Principal Digital IC Design Engineer

If the following job requirements and experience match your skills, please ensure you apply promptly. Location: Fareham, Hampshire (Hybrid Working Available) Salary: £87,000 + bonus Contract: Permanent Visa Sponsorship is available We're recruiting for a Principal Digital IC Design Engineer on behalf of a high-growth semiconductor organisation operating at the forefront of advanced electronics. This is a senior individual contributor role, ideal for a recognised technical expert who wants to drive digital IC innovation while influencing architecture, methodology and best practice across complex ASIC and MCU developments. You'll play a key role in shaping next-generation digital designs used in safety-critical and high-performance applications, working across multidisciplinary and global engineering teams. The Role This position focuses on technical leadership across digital IC development, from architecture definition through to silicon validation. As a Principal Engineer, you'll provide deep technical expertise, guide design decisions, and act as a key contributor to complex projects, while mentoring engineers and influencing engineering standards across the organisation. Key Responsibilities Define and influence digital architecture based on system and product requirements Lead complex digital design, implementation, verification and validation activities Drive performance, power and area optimisation across ASIC and MCU designs Act as a technical authority for digital IC design methodologies and best practices Contribute to and review RTL design, verification strategies and sign-off processes Support IP development, integration and evaluation of third-party IP Collaborate closely with analogue, software, systems and backend teams globally Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineers across the team Support silicon bring-up, debug, validation and failure analysis Contribute to EDA tool evaluation and continuous improvement of design flows Knowledge, Skills & Experience Essential: Degree-qualified (BEng/MEng) in Electronics, Engineering or related discipline Significant experience in digital or mixed-signal IC design (ASIC preferred) Strong expertise across the full digital IC design lifecycle (specification to silicon) Proven track record of delivering complex digital ICs or subsystems Deep understanding of RTL design, verification methodologies and timing closure Experience with low-power design techniques and optimisation Strong knowledge of EDA tools and digital design flows Experience in silicon debug and validation Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to influence technical decisions xehkeey Desirable: Exposure to mixed-signal environments Familiarity with full ASIC front-end and back-end flows Knowledge of IP integration and lifecycle management Scripting/automation experience (e.g. Python) Experience with tools such as JIRA and Confluence Why Apply? Salary of £87,000 plus annual bonus Flexible hybrid working (typically 3 days on-site in Fareham) Senior technical role with significant influence on product architecture Opportunity to work on cutting-edge semiconductor technologies Collaborative, innovation-driven engineering environment Strong benefits package including pension, private medical and dental cover Clear progression path within a growing semiconductor organisation Visa Sponsorship available For more information or to apply, contact: Lewis Phillips