Principal ASIC Design Engineer - Chip Lead

Job Title

Principal ASIC Design Engineer - Chip Lead

Role Summary

Lead the architecture, implementation, and delivery of ASIC/SoC designs as the chip lead for flight and avionics electronics. Work with cross-functional teams (verification, physical design, systems, manufacturing) to take chips from specification through tapeout and production.

Experience Level

Senior (Principal). Years of experience not specified in the posting; this level typically corresponds to 7+ years of relevant ASIC/SoC design experience.

Responsibilities

Typical responsibilities for a Principal ASIC Design Engineer / Chip Lead include:

• Define chip architecture and detailed design specifications.
• Lead RTL design, code reviews, and design integration.
• Coordinate verification plans and collaborate with verification engineers.
• Work with physical design, packaging, and test teams through tapeout and bring-up.
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to engineering team members.
• Interface with systems engineering to ensure chip-level requirements are met for flight use.
• Drive design-for-test, reliability, and documentation required for production and qualification.

Requirements

Key hiring requirements and conditions stated in the posting:

• Must be a U.S. Person or able to obtain the required export authorizations.
• On-site work in Aliso Viejo, CA is required.
• Candidates may be subject to government security checks and must hold or be eligible for required clearances.
• Agreement to the company's proprietary information and invention agreement is required.
• May be required to pass drug and alcohol testing as a condition of employment.
• Resume/CV is required as part of the application.

Education Requirements

The application requests the applicant's highest level of education and lists High School / GED, Associate's Degree, Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), and Juris Doctor (J.D.). The posting does not specify a single required degree or field of study.

About the Company

Company: CesiumAstro

Headquarters: Melbourne, FL, United States

CesiumAstro develops turnkey RF communications and payload systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms, providing hardware and software solutions for space communications, signal processing, and on‑orbit data links.