
Avicena is a privately held company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with a development center in Edinburgh, Scotland, developing microLED-based ultra-low power, high bandwidth interconnects for chip-to-chip communications. Their technology targets High-Performance Computing (HPC), AI/ML, cloud computing, and other industries requiring low power interconnects such as camera sensors, autonomous vehicles, and aerospace. Avicena's LightBundle™ technology offers advanced chip-to-chip and chip-to-memory interconnects with high temperature operation up to 400ºC and is recognized for its innovation with over 100 patents. The company collaborates with major semiconductor manufacturers like TSMC and is positioned to address the energy efficiency bottleneck in next-generation computing architectures, aiming to reduce the environmental impact of data centers and computing systems.

Avicena is a privately held company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with a development center in Edinburgh, Scotland, developing microLED-based ultra-low power, high bandwidth interconnects for chip-to-chip communications. Their technology targets High-Performance Computing (HPC), AI/ML, cloud computing, and other industries requiring low power interconnects such as camera sensors, autonomous vehicles, and aerospace. Avicena's LightBundle™ technology offers advanced chip-to-chip and chip-to-memory interconnects with high temperature operation up to 400ºC and is recognized for its innovation with over 100 patents. The company collaborates with major semiconductor manufacturers like TSMC and is positioned to address the energy efficiency bottleneck in next-generation computing architectures, aiming to reduce the environmental impact of data centers and computing systems.
Avicena is a privately held company developing microLED based ultra-low power high bandwidth interconnects for chip-to-chip communications. This technology will revolutionize High-Performance (HPC) and Cloud computing, as well as other industries where low power interconnects are critical like camera sensors, autonomous vehicles, and aerospace. Avicena is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with a development center in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company was founded in 2019 by leading technologists from the optical networking industry with a track record of delivering breakthrough products. (www.avicena.tech)
About The Role Avicena is seeking a skilled and enthusiastic ASIC Digital Design Engineer to join our innovative team. You'll be instrumental in developing high-speed, low-power digital integrated circuits (ICs) for our next-generation photonics and optical interconnect solutions. This role offers the chance to work on the cutting edge of silicon photonics, driving the future of data communication.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Required:
Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
Experience: 5+ years of industry experience in frontend digital IC design.
Expertise in HDLs: Strong proficiency in Verilog or SystemVerilog for complex ASIC/SoC design.
ASIC Flow Knowledge: Solid understanding of the complete ASIC design flow from specification to tape-out.
Tool Experience: Hands-on experience with industry-standard EDA tools for simulation, synthesis (e.g., Cadence Genus, Synopsys Design Compiler), STA (e.g., Cadence Tempus, Synopsys PrimeTime), linting, and formal verification.
Timing and Constraints: In-depth knowledge of timing constraints (SDC) and experience achieving timing closure in advanced technology nodes.
Scripting: Proficiency in scripting languages such as Tcl or Python for design automation.
Preferred (Nice to Have):
Experience with high-speed digital design, SerDes, or optical interconnects.
Exposure to forward error correction (FEC), scrambling, and other digital data communication techniques.
Familiarity with low-power design techniques and methodologies.
Experience with UVM-based verification environments.
Knowledge of photonics or mixed-signal IC design concepts.