Principal Digital Design Engineer (MCU)

Location: Catania, Italy

Salary: €61,000–€83,900 gross annual base salary

Company

hirify.global develops industrial and IoT edge-processing solutions, including microcontrollers and high-performance processors for automation and embedded applications.

What you will do

• Lead the full digital IC design flow for complex MCU SoCs, from specification and architecture through RTL coding, synthesis, static timing analysis, formal verification, and power analysis.
• Contribute to design-for-testability implementation and verification, and develop architectures and methodologies meeting performance, power, and area targets.
• Collaborate with analog, mixed-signal, and software teams on interfaces, integration, and system performance.
• Perform simulation, formal verification, hardware emulation, post-silicon validation, and debug activities.
• Document specifications, test plans, and design reviews; contribute to design-process improvement and industry best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers, provide technical guidance, and lead technical discussions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in digital IC design, with successfully completed projects.
• Expertise in Verilog and SystemVerilog for RTL design and verification.
• Experience with industry-standard EDA tools for synthesis, STA, formal verification, and simulation, including tools such as Synopsys Design Compiler, Cadence Genus, PrimeTime, Synopsys Formality, VCS, or QuestaSim.
• Strong understanding of digital design principles, clock-domain crossing issues, power integrity, and low-power design techniques.
• Experience with Python, Perl, or Tcl scripting for automation and design-flow optimization.
• Familiarity with mixed-signal integration challenges and verification methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, debugging, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to take initiative, work independently, collaborate effectively, and lead technical discussions.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role in a fast-paced MCU SoC R&D team in Catania.
• Cross-functional collaboration across analog, digital design, architecture, verification, DFT, physical design, and software.
• Gross annual base salary governed by the applicable Metalmeccanica Industria National Collective Labour Agreement.
• Potential annual incentive opportunities, equity, and a competitive benefits package.
• Equal-pay and transparent remuneration practices.