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Principal Digital Design Engineer - MCU

Catania, ITFull-time€61k2026-10-26 → 2026-11-10
Based in Italy

Core

Lead full digital IC design flow for complex System-on-Chip (SOC) including specification, architectural design, RTL coding, synthesis, verification, and power analysis for high-performance micro-controllers.

Role type

Principal Digital Design Engineer (MCU SOC)

Builds

High-performance micro-controllers (MCU) and System-on-Chip (SOC) for industrial automation, autonomous home, and personal electronics.

Domain

Semiconductor / Integrated Circuit Design

Required skills

Verilog/SystemVerilog, Digital IC design flow, Static Timing Analysis (STA), Formal Verification, RTL coding, Low-power design, Clock domain crossing (CDC), Python/Perl/Tcl scripting, EDA tools (Synopsys/Cadence)

Preferred skills

Mixed-signal integration, Post-silicon validation, Design for testability (DFT), Mentorship

Technologies

Verilog, SystemVerilog, Synopsys Design Compiler, Cadence Genus, Synopsys Formality, VCS, QuestaSim, Python, Perl, Tcl

Responsibilities

Lead and execute full digital IC design flow for complex SOC; Collaborate with analog, mixed-signal, and software teams; Develop innovative digital architectures; Perform comprehensive design verification; Participate in post-silicon validation and debug; Mentor junior engineers; Generate detailed design documentation.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC design lead with mentorship