Digital IC Design Engineer

Senior Digital IC Design Engineer

Cambridge, UK

Competitive salary + benefits Sponsorship available

Do you enjoy seeing your RTL design come to life on the lab bench?

Are you the kind of engineer who's curious about what happens beyond your block - who wants to own the full design journey, not just write code in a corner?

We're partnered with a well-established mixed-signal semiconductor company that's looking to hire a Senior Digital IC Design Engineer into its Cambridge team. This isn't a narrow RTL-only role. Here, digital is the core of the chip, and you'll have end-to-end involvement - from concept and architecture, through FPGA emulation and lab bring-up, to silicon.

Why this role stands out

• You won't just hand off RTL and hope for the best.
• You'll work across analog-digital partitioning, fault detection logic, state machines, telemetry, and system control.
• You'll be in the lab, proving your ideas on real silicon - not just simulations.
• You'll develop breadth, not just depth: the digital cores are the nexus of these mixed-signal chips, tying everything together.

What you'll be doing

• End-to-end RTL design using Verilog / SystemVerilog
• Designing synchronous and asynchronous state machines and control logic
• Working on analog/digital partitioning and functional modelling
• FPGA emulation, lab validation, post-design analysis, and place & route support
• Collaborating closely with analog, systems, and test teams

What we're looking for

• 3-8+ years of digital IC design experience (flexible on seniority)
• Strong RTL design skills and a solid grasp of asynchronous and synchronous systems
• Comfortable getting hands-on with lab equipment and oscilloscopes
• Inquisitive mindset, ownership mentality, and interest in system-level design
• Familiarity or interest in DFT, synthesis, and P&R flows

Why join?

• Work on real silicon where your designs are central to the product.
• True end-to-end ownership, not just front-end RTL.
• Hands-on lab work and exposure to analog/digital interaction.
• Sponsorship and relocation support available.
• Opportunity to grow into a systems engineering role over time (if you want to).

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