Engineering Director (EDA)

A pioneering semiconductor IP and SW company are searching for a driven and experienced SW Engineering Manager to define and drive the activities for their cutting-edge EDA SW offering.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a SW development team building an EDA product for IP assembly, interconnect generation, and integration automation.
• Mentor and grow team members through technical guidance, code reviews, and career development support.
• Foster a collaborative team culture focused on quality, reliability, and customer experience.
• Establish reusable patterns, best practices, and coding standards to ensure consistency and maintainability.
• Design and implement high‑performance, modular, and extensible systems for large‑scale SoC design workflows.
• Develop and maintain a scalable, automated verification framework maximizing test coverage while controlling cost.
• Ensure effective project execution: task allocation, milestone tracking, and on‑time delivery of high‑quality features.
• Ensure the codebase is well‑documented, maintainable, and compliant with industry standards.
• Drive continuous improvements in engineering efficiency, robustness, and reliability.
• Coordinate with other engineering teams to align on front‑end, register, and integration requirements.
• Partner with Project Management, Product Management, and Customer Success teams to understand priorities and deliver upcoming releases on time.
• Collaborate closely with Product Engineers and Architects to understand new features and technical directions.

Ideal background

• 10+ years of industry experience in the semiconductor domain, including roles as a development or verification engineer and as an engineering manager.
• Strong proficiency in Java, C++, and Python, with the ability to contribute to the codebase and perform code reviews.
• Deep expertise in RTL design and verification methodologies and languages (VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog, SystemC, UVM).
• Solid understanding of the IP‑XACT standard for IP‑based SoC design.
• Strong background in software architecture, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, and object‑oriented design.
• Good understanding of agile development methodologies.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem‑solving skills.
• Curious, rigorous, results‑oriented mindset.

For a deeper insight into this position, or for any questions, please reach out to Em Feely -