CareerPlan

Staff Engineer - Digital ASIC and Signal Processing Chip Architect/Systems Engineer

US, NC, DurhamFull-time$131k2026-05-27 → 2026-11-11

Core

Architecting and developing complex mixed-signal ICs and SDR chips, focusing on digital accelerators and subsystems for signal chains.

Role type

Staff Digital ASIC Chip Architect and Signal Processing System Engineer

Builds

Mixed-signal ICs and Software-Defined Radio (SDR) chips

Domain

Semiconductor / Digital Signal Processing / RF

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Digital signal processing, RTL design, digital architecture, firmware and embedded software, radio architecture and signal chains, microprocessor subsystems, DSP cores, hardware/software co-design, digital modelling

Preferred skills

System-level modeling and simulation, high-speed ADCs/DACs signal processing, SerDes and high-speed interfaces, SoC integration and verification methodologies, productization and manufacturing ICs

Technologies

MATLAB, SystemVerilog, Python

Responsibilities

Drive definition and architecture of complex mixed-signal ICs and SDR chips, work cross-functionally with analog, RF, firmware, and software teams, capture and maintain stakeholder requirements, support IC development programs from concept through tape-out, mentor team members, guide architectural decisions based on industry trends, engage with customers and ecosystem partners

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC architect and systems engineer