ASIC Solution Architect

ASIC Solution Architect

Imec.

IC-linkis a complete ASIC(application-specific integrated circuit) solutions provider that can manage thefull product lifecycle– servingstart-ups, SMEs and established OEMs as well as universities. Our highly experienced ASIC development team realizes over 600 successful tape-outs peryear across all our supported technologies (CMOS, GaN-on-SOI and Si photonics). Backedby imec, one of the world’s leading R&D labs in nanoelectronics,imec.

IC-link offerstailored servicesadapted to your needs – from

ASIC design including radiation-hardened designs to package development,testing and qualification.

As ASIC Solution Architect, you play a central role in shaping winning technical proposals and guiding customers toward successful silicon solutions.

• Lead the end‑to‑end technical offer generation process
  , driving a top‑down approach that ensures consistency, feasibility, and competitiveness across design, test, packaging, and manufacturing.
• Define the project architecture of ASIC solutions
  , selecting process technologies, package options, chip partitioning, test strategies, and all elements impacting technical performance, timeline and cost.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary expertise by working closely with imec’s design, packaging, test, and manufacturing departments to build executable and optimized solutions.
• Drive cost and performance optimization
  , ensuring proposals meet target pricing and margin requirements set by Business Development and Portfolio Management.
• Support Business Development in customer engagements
  , answering technical queries during pre‑sales, participating in key technical meetings, and contributing to customer‑facing discussions.
• Create high‑quality technical collateral
  , including architecture descriptions, pre‑sales documentation, and technology briefs that help win new business.
• Ensure coherence for turnkey proposals
  , aligning all technical building blocks to deliver consistent, competitive, and executable end‑to‑end solutions.
• Initiate and contribute to structural improvement actions
  , such as enhancing quoting processes, reducing structural costs, and supporting capability growth in Expertise Centers.
• Represent IC‑Link’s technical voice in interactions with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders.

We offer you the opportunity to join one of the world’s premier research centers in nanotechnology at its headquarters in Leuven, Belgium. With your talent, passion and expertise, you’ll become part of a team that makes the impossible possible. Together, we shape the technology that will determine the society of tomorrow.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and proud of our open, multicultural, and informal working environment with ample possibilities to take initiative and show responsibility. We commit to supporting and guiding you in this process; not only with words but also with tangible actions. Through imec.academy, our corporate university, we actively invest in your development to further your technical and personal growth.

We are aware that your valuable contribution makes imec a top player in its field. Your energy and commitment are therefore appreciated by means of a market appropriate salary with many fringe benefits.

You are an experienced technical leader with a passion for architecting advanced ASIC solutions and guiding customers toward successful implementations. You bring:

• 10–15 years of experience in one of the core ASIC domains (design, test, packaging, or manufacturing), including both hands‑on project execution and architectural responsibilities.
• Strong system‑level thinking
  , able to look beyond your discipline to craft optimal end‑to‑end solutions.
• Creative and strategic problem‑solving skills
  , with the ability to reason top‑down and propose competitive, manufacturable architectures.
• Solid understanding of the semiconductor ecosystem
  , including suppliers, subcontractors, and manufacturing flows.
• Experience with cost modeling for both NRE and volume manufacturing, and an understanding of how technical decisions influence commercial outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills
  , enabling clear…