Principal ASIC Design Engineer

Job Title

Principal ASIC Design Engineer

Role Summary

Lead ASIC design and delivery for Atom Computing's quantum hardware platforms. The role owns ASIC architecture, RTL, verification and silicon bring-up while coordinating cross-functional teams, vendors, and stakeholders to meet technical and schedule targets.

Experience Level

Senior — 10+ years post-degree experience in hardware engineering, with significant ASIC/SoC experience.

Responsibilities

Deliver ASIC subsystems from requirements through tapeout and bring-up; establish internal ASIC design processes and coordinate across teams and vendors.

• Participate in FPGA design and development to inform ASIC architectures and migration.
• Lead research on ASIC approaches to improve performance and density for future generations.
• Define and implement ASIC design processes covering architecture, RTL, verification, and tapeout.
• Perform hands-on ASIC work: microarchitecture, RTL development, testing, and integration.
• Manage schedules, vendor interfaces, and fabrication milestones with ASIC partners.
• Collaborate with quantum physicists and engineers to ensure hardware meets use-case requirements.
• Oversee product roadmap and subsystem delivery schedules for commercial and research projects.

Requirements

Core technical and practical requirements; items listed as "nice-to-have" indicate preferred but not mandatory qualifications.

• 10+ years of post-degree experience in hardware engineering in ASIC/SoC environments.
• Experience with 2 or more complete ASIC design cycles.
• Experience porting designs from FPGA prototypes to ASICs.
• Proficiency in RTL design (SystemVerilog preferred) and implementing large DSP blocks in RTL.
• Familiarity with EDA tool flows (Cadence, Synopsys, Siemens) and ASIC design nodes.
• Practical knowledge of FPGA capabilities, microprocessor and digital circuit design.

• Mixed-signal design experience.
• Experience establishing internal ASIC design processes and tapeout coordination.

Education Requirements

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field.

About the Company

Company: Atom Computing

Headquarters: Boulder, CO, US

Atom Computing is a technology company focused on advanced quantum computing solutions. Utilizing innovative hardware and software, they aim to harness the power of quantum mechanics to deliver significant breakthroughs in computing capabilities.