Lead Principal Engineer for Timer & Real-Time Control in Microcontrollers (f/m/div)

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As a Lead Principal Engineer for Timer & Real-Time Control in Microcontrollers on our Research & Development team, you'll have the opportunity to merge creativity with your technical expertise by shaping the future of technology, driving groundbreaking projects, and bringing new ideas to life.

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Your role

Key responsibilities in your new role

• Break down stakeholder and application requirements into architectural Timer requirements and interface specifications
• Own platform-level Timer architecture, the required IP components and their evolution across MCU generations
• Define deterministic timing concepts for real-time control loops (triggering, synchronization, latency/jitter budgets, fault reactions)
• Drive architectural trade-offs between real-time performance, power, safety, and scalability based on simulations, prototyping and leveraging novel AI methods and tools
• Ensure Power-Performance-Area competitiveness for the subsystem across the full product portfolio
• Interface with Technical Marketing, SoC/IP Design, Verification, and Software teams to ensure coherent system integration
• Create and maintain high-quality architecture documentation and requirement baselines
• Proactively identify innovation opportunities in Timer and real-time orchestration aligned with platform strategy

Your profile

Qualifications and skills to help you succeed

• Master's degree (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, Control Engineering, or related field
• 7+ years of relevant experience in semiconductor or automotive MCU/SoC architecture with hands on design experience
• Strong expertise in Timer architecture and deterministic real-time system design
• Proven experience translating use-case/system needs into architectural requirements and KPIs
• Solid understanding of closed-loop control constraints (timing determinism, synchronization, latency/jitter control) ideally paired with simulation know how
• Familiarity with ISO 26262 and functional safety concepts in architecture design (is a plus)
• Team player with openness for innovation
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills in international, cross-functional teams
• Fluent English skills, written and spoken

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