Senior Digital ASIC Design Engineer - DSP/Analog/SerDes

The role

This person will design and implement high-performance digital circuits and ASIC blocks. They will develop and integrate DSP, digital communication, and high-speed SerDes functionality into complex ASIC designs.

What you will do

• Design and implement high-performance digital circuits and ASIC blocks using Verilog and SystemVerilog.
• Develop and integrate DSP, digital communication, and high-speed SerDes functionality into complex ASIC designs.
• Work with Analog, SerDes, DSP, Architecture, Verification, Physical Design, and Systems teams.
• Participate in the design and development of high-speed data paths, signal processing blocks, control logic, and interfaces.
• Perform synthesis, timing analysis, lint, formal equivalence, Clock Domain Crossing (CDC), and related ASIC implementation and signoff activities.
• Optimize designs for performance, power, and area (PPA).
• Perform RTL simulation and debugging.
• Contribute to block-level and top-level integration, verification, and silicon bring-up.
• Participate in architecture and design reviews and provide technical guidance.
• Develop scripts and automation using Python, Tcl, or similar languages.

Required qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of experience in digital ASIC design, with demonstrated ownership of complex ASIC blocks or subsystems.
• Strong proficiency in Verilog and/or SystemVerilog.
• Strong understanding of digital design principles, RTL design, and ASIC development methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with ASIC design flows and industry-standard EDA tools.
• Strong knowledge of one or more of the following areas: Digital Signal Processing (DSP), High-speed SerDes, Analog/Mixed-Signal ICs, Digital communications, Optical communications.
• Experience working with DSP algorithms, data-path architectures, FEC, equalization, modulation/demodulation, or other high-speed communication technologies.
• Understanding of SerDes architectures and high-speed interfaces, including TX/RX datapaths, equalization, clocking, and related mixed-signal interfaces.
• Experience collaborating with Analog and Mixed-Signal design teams.
• Experience with synthesis, static timing analysis, Lint, CDC, formal verification, and RTL simulation.
• Familiarity with verification methodologies such as UVM and/or formal verification.
• Knowledge of low-power design techniques and PPA optimization.

Nice to have

• Experience designing ASICs for optical communications, optical transceivers, coherent communications, or high-speed networking.
• Experience with coherent DSP, FEC, modulation schemes, equalization, or high-speed data recovery.
• Experience with SerDes architectures, including TX/RX, CDR, PLLs, CTLE, DFE, ADC/DAC interfaces, or related high-speed mixed-signal circuitry.
• Experience working with advanced semiconductor process technologies.
• Experience taking ASICs from architecture/RTL through synthesis, physical implementation, tapeout, and silicon bring-up.
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, Tcl, or other modeling and automation tools.
• Understanding of optical communication standards and high-speed networking protocols.
• Experience working in a startup or fast-paced semiconductor development environment.

About the company

Celero Communications is a fast-growing semiconductor startup developing technologies for AI and data center infrastructure. Their products enable high-performance optical connectivity and next-generation optical transceivers and modems.