ASIC Digital Design, Staff Engineer

Job Title

ASIC Digital Design, Staff Engineer

Role Summary

Staff-level digital ASIC engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and delivering complex digital blocks for ASIC projects. Works closely with verification, synthesis, physical design, and system teams to meet timing, area, and power targets.

Expected to drive technical decisions, debug silicon issues, and mentor junior engineers.

Experience Level

Senior — staff-level role. Typical experience: 7+ years in digital ASIC design or equivalent engineering experience.

Responsibilities

The role focuses on end-to-end digital design and delivery. Key responsibilities include:

• Architect, design, and implement RTL (SystemVerilog/Verilog) for digital ASIC blocks.
• Collaborate with verification and validation teams to ensure functional correctness.
• Prepare and guide synthesis, timing closure, and implementation activities.
• Analyze timing reports, resolve setup/hold violations, and optimize for area/power.
• Debug pre-silicon and post-silicon issues and support bring-up activities.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers on best practices.
• Interface with cross-functional teams (physical design, CAD/EDA, software) to integrate blocks.

Requirements

Concise list of required and preferred skills.

• Must-have: Strong RTL design experience in Verilog/SystemVerilog for ASICs; demonstrated experience with synthesis and timing closure workflows.
• Must-have: Practical experience using EDA tools for synthesis, static timing analysis, and linting; ability to read and act on timing reports.
• Must-have: Practical problem-solving and debugging experience for pre-silicon and silicon-level issues.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with low-power design techniques, formal verification, or physical implementation awareness.
• Nice-to-have: Scripting skills (Python, Tcl) to automate flows and tool interactions; exposure to SoC-level integration.

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.