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ASIC Architect

Location: India

Employment Type: Full-Time, Senior / Principal Level 

Company Brief 

Sivers Semiconductors is a leader in SatCom, 5G, 6G, Photonics, and Silicon Photonics that drives innovation in global communications and sensor technology.

Our business units, Photonics and Wireless, supply cutting-edge, integrated chips and modules critical for high-performance gigabit wireless and optical networks.

Catering to a broad spectrum of industries from telecommunication to aerospace, we fulfil the increasing demand for computational speed and AI application performance, replacing electric with optical connections for a more sustainable world.

Our wireless solutions are forging paths in advanced SatCom/5G/6G systems, while our photonics expertise is revolutionizing custom semiconductor photonic devices for optical networks and optical sensing, making us a trusted partner to Fortune 100 companies as well as emerging unicorns

Our team of over 130 staff are working across roles in R&D, wafer fabrication and backend assembly & test, as well as in various commercial roles.

Role 

We are seeking an exceptional ASIC Architect with strong expertise in high-level digital design, micro-architecture development, and RTL implementation to join our team. In this role, you will define, architect, and implement advanced digital subsystems within complex mixed-signal ASICs. 

You will work closely with systems engineers, analog/mixed-signal designers, and verification teams to translate product requirements into robust, scalable hardware architectures.

Key Responsibilities 

Architecture & Specification

  • Develop chip-level and subsystem-level architecture based on system requirements and product specifications.
  • Create micro-architecture definitions for digital blocks and mixed-signal interfaces.
  • Author detailed digital subsystem specifications for integration into mixed-signal ASICs.
  • Drive architectural trade off analyses, including performance, area, power, and feasibility.

Design & Implementation

Translate high-level architecture into well-structured RTL implementations (SystemVerilog/VHDL).

  • Develop state machines, datapaths, control logic, and interfaces for on-chip digital logic.
  • Collaborate with analog and mixed-signal teams in defining digital/analog boundary conditions, signal conditioning, calibration engines, and control logic.

Verification & Quality

  • Work with verification engineers to define verification plans, testbench strategies, and coverage requirements.
  • Participate in simulation, debug, and bring-up of RTL blocks.
  • Support synthesis, timing closure, and design-for-test (DFT) integration.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Collaborate closely with system architects, firmware teams, and validation teams to ensure end-to-end functionality.
  • Support silicon bring-up, lab debugging, and customer-related feature validation.

Experience

  • M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in ASIC architecture or digital design roles.
  • Proven experience defining micro-architecture from high-level specifications.
  • Strong proficiency in SystemVerilog or VHDL for RTL design.
  • Experience with simulation, verification, and debugging methodologies.
  • Understanding of mixed-signal ASIC design, including ADC/DAC interfaces, clocking, SERDES, or calibration engines, is a plus.
  • Experience with high-performance datapaths, DSP blocks, or hardware accelerators.
  • Hands-on experience with silicon bring-up and lab debug.
  • Working knowledge of Python, C, or MATLAB for modeling or verification.
  • Background in mixed-signal control systems, analog calibration, or digital wrappers for RF/analog ICs is a plus.

Personal Fit 

  • Open, pragmatic, team player
  • Willingness to support and challenge, and to be supported and challenged.
  • An ability to follow written and oral instructions.
  • Disciplined, diligent and hard working with an eye for detail.
  • Excellent telephone manner with proven verbal and written communication skills, demonstrable at all levels of a business
  • Enthusiastic, with a high degree of commitment to personal development, and a passion for achieving success.
  • Result orientated with sense of urgency whilst quality conscious.
  • Be willing to uphold company standards, act as a role model and take ownership.

Should you meet the qualifications for this role and are interested in joining our team, please submit your resume and cover letter for consideration to [email protected]. 

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Reporting to: Prathamesh Pednekar – Principle RFIC Design Engineer