Hybrid Digital ASIC/FPGA Design Engineer

at semify

• Job title: Digital ASIC/FPGA Design Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: €2,600 - €4,500 per month
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Budapest, Hungary

About the role

• Digital Design Engineer at semify specializing in ASICs and FPGAs. Collaborating with clients, optimizing designs and implementing verification methodologies for high-quality digital solutions.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, and verifying digital designs that meet the highest standards of quality and performance.
• Developing FPGA-based prototypes to validate and demonstrate design concepts.
• Directly interacting with industry-leading clients to understand their challenges and provide effective solutions.
• Collaborating in the architecture and integration of large SoC designs, including AI accelerators and high-speed interfaces.
• Optimizing designs for performance, area, and power within complex SoC environments.
• Performing block-level and top-level verification using UVM or similar methodologies.
• Contributing to the definition of verification plans, testbench architectures and coverage metrics.

Requirements

• Have a minimum of 6 years of experience in digital design for ASICs and/or FPGAs (6 years with a Master’s degree, 8 years with a Bachelor’s degree)
• Know at least one HDL (SystemVerilog or VHDL)
• Can implement and verify digital designs that meet the highest standards of quality and performance
• Can develop FPGA-based prototypes to validate and demonstrate design concepts
• Interact confidently with industry-leading clients to understand their challenges and deliver effective solutions
• Collaborate on the architecture and integration of large SoC designs, including AI accelerators and high-speed interfaces
• Optimize designs for performance, area, and power within complex SoC environments
• Contribute to verification plans, testbench architectures, and coverage metrics
• Are experienced in working with version control systems (Git preferred)
• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Have experience in FPGA/ASIC verification (a plus)
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; German is a plus
• Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• Are able to work both independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

• Professional Development: Work on a wide range of projects and benefit from our strong knowledge-sharing culture.
• Skills Analysis: Our unique skills analysis program identifies and maps your competencies, supporting your long-term professional growth.
• Fully Flexible Home Office Agreement: Depending on project needs.
• On-site Collaboration: Possible at our Budapest office and in Graz, Austria.
• Flexible Work-Life Balance: No core working hours.