Principal Digital IC Design Engineer
1 day ago
Fareham
Principal Digital IC Design Engineer Location: Fareham, Hampshire (Hybrid Working Available) Salary: £87,000 + bonus Contract: Permanent Visa Sponsorship is available We’re recruiting for a Principal Digital IC Design Engineer on behalf of a high-growth semiconductor organisation operating at the forefront of advanced electronics. This is a senior individual contributor role, ideal for a recognised technical expert who wants to drive digital IC innovation while influencing architecture, methodology and best practice across complex ASIC and MCU developments. You’ll play a key role in shaping next-generation digital designs used in safety-critical and high-performance applications, working across multidisciplinary and global engineering teams. The Role This position focuses on technical leadership across digital IC development, from architecture definition through to silicon validation. As a Principal Engineer, you’ll provide deep technical expertise, guide design decisions, and act as a key contributor to complex projects, while mentoring engineers and influencing engineering standards across the organisation. Key Responsibilities • Define and influence digital architecture based on system and product requirements, • Lead complex digital design, implementation, verification and validation activities, • Drive performance, power and area optimisation across ASIC and MCU designs, • Act as a technical authority for digital IC design methodologies and best practices, • Contribute to and review RTL design, verification strategies and sign-off processes, • Support IP development, integration and evaluation of third-party IP, • Collaborate closely with analogue, software, systems and backend teams globally, • Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineers across the team, • Support silicon bring-up, debug, validation and failure analysis, • Contribute to EDA tool evaluation and continuous improvement of design flows Knowledge, Skills & Experience Essential: • Degree-qualified (BEng/MEng) in Electronics, Engineering or related discipline, • Significant experience in digital or mixed-signal IC design (ASIC preferred), • Strong expertise across the full digital IC design lifecycle (specification to silicon), • Proven track record of delivering complex digital ICs or subsystems, • Deep understanding of RTL design, verification methodologies and timing closure, • Experience with low-power design techniques and optimisation, • Strong knowledge of EDA tools and digital design flows, • Experience in silicon debug and validation, • Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to influence technical decisions Desirable: • Exposure to mixed-signal environments, • Familiarity with full ASIC front-end and back-end flows, • Knowledge of IP integration and lifecycle management, • Scripting/automation experience (e.g. Python), • Experience with tools such as JIRA and Confluence Why Apply? • Salary of £87,000 plus annual bonus, • Flexible hybrid working (typically 3 days on-site in Fareham), • Senior technical role with significant influence on product architecture, • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge semiconductor technologies, • Collaborative, innovation-driven engineering environment, • Strong benefits package including pension, private medical and dental cover, • Clear progression path within a growing semiconductor organisation, • Visa Sponsorship available For more information or to apply, contact: Lewis Phillips 01582 369359