Lead Digital Design Engineer

Analog Devices, Inc.; Limerick; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Analog Devices, Inc. is seeking a Lead (Staff) Digital Designer to tackle the most complex digital challenges. You will develop innovative solutions, act as a key technical resource, and influence designs across teams. Expect responsibility for architecture, design, verification, and silicon bring-up in a senior role.

The role requires advanced digital design expertise, strong communication, and the ability to lead large projects with significant business impact.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in digital IC design and verification.
• Proven ability to lead teams and complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design digital blocks and subsystems.
• Write detailed block and subsystem specifications for design and implementation.
• Use Verilog and SystemVerilog for design and verification of digital circuitry.
• Lead architecture reviews and collaborate with verification teams to achieve coverage.
• Support silicon bring-up and debugging, and assist with timing closure.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Expert-Level Design

Collaboration

Process Innovation

Education

MSEE or Equivalent

Tools

Verilog

SystemVerilog

Matlab

Job description

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies into solutions that combat climate change, reliably connect humans and the world, and help drive advancements in automation and robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy and data centers. With revenue of more than $11 billion in FY25, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and X.

Staff (Lead) Digital Design Engineer

About the ATE Group

The Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) organization within Instrumentation delivers high‑performance solutions that enable production testing of advanced electrical and electronic systems—from high‑speed microprocessors to high‑voltage EV battery modules. We partner closely with customers to define cutting‑edge stimulus and measurement architectures, driving improvements in accuracy, energy efficiency, test time, and channel density to provide differentiated ATE capability.

About the Role

As a Lead (Staff) Designer, Digital, you hold a senior technical position working on our most complex digital challenges. You will develop innovative solutions requiring in-depth analysis and expertise, while serving as a key technical resource and leader for the organization. Your influence extends across organizational boundaries, impacting significant business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and design digital blocks and complex subsystems.
• Develop solutions to complex problems requiring specialized expertise and in-depth analysis.
• Write detailed block and subsystem-level specifications for design and implementation.
• Use Verilog and SystemVerilog to design digital blocks, subsystems, and top level designs.
• Develop block level testbenches, verify block functionality, and collaborate with verification teams to achieve full chip verification and coverage closure.
• Perform block and top level linting, CDC analysis, and power analysis.
• Assist with synthesis, constraints, pnr and timing closure.
• Communicate closely with mixed-signal designers and verification engineers to support mixed signal simulations and real number modeling across the analog/digital boundary.
• Prepare technical documentation and lead architecture, design, and peer reviews.
• Support silicon bring up, characterization, and debug activities.
• Collaborate across analog, digital, verification, test, and product definition teams to define requirements, support production test development, and ensure successful product execution.
• Acts as a primary technical resource for less experienced engineers.
• Leads teams and complex projects with substantial business impact.
• Performs advanced process evaluations and optimizations.

Must Have Skills

• Technical Leadership: Advanced technical expertise with recognized influence in the organization.
• Expert-Level Design Skills: Expert-level proficiency in digital IC, architecture design, and process evaluation.
• Collaboration: Capability to work with global teams and support creative and collaborative environments.
• Process Innovation: Capability to develop and implement innovative methodologies that advance organizational capabilities.

Preferred Education and Experience

• MSEE or Equivalent: Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with 7+ years of relevant experience or PhD with 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience designing and verifying complex digital systems using Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Demonstrated ability to architect and plan designs at the system level, translating high-level product concepts into robust design implementations.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills, with team working experience and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Understanding various communication theories, including high‑speed SerDes transceiver architectures.
• Solid understanding of digital and analog design trade‑offs, with experience in timing analysis, power estimation, physical design, and DFT concepts.
• Hands‑on experience with silicon bring‑up and debug.
• Experience with behavioral modeling, including verification of mixed‑signal systems with behavioral modeling.
• Proficiency in Matlab and design of DSP blocks, including digital filters and signal‑processing algorithms.
• Experience leading teams and/or projects.

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For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. As such, applicants for this position – except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – may have to go through an export licensing review process.

Analog Devices is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a culture where everyone has an opportunity to succeed regardless of their race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, social or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, union membership, and political affiliation, or any other legally protected group.

Job Req Type: Experienced Required Travel: Yes, 10% of the time Shift Type: 1st Shift/Days

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies into solutions that combat climate change, reliably connect humans and the world, and help drive advancements in automation and robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy and data centers. With revenue of more than $11 billion in FY25, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and X. Come join ADI – a place where Innovation meets Impact. For more than 55 years, Analog Devices has been inventing new breakthrough technologies that transform lives. At ADI you will work alongside the brightest minds to collaborate on solving complex problems that matter from autonomous vehicles, drones and factories to augmented reality and remote healthcare. ADI fosters a culture that focuses on employees through beneficial programs, aligned goals, continuous learning opportunities, and practices that create a more sustainable future.