Principal Digital Design Engineer

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies into solutions that combat climate change, reliably connect humans and the world, and help drive advancements in automation and robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy and data centers. With revenue of more than $11 billion in FY25, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible. Learn more at and on LinkedIn and X.

Principal Digital Design Engineer

The Team

Digital Healthcare’s charter is to invent new systems that capture clinical-grade data, extract patient insights, and deliver life-saving healthcare solutions for all.

Within the Digital HealthCare (DHC) Business Unit, the DHC IC design team combines ADI’s signal processing capabilities with advanced sensor technologies and state-of-the-art packaging innovations to provide signal chain conditioning and processing for System-on-Chip, System-in-Package and module solutions to our Healthcare customers.

About the Role

The DHC IC design team at ADI is seeking for a Principal Digital Design Engineer to join our growing team in Bari, Italy. You will be able to work together with a global team, who have designed and introduced many successful products that won sockets from top OEM healthcare manufacturers in Europe, Asia, and the USA.

We, DHC IC design group, develop integrated circuits for products enabling next generation solutions for Disease Management, Patient Monitoring and Smart Hospital applications.

As a Principal Digital Design Engineer, you have proven capability to drive projects across multiple milestones through tape-out for the development of Application Specific Standard Product (ASSP), from early architecture discussions through hands-on design-in (IC and/or FPGA) and characterization support.

The successful candidate will work effectively within a talented and motivated multi-disciplinary team, leading the development of the digital part of new mixed-signal products with sustainability impact, and collaborating with internal technology groups and potential external technology vendors and/or research organization.

Project and/or personnel leadership responsibilities may be assigned to highly qualified and motivated individuals.

Key Responsibilities

• Find appropriate techniques to achieve project requirements.

• Work as digital lead on key projects, help define top level chip requirements.

• Using recommended design and verification techniques, tools, and flow to produce efficient designs which meet specified functional, power, and timing objectives.

• Interact and participate with a cross functional team including Product, Test, Marketing, and Application Engineers effectively importing/exporting information as needed for a successful execution of a product.

• Mentor junior design engineers.

• Document, present, and participate in project meetings.

Must Have Skills

• Technical Strategy: Visionary capability to define and drive technical strategy for digital design; perform new digital design using RTL, System Verilog, Standard cells, or other approaches as necessary for both mixed signal ASSP and FPGA designs.

• Innovation Leadership: Exceptional ability to drive innovation in digital design approaches and solutions;

• SoC Architecture: Authority in complex SoC architecture design and implementation; assist in defining ASSP architecture and design specifications.

• Multi-Domain Expertise: Specify and perform as necessary chip and block level verification and regressions; supervise (or perform) synthesis, timing analysis, and scan/ATPG; Work with product, apps, and test engineers to ensure design will meet performance and testability goals; silicon debug activities including testbench FPGA support; use up-to-date design verification techniques to ensure first silicon success.

• Industry Thought Leadership: Recognized expertise with ability to influence industry direction.

Minimum Qualification & Experience

• Electrical Engineering degree with 10+ years of relevant experience in mixed signal digital design.

• RTL to GDS2 track record of successful product developments.

• Experience with full chip verification, regressions, and mixed signal designs.

• Candidates should have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to work on multiple projects as required.

• Strong inter-personal, teamwork and communication skills are required.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Scripting languages (e.g. Python, Perl or Shell).

• Mixed-Signal Verification methodology.

• UVM Verification (Universal Verification Methodology).

• Demonstrated experience with verification of ARM or RISC-V based sub-systems or SoCs

Why You'll Love Working Here
At Analog Devices, you'll be part of a collaborative and innovative team that's shaping the future of technology. We offer a supportive environment focused on professional growth, competitive compensation and benefits, work-life balance, and the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that make a real impact on the world.

Your expertise will shape the future of technology, and you’ll be supported by a culture that values continuous advancement and professional growth. Join us and help create the technologies that bridge the physical and digital worlds, making a tangible difference in how people live, work, and connect.

The pay range for this position in Italy is €69,300 to €100,350. (base salary)

• This range may change if you are hired in another location. The stated range may be inclusive of several levels within this role and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate's experience, qualifications, and specific location. Applicants interested in this role who are not located in the primary location may request the applicable pay range for their location during the interview process if an alternative location is an option.

• This position qualifies for a discretionary performance-based bonus, the criteria for which are based on company factors and will be shared during the recruitment process.

• This role may also be eligible for variable compensation, paid annual leave, and supplemental benefits as applicable under local policy and the terms and conditions of employment.

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