Senior Digital Backend Engineer - PnR & Timing

ams OSRAM; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Job summary

ams OSRAM is seeking a technical expert for physical implementation of high-speed digital and mixed-signal ICs, who will lead PnR from synthesis to tape-out and define digital backend flows. The role requires a MSc/PhD in Electrical Engineering and 10+ years of backend experience.

The successful candidate will drive timing closure, work with Cadence EDA tools, mentor engineers, and collaborate across multiple projects and business units, including interface with foundries and vendors.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Education

MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, or related field

Tools

Cadence EDA

Job description

ams OSRAM is seeking a technical expert for physical implementation of high-speed digital and mixed-signal ICs, who will lead PnR from synthesis to tape-out and define digital backend flows. The role requires a MSc/PhD in Electrical Engineering and 10+ years of backend experience.

The successful candidate will drive timing closure, work with Cadence EDA tools, mentor engineers, and collaborate across multiple projects and business units, including interface with foundries and vendors.