Senior IC Design Engineer

Our client, a global semiconductor technology business, are looking for a Senior IC Design Engineer to join their team in Southampton.

Key responsibilities of the Senior IC Design Engineer job in Southampton:

• Define and optimise capacitive sensing architectures and acquisition strategies
• Develop and verify RTL designs using Verilog and/or SystemVerilog
• Develop embedded software for sensing and signal-processing applications
• Lead silicon bring-up, debugging and validation activities
• Solve complex technical challenges across analogue, digital and firmware domains
• Contribute to architecture decisions and system-level design
• Collaborate with global engineering teams to develop innovative HMI solutions

Experience required for the Senior IC Design Engineer job in Southampton:

• Degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, Physics or a related discipline
• Experience in digital or mixed-signal IC design and development
• Strong RTL design experience using Verilog and/or SystemVerilog
• Embedded software development experience in C/C++
• Good understanding of microcontroller architectures and embedded systems
• Experience using Python, MATLAB or similar tools for modelling and data analysis
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Experience with ARM, PIC or similar MCU platforms desirable
• Knowledge of capacitive touch sensing technologies desirable
• Exposure to automotive standards such as ISO 26262 or Automotive SPICE advantageous
• Familiarity with OLED or micro-LED display technologies beneficial

If this Senior IC Design Engineer job in Southampton could be of interest, please send your CV to or call Ben on 01582 878816.