.
- Must-have: Experience with ASIC/SoC design flows and EDA toolchains for synthesis, static timing analysis, and linting.
- Must-have: Proven ability to lead design efforts, collaborate across teams, and mentor engineers.
- Nice-to-have: Experience with low-power design techniques, DFT, formal verification, or FPGA prototyping.
- Nice-to-have: Scripting skills for automation (Python, Tcl) and experience integrating third-party IP.
Education Requirements
Not specified.
About the Company
Company: Synopsys
Headquarters: Mountain View, California, USA
Synopsys is a leading company in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP solutions. It provides tools and services for designing and verifying complex semiconductor devices and systems. The company plays a pivotal role in the semiconductor industry, helping engineers innovate and deliver higher-quality products faster. Synopsys is committed to advancing technology standards and offers a range of software and hardware solutions to its clients globally.
