K2 Space Corporation
Building high powered satellites for a mass abundant future.
Principal Digital ASIC Design Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
$190K - $285K / year
Bachelor Degree10 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• Own the architecture, microarchitecture, RTL implementation, and integration of key digital blocks in wireless SoCs.
• Collaborate with system architects to translate high-level DSP algorithms into efficient hardware implementations.
• Drive end-to-end development of DSP systems (e.g., filters, beamformers, FFT/IFFT engines).
• Convert chip specifications into RTL using internal IPs and external IPs.
• Design and develop RTL for interfaces, power management, clocking, reset, test & debug.
• Partner with analog/mixed-signal teams to define digital-analog interfaces, calibration engines, and control logic.
• Optimize designs for power, performance, and area (PPA) and support timing closure through synthesis and backend collaboration.
• Lead or contribute to verification planning and validation of complex digital subsystems.
• Participate in chip bring-up and lab validation of complex digital subsystems.
• Support your product through production and spaceflight.
• Act as a technical leader and subject-matter expert, helping to teach, grow, and mentor others in the team.
Job Requirements
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 10+ years of relevant industry experience in digital ASIC design, with significant ownership of complex subsystems.
- Proficiency in RTL design (SystemVerilog or Verilog), synthesis, and linting tools.
- Experience in micro-architecture definition from architecture guideline and model analysis.
- Experience in closing full-chip and subsystem timing working with synthesis and static analysis teams.
- Experience with DFT tools for scan and BIST insertion.
- Solid understanding of SoC design flows including clock/power domain crossing, timing constraints, and formal verification.
- Experience developing and integrating DSP blocks for wireless communication (e.g. OFDM, MIMO, channel estimation, DFE, etc.).
- Strong experience with EDA tools for design, synthesis, static timing analysis, and power analysis (e.g. Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens tools).
- Strong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off
- Medical/dental/vision coverage
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Many other perks
