Director, Circuit Design Engineering

Qabird; Rijswijk; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Job summary

SiTime, the Precision Timing company, is seeking a Director, Circuit Design Engineering to lead our Netherlands team in developing MEMS-based timing products that span high-performance networking and ultra-low power mobile platforms.

The ideal candidate will recruit and mentor world-class engineers, drive cross-functional IC design efforts from concept through tape-out, and collaborate with Systems, Test and Applications to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• MS degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent; PhD preferred.
• 10+ years in custom analog IC design with leadership experience.
• Proven track record delivering high-volume mixed-signal chips.
• Experience from concept to tape-out: architecture, specs, verification.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, build, and motivate world-class engineering teams.
• Lead cross-functional IC design teams (Analog, Mixed-Signal, Digital, Layout).
• Define products, roadmaps, and schedules with customers, Marketing, and Sales.
• Guide DFT/DFM integration and rapid silicon bring-up.
• Maintain scalable processes and cost-efficient manufacturing considerations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Travel readiness

Education

MS in Electrical Engineering

PhD preferred

Tools

Cadence

Simulation

Job description

About SiTime

SiTime is the Precision Timing company.

Timing is the heartbeat of all electronics, ensuring performance, resilience and scalability. For decades, quartz devices, non-silicon technology, have kept systems in sync, but they struggle in harsher, more demanding environments. MEMS-based Precision Timing delivers greater accuracy, smaller size and resilience. Today, MEMS timing powers over 400 applications, including high-growth ones in AI datacenters, automated driving, industrial and humanoid robots, wearables and IoT.

Our semiconductor MEMS programmable solutions offer a rich feature set that enables customers to differentiate their products with higher performance, smaller size, lower power, and better reliability. With more than 4 billion devices shipped, SiTime is changing the timing industry. For more information, visit: www.sitime.com.

Job Summary

The Director, Circuit Design Engineering will be responsible for building and leading the Netherlands team through the development of various semiconductor products, including low noise precision timing circuits, leveraging SiTime’s industry-leading MEMS technology, that span high-performance Networking and Communications Infrastructure market application requirements and ultra-low power mobile platforms including wearable devices.

The ideal candidate is a highly motivated, self-starting, leader adept at driving fast-moving design engineering teams and possessing excellent technical, managerial, and communications skills. The position will have significant exposure with opportunity for career growth.

Responsibilities:

• Recruit, build, and motivate world-class engineering teams
• Encourage, practice, and enhance SiTime culture for creating pleasant and highly efficient work environment
• Lead a cross-functional IC Design team consisting of Analog, Mixed-Signal, Digital, and Layout engineers, to develop precision timing solutions that address high-performance and ultra-low power applications
• Provide wide and sharp technical expertise, and quickly understand new and unfamiliar technical subjects and form opinions/strategies to resolve challenges and/or recommend and implement on new opportunities
• Identify products and processes shortcomings and constraints.
• Propose and implement optimal procedures that resolve problems suited for the stage of the company and its resources
• Make products level decisions, including testability, manufacturing, cost, applications, and product support features/consideration
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Test Engineering, and Applications teams to design chips with DFT, DFM, achieve rapid silicon bring-up and fast time-to-production release
• Partner with Customers, Marketing, and Sales to define products, roadmaps, and schedules to target and win key designs

• Manage engineers to accomplish customer, schedule, and budget goals
• Drive other projects as needed by management or as business needs change

Qualifications & Requirements:

• MS Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent field, PhD preferred
• Minimum 10 years industry experience in custom Analog IC circuit design, developing:
• Frequency synthesis architecture/circuits, Voltage References, bias circuits, Switched capacitor or sampling circuits, high performance ADC and DACs, Linear regulators
• Minimum 5 years proven experience in a similar leadership role
• Proven track record of designing and producing (in high volume) profitable complex mixed-signal chips
• Track record of planning and execution from Product Concept through Design Implementation, Tape-out, Sampling and production release. Ability to execute methodically to deliver projects and products.
• Proven track record at each stage of the following:
• Architecture development and feasibility studies
• Writing specifications at both system and block level
• Design partitioning for noise / power / area budgeting
• Detailed design and simulation of basic analog building blocks and one or more of the following: ADCs, DACs, Temperature Sensors, PLL, high-speed op amps, band gaps
• Knowledge of ultra-low phase-noise design, power supply noise considerations, device matching, parasitic extraction, signal integrity, ESD
• Supervision of layout and editing critical blocks
• Chip level design and verification of complex mixed-signal chips
• Chip validation, characterization, qualification, release to production
• Ability to cross-correlate technical, marketing, productization, and operational aspects of a product and find optimal path to satisfy various aspects of a product

• Prior experience recruiting, building, and leading successful teams with proven record of building high performing teams
• Willing and able to travel both domestically and internationally

Desired Characteristics & Attributes:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
• Proven record of leading teams to new places with combination of clarity of mind, aggressive goals, team’s trust, articulate communication
• Ability to think strategically but execute tactically and understand the difference
• Ability to work well with others in a fast-paced collaborative team environment

Compensation Range:

At SiTime, we believe great work deserves great rewards. We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive compensation package designed to attract top talent.

In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for a quarterly bonus tied to the achievement of innovation goals—reflecting our commitment to recognizing meaningful impact. We also offer equity grants, providing a meaningful opportunity to share in the company’s future growth and success

SiTime is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We treat each person fairly and we do not tolerate discrimination or harassment against anyone on the basis of any protected characteristics, including race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, pregnancy, political affiliation, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, or marital status or other characteristics protected by law.

Learn More about SiTime: Review the Get to Know SiTime section of our career page to explore our culture, values, and what makes us unique.

• Innovation on Top – Philosophies of Innovation with Rajesh Vashist
• Fabrication Knowledge – An Interview with Rajesh Vashist
• SiTime Corporation – YouTube

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