Principal HS Digital Place & Route Engineer (d/m/f)

ams Italy S.r.l.; Lomello; In loco; EUR 110.000 - 150.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

ams OSRAM in Lombardy is seeking a Senior Digital Backend Architect to lead high-speed digital and mixed-signal IC physical implementation from synthesis through tape-out.

You will define backend flows, drive timing closure and PPA, mentor engineers, and collaborate with foundries and EDA vendors across multiple projects.

The ideal candidate holds MSc or PhD and 10+ years of experience, with Cadence EDA expertise and strong communication skills.

Competenze

• Advanced degree in electrical engineering or microelectronics.
• At least 10 years in digital physical implementation and backend design.
• Strong experience with floorplanning, CTS, routing, and STA.

Mansioni

• Lead place-and-route from synthesis to sign-off and tape-out.
• Define and maintain digital backend methodologies and flows.
• Drive timing closure, power, and PPA optimization.
• Mentor engineers and lead cross-project initiatives.
• Interface with foundries and EDA vendors.

Conoscenze

Digital backend

Timing closure

Mentoring

Leadership

Signal integrity

Formazione

MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering

10+ years experience

Strumenti

Cadence EDA flow

Floorplanning and PnR

Descrizione del lavoro

Your tasks

• Technical expert and recognized authority for physical implementation of high-speed digital and mixed-signal ICs
• Lead place-and-route implementation from synthesis results through PnR to sign-off and tape-out
• Define, deploy, and maintain digital backend methodologies, flows, and best practices
• Drive timing closure, power, performance, area (PPA), signal integrity, EM/IR and physical verification strategies
• Mentor and develop engineers within the digital backend community
• Lead EDA tool evaluations, methodology improvements, and flow automation initiatives
• Support technology enablement for advanced CMOS nodes including FinFET and FD-SOI
• Provide technical leadership across multiple projects and business units
• Act as interface to foundries, EDA vendors, and methodology teams
• Drive continuous improvement of backend design efficiency and quality

Who we are looking for

• MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in digital physical implementation and backend design
• Proven expertise with industry-standard physical design tools and flows (Cadence EDA flow preferred)
• Strong knowledge of floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, STA, physical verification, power integrity, and signal integrity analysis
• Extensive experience with timing closure and sign-off methodologies
• Experience with high-speed interfaces such as UCIe, PCIe, DDR, SerDes, USB, MIPI, or similar protocols is highly desirable
• Experience driving methodology development and engineering best practices across multiple projects
• Strong communication, collaboration, mentoring, and technical leadership skills
• Ability to work independently and influence technical decisions at organizational level

ams OSRAM is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Diversity, equity and inclusion is strongly established in our corporate culture and we firmly believe it makes us more successful as a company. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment regardless of ethnic, national or social origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, color, religion, age, physical and mental abilities.