Senior ASIC Design Engineer, BSEE required, Solid-State Applications

Job Description

Job Description

ASIC Design Engineer – Power Conversion, Analog, & Solid‐State Fabrication

Bleeding Edge Ohio Based Technology Firm, Newly Created Role, Tremendous Growth Opportunity:

You will serve as the solo ASIC Design Engineer owning architecture, transistor‐level design, simulation, verification, and delivery of custom ASICs focused on power/voltage conversion, battery‐powered systems, and pure analog circuitry. This role also requires meaningful experience with solid‐state fabrication, semiconductor process flows, and device‐level considerations that directly influence analog/power IC performance.

Core Responsibilities

Analog & Power ASIC Design

• Own full lifecycle of ASIC development: architecture → transistor‐level design → simulation → verification → documentation → tape‐out.
• Design advanced power conversion circuits, including:
• • Buck/boost converters
  • Charge pumps
  • Battery management ICs
  • Low‐voltage to high‐voltage conversion stages
  • Linear and switching regulators
• Develop and integrate analog/power IP blocks (biasing networks, references, amplifiers, drivers, protection circuits).
• Perform detailed SPICE simulations, corner analysis, Monte Carlo, aging, and reliability modeling.
• Drive analog layout interactions: floorplanning, parasitic extraction, matching strategies, and sign‐off.

Solid‐State Fabrication & Semiconductor Process Interaction

• Apply deep understanding of solid‐state device physics (MOSFET behavior, breakdown mechanisms, leakage, mobility, threshold tuning).
• Work closely with foundries or internal process teams to align design with semiconductor process capabilities.
• Interpret and utilize PDKs, process rules, and device models for optimal analog/power performance.
• Incorporate fabrication‐driven constraints into design:
• • Doping profiles
  • Oxide thickness variations
  • High‐voltage device structures
  • Isolation techniques (trench, SOI, guard rings)
  • Thermal behavior and self‐heating
• Evaluate how process variations impact analog stability, efficiency, noise, and power conversion accuracy.
• Support tape‐out preparation, mask review, and post‐fabrication analysis.

Project Ownership

• Act as the sole ASIC engineer driving design decisions, schedules, deliverables, and technical direction.
• Interface with PCB, packaging, test, and system engineering teams to ensure seamless integration.
• Produce clear specifications, design documentation, verification reports, and fab‐related design notes.

Required Experience & Skills

• A College Degree (BS or MS) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Physics.
• 8+ years ASIC/Analog IC design experience.
• Must have strong pure analog design experience — transistor‐level design, compensation, stability, noise, biasing.
• Proven experience designing power conversion circuits and battery‐powered architectures.
• Hands‐on expertise with Cadence (Virtuoso, Spectre, ADE).
• Experience developing and integrating custom analog/power IP blocks.
• Demonstrated ability to work as the solo ASIC designer on full projects.
• Solid understanding of solid‐state fabrication, including:
• • CMOS/BiCMOS process flows
  • Device formation (implantation, diffusion, oxidation, deposition, lithography)
  • High‐voltage device structures
  • Process variation impacts on analog/power circuits
• Strong grasp of semiconductor device physics and reliability mechanisms (BTI, HCI, TDDB).
• Ability to translate system‐level requirements into ASIC specifications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with battery‐powered embedded systems, wearables, IoT, or portable electronics.
• Familiarity with mixed‐signal verification methodologies.
• Experience with lab bring‐up, bench validation, and silicon debug.
• Background in wide‐bandgap devices (GaN, SiC) or high‐voltage analog design.

Role Attributes

• Highly independent, self‐directed, and comfortable owning complex ASIC programs end‐to‐end.
• Strong analog intuition and power‐focused design mindset.
• Deep appreciation for how fabrication choices impact analog/power IC behavior.

Very Competitive Compensation and Benefits, Call or Apply Today!

Note: we can consider remote employees who are able to work in the office 12-times per year.

Recession Resistant Business Model, Our Systems Stabilize and Support Highly Available Security Systems. Strong History of using our profits to build and design best of breed solutions for our essential industry customers. Collaborative-Team focused environment, History of Hiring very smart people with solid engineering skills, experience and education. Great Location, Terrific Culture, Competitive Salaries.

Company Description

Recession Resistant Business Model, Our Systems Stabilize and Support Highly Available Security Systems. Strong History of using our profits to build and design best of breed solutions for our essential industry customers. Collaborative-Team focused environment, History of Hiring very smart people with solid engineering skills, experience and education. Great Location, Terrific Culture, Competitive Salaries.