Sr ASIC/RTL Design Engineer (NoC / Ethernet / PCIe / UCIe) – Remote

Location: Remote – Anywhere in US / Canada Full-time: Salary + Benefits + Bonuses / Contractor Work Status: Must be US citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident. Responsibilities

• Translate high-level system requirements and customer use cases into detailed architecture and functional specifications.
• Collaborate with chip and system microarchitects to align ASIC architecture with system-level goals for throughput, latency, and power efficiency.
• Guide modeling and feasibility analysis of packet flow behavior through the switch datapath to validate architectural choices, including throughput, latency, power and area efficiencies.
• Work closely with RTL, Verification, Physical Design and Firmware teams to ensure seamless design implementation and handoff.
• Guide integration of internal and external IPs (e.g. MAC, PCIe, SerDes) into the broader architecture. Drive interface requirements.
• Participate in design reviews, performance modeling, test and verification strategies and architectural trade-off analysis.
• Contribute to post-silicon validation for performance and correctness. Investigate and resolve complex issues related to ASIC data path, working closely with cross-functional teams including hardware engineers, firmware developers, and system architects.

Qualifications

• MSEE with 10+ years of experience, preferably in networking ASIC architecture and design.
• Candidates with experience in related areas of computer and parallel processing architectures – in particular, complex memory crossbars, buffering schemes, scheduling algorithms and high-speed datapaths – are also highly desired.
• A deep understanding of networking protocols (Ethernet, TCP/IP, UDP, VLAN, MPLS, RoCE, etc.) and their hardware implications, or a willingness to become expert.
• Demonstrated expertise in microarchitecture definition, performance modeling, and trade-off analysis. Capability to develop Architecture behavioral models is highly desired.
• Experience working across the ASIC development lifecycle, from concept through productization.
• Experience in high-speed I/O integration (e.g., UCIe, PCIe Gen5/Gen6, SerDes) and Software Control Plane interface architecture is highly desirable.
• Understanding of physical design implications on packet processing and buffering architecture (e.g., timing, area, power).

The anticipated annual base salary for this position is between $170,000 to $210,000, which also includes a comprehensive benefits package. Full-Time Benefits

• 15 days of PTO per calendar year
• 10 paid Holidays per calendar year
• Comprehensive Medical Benefits: Company covers 80% of premiums for Employee and Dependents
• Dental & Vision: Company covers 50% of premiums for Employee and Dependents
• Voluntary Benefits: Life Insurance, FSA (Health and Dependent, Limited Purpose), HAS, and Gap Insurance
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
• 401k - Traditional & Roth
• Life/AD&D and Long-Term Disability
• Tuition reimbursement

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