Change people’s lives and love what you do! Cochlear develops world-leading medical devices that help people hear. As a top 100 medical device company and market-leader in implantable hearing devices, more people choose a Cochlear-branded cochlear implant system than any other. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives.
Senior Digital ASIC Engineer
Mechelen based/ Hybrid Work Arrangements
Help shape the next generation of hearing technology.
Cochlear is looking for a Senior Digital ASIC Engineer to help shape, enable and deliver the ASIC technologies at the heart of our implantable and external hearing solutions.
This is a senior, hands-on individual contributor role where you’ll contribute across the full digital ASIC lifecycle, from technology selection, architecture and requirements through internal or partner-led design and verification, tape-out, silicon bring-up and product integration.
Depending on the product need, solutions may be developed with specialist partners or selected from available technologies. Cochlear retains ownership of the requirements, technical decisions, acceptance and product outcome.
What you’ll be doing
Contribute to ASIC technology roadmaps and evaluate custom, partner-developed and available component solutions against product needs.
- Develop and review digital ASIC requirements covering functionality, interfaces, performance, power, reliability and test.
- Review architecture, RTL, clock/reset, CDC/RDC, low-power implementation, DFT and verification evidence.
- Work closely with external ASIC design and verification partners, reviewing technical decisions and driving issues through to resolution.
- Identify and investigate key technical risks using simulation, formal verification, FPGA prototypes and silicon evaluation.
- Support tape-out readiness, silicon bring-up, characterisation, debugging and acceptance.
- Partner with hardware, embedded software, test, quality and product engineering teams through product integration.
- Use scripting, automation and AI-assisted engineering approaches to improve reviews, testing, analysis and engineering workflows.
About you
You’re an experienced digital ASIC or FPGA engineer who enjoys getting into the technical detail, solving difficult problems and constructively challenging designs.
Ideally, you’ll bring:
- Around 7+ years’ experience in digital ASIC or FPGA design, verification or integration.
- Strong knowledge of RTL, simulation, synthesis, verification and debugging.
- Practical experience with clock/reset, CDC/RDC, interfaces, low-power design, DFT and silicon behaviour.
- Experience reviewing or delivering work through external ASIC design or verification partners.
- The ability to connect product requirements with design behaviour, verification evidence and real-world implementation.
- Strong structured problem-solving and technical communication skills.
Experience with SystemVerilog/UVM, formal verification, FPGA prototyping, Python or similar scripting will be highly regarded. Experience within medical devices, automotive, aerospace or another safety-critical environment would also be advantageous.
What we offer
An attractive remuneration package and flexible extra-legal benefits
An extensive onboarding and training program
An enjoyable work environment with attention to life-work balance and homeworking
A stimulating environment with growth opportunities and opportunity to meet multi-disciplinary colleagues across the globe
This is your chance to be part of a premier organization with a great culture, working in a dynamic, growing and rapidly evolving environment to deliver outstanding results that benefit our customers every day. Be part of something purposeful and APPLY now by clicking on the link below and see your career grow!
Cochlear Summary
Cochlear’s mission is to help people hear and be heard. Around the world, more people chose a Cochlear-branded hearing implant system than any other. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping people to Hear Now. And Always. Cochlear is the global market leader in implantable hearing solutions including cochlear implant systems (CI) and bone anchored hearing aids (Baha™).
Equal opportunities
Cochlear is committed to providing equal opportunities to avoid unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, religion/belief or age. In line with our corporate ethics and statutory obligations we strive to ensure that the work environment is free of harassment and bullying and that everyone is treated with dignity and respect - this is an important aspect of ensuring equal opportunities in employment.
Skills Required
- Around 7 or more years of experience in digital ASIC or FPGA design, verification, or integration
- Strong knowledge of RTL, simulation, synthesis, verification, and debugging
- Practical experience with clock/reset, CDC/RDC, interfaces, low-power design, DFT, and silicon behavior
- Experience reviewing or delivering work through external ASIC design or verification partners
- Strong structured problem-solving and technical communication skills
- Experience with SystemVerilog and UVM
- Experience with formal verification
- Experience with FPGA prototyping
- Experience with Python or similar scripting
- Experience in medical devices, automotive, aerospace, or another safety-critical environment
Cochlear Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cochlear and has not been reviewed or approved by Cochlear.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible work policies—such as work-from-home options and structured time away—are seen as a major asset for many corporate and hybrid roles. Offerings include PTO, paid sick leave, floating holidays, parental leave, and hybrid/remote flexibility by department.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are described as comprehensive, with access to HSA/FSA and TeleHealth services. This forms a solid foundation within what is viewed as a standard corporate benefits package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness events, free office lunches, and food trucks are appreciated as day-to-day perks. Employee assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, and employee hearing aid discounts add to the lifestyle-oriented offering.
Cochlear Insights
What We Do
Hear now. And always As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, at Cochlear (ASX: COH) we are committed to our mission to help people hear and be heard. Our story started more than four decades ago when Professor Graeme Clark pioneered the world's first multi-channel cochlear implant and created an entirely new treatment for hearing loss. Since our formation in 1981, we continue Professor Clark’s work to help people with moderate to profound hearing loss experience a life full of hearing. We have provided more than 650,000 implantable devices. Each recipient helps form a global community of millions, through families, friends, colleagues, teachers and more. And they’re not just connected to their own community — each shares a link with each other and to Professor Clark’s childhood desire to help people hear. We aim to give people the best lifelong hearing experience and access to innovative future technologies. We understand the privilege of connecting people to a life lived with hearing. And we listen, respond and move with the times – to continue to bring hearing within reach of all those who need it. That's how we live our mission every day. Our global workforce of more than 4,000 people shares a collective determination to give more people the opportunity to enjoy a life of hearing. Cochlear’s global headquarters are on the campus of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia with regional headquarters in Asia Pacific, Europe and the Americas. Through our offices in over 180 countries we help people of all ages to hear. Social Media Terms of Use http://bit.ly/2qRMEvY
