CERN logo

ASIC Digital Designer

CERNGeneva, Switzerland
Category | Grade:ProfessionalDeadline:17 Aug 2026Job ID:HSE-TS-IMS-2026-189-GRAESynced on:21 Jul 2026
Apply now

Overview

The early-career engineer designs and verifies digital architecture for CERN's next-generation radiation-monitoring ASIC, taking RTL through open-source physical-design flows and supporting tapeout, hardware bring-up and integration with analogue and SoC teams.

Department: Health, Safety and Environment — Technology and Systems, Instrumentation and Monitoring Systems

Languages

Required: English

Desired: French

Job Areas

  1. Engineering & Technical Services
  2. Software Engineering & Development

Minimum Experience

No minimum listed

Salary

CHF 5,266–5,793 / monthly

Responsibilities

  • Design and simulate the ASIC digital architecture
  • Verify RTL for safety-critical radiation monitoring
  • Prepare floorplans and physical designs for tapeout
  • Support post-fabrication bring-up and characterization
  • Debug functional and performance issues in hardware
  • Coordinate analogue, verification and SoC integration

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or master's degree focused on electronics
  • No more than two years of professional experience since graduation
  • No PhD and no previous CERN fellow or graduate contract
  • Nationality of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State
  • Experience using open-source ASIC EDA flows from RTL to GDSII
  • English proficiency

Skills

Digital ASIC designRTL verificationPhysical designHardware debuggingMixed-signal integrationAutomated verification

Tools

VHDLVerilogSystemVerilogYosysOpenROADLibreLaneGitCI/CDLinuxPythonBashRISC-V

Additional info

  • Hybrid CERN graduate role; applicants must have no more than two years of post-graduation experience and cannot hold a PhD