Raspberry Pi
Experienced IC Design Engineer
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Senior ASIC Design Engineer
Role: Experience IC Design Engineer
Raspberry Pi is seeking an experienced IC Design Engineer to join our expanding ASIC team, where you will help deliver next-generation products. We’ve built our own silicon, releasing the RP2040 microcontroller in 2021, the RP1 southbridge chip for Raspberry Pi 5, and more recently, the second-generation microcontroller, RP2350, in 2024.
About the Team & Role
Our ASIC team is responsible for the entire silicon flow—from specification to design, verification, and implementation—including ATE test and qualification. With a small, agile team, you’ll be involved in all critical steps of bringing products to market.
As the Senior ASIC Design Engineer, you will:
- Take ownership of front-end tasks, including specification, design, verification, and implementation.
- Collaborate with specialists across teams while working both autonomously and in dynamic cross-functional environments.
- Specify and configuring IP and systems, ensuring seamless integration.
- Work closely with the software team to bridge hardware-software gaps.
- Support FPGA platforms for early development and verification.
- Troubleshoot and resolve power and timing-related issues with the implementation team.
- Drive engineering trade-offs while balancing cost, schedule, and PPA (Power, Performance, Area) metrics.
Core Responsibilities
- Design, IP integration, and verification planning/execution
- Specify and configure IP and systems with architectural oversight
- Collaborate with the software team (real-time OS, drivers, and applications)
- Utilise FPGA platforms for fast prototyping and verification
- Support the implementation team on power efficiency and timing closure
- Document findings and decisions clearly for engineers and stakeholders
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Key Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in SoC or MCU architecture, with hands-on ownership of chip or non-trivial subsystem in at least one tape-out
- Deep expertise in modern microcontroller/processor design, including:
- Real-time behaviour & deterministic interrupt handling
- Low-power modes & optimisation (e.g., sleep/wakeup states)
- Flash/SRAM hierarchies & cache utilisation
- Common peripherals (e.g., SPI, I²C, UART, USB, PIO-style fabrics, ADC/DAC, timers)
- Strong understanding of SoC integration concepts such as:
- Coherent & non-coherent interconnects (e.g., AXI, AHB, APB)
- Cache hierarchies and memory controllers
- DMA, security architectures (e.g., TrustZone), and multi-domain operation (OS + real-time)
- Implementation proficiency across:
- RTL coding (SystemVerilog), verification methodology (UVM, formal, emulation/FPGA)
- DFT (Design for Test), timing closure, power analysis, and physical design constraints
- Track record of making clear trade-offs under pressure, communicating them effectively across disciplines
- Practical experience with embedded software (C for microcontrollers), understanding SDK/toolchain implications
- Ability to articulate complex architectural ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Reliable self-management, strong schedule adherence, and proactive problem-solving
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Bonus Skills:
- Experience with Cadence simulation tool flow
- Hands-on with ASIC/FPGA synthesis, implementation, DFT, and debugging
- Familiarity with test vectors, burn-in, and post-silicon bring-up
Good to Have
- Scripting fluency (Bash, Python, Tcl, etc.) for automation
- Knowledge of industrial electronic manufacturing (ATE)
Location & Compensation
Location: Cambridge, UK (with full-time office attendance). Competitive salary aligned with experience level. Benefits include:
- Pension contributions (8% employer match) when you contribute 4%
- Life assurance (4× base salary)
- Income protection (75% of base salary following 13 weeks’ absence)
- Private medical insurance (underwritten without reference to medical history)
- Access to an electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (subject to eligibility)
Why Join Us?
- Be part of the next-generation products at Raspberry Pi, including RP2350 and beyond
- Work on full-stack silicon development, shaping real-time and OS-class subsystems
- Collaborate with a small yet highly skilled ASIC team at a vibrant company
- Join a team with a shared drive for high-quality, real-world engineering at scale
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