Senior ASIC Design Engineer

ForwardEdge ASIC specializes in advanced ASIC technology and microelectronic solutions for commercial, aerospace, defense, and security sectors. As a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, we combine the agility of a startup with the stability of a Fortune 100 company, employing a team of 80 experienced engineers with extensive ASIC/FPGA expertise.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor lower-level engineers in digital design blocks.
• Collaborate with architects to define and document digital/analog interfaces.
• Develop detailed implementation plans and specifications for complex design blocks.
• Write Register Transfer Level (RTL) code using industry-standard hardware description languages.
• Create lower-level test bench code to verify functionality and features of design blocks.
• Develop test plans and coordinate with the Design Verification team for comprehensive verification.
• Synthesize RTL code using industry-standard tools and analyze results for optimization.
• Update RTL to meet Power, Performance, and Area (PPA) requirements.
• Execute plans for post-silicon lab validation.
• Support design blocks in a larger system-level environment through productization and production.
• Automate processes and methodologies using scripting languages (e.g., Python, Perl, Tcl).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical or computer engineering.
• Minimum of 3 years experience as an ASIC Design Engineer.
• Proficiency in RTL coding languages and common scripting languages.
• Technical leadership experience is a plus.

Skills:

• Expertise in ASIC and FPGA design environments.
• Strong understanding of digital and analog design principles.
• Proficient in hardware description languages (HDLs).
• Experience with design verification processes and tools.
• Ability to mentor and guide junior engineers.