Digital EIC Engineer

Digital IC / ASIC / EIC Engineer (Onsite – Portugal)
Location: Aveiro District, Portugal (Onsite)
Salary: €40,000 – €50,000 (flexible for exceptional candidates)
Experience Level: Mid-level

About the Opportunity
We are partnering with an innovative semiconductor and hardware technology company at the forefront of advanced integrated circuit design. They are seeking a Digital IC / ASIC / EIC Engineer to join their growing engineering team, working on cutting-edge chip development projects across a range of industries.
This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to complex ASIC and SoC programs within a highly collaborative, technically driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop digital circuits for ASIC / SoC platforms
• Define and implement RTL architecture and micro-architecture (Verilog / SystemVerilog / VHDL)
• Deliver block-level and top-level designs, including datapath, control logic, interfaces, and peripherals
• Perform RTL simulations and validation
• Carry out gate-level synthesis, including:
• Static Timing Analysis (STA)
• Constraint definition and validation
• Conduct Lint analysis and Logic Equivalence Checking (LEC)
• Support low-power design and optimisation strategies
• Collaborate closely with verification and physical design teams across ASIC programs

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience in digital IC, ASIC, or SoC design
• RTL design (Verilog / SystemVerilog / VHDL)
• ASIC design flow and methodologies
• Synthesis, timing analysis, and constraint management
• Debugging and verification processes
• Familiarity with EDA toolchains (Cadence, Synopsys, or Mentor Graphics)

Technical Stack

• Hardware Description Languages: SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHDL
• Scripting: Python, TCL, Perl
• Tools & Environment:
• Cadence / Synopsys / Mentor (front-end flow)
• Git, Linux, scripting environments

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of Design for Test (DfT)
• Experience with low-power design techniques

Why Apply?

• Work on advanced semiconductor technologies
• Join a highly skilled and collaborative engineering team
• Clear opportunity to grow within complex ASIC development programmes