Principal HS Digital Place & Route Engineer; d​/m​/f

Position: Principal HS Digital Place & Route Engineer (d/m/f)
Job description

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

Profile description

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 floor planning, 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, Ser Des, 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

We offer
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.
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