IC Team Lead | Berlin | €100k

About us

In this role, you will take ownership of the leadership and technical direction of an electronic IC development group. You will work closely with company leadership while guiding a team of engineers through the full product life cycle — from concept to volume production.

Tasks

• Provide technical and organisational leadership for an IC design and layout engineering team

• Manage, mentor, and develop engineers, fostering a high-performance and collaborative culture

• Translate market and customer requirements into robust technical specifications

• Drive alignment on design flows, tools, and best practices across the organisation

• Oversee project execution, ensuring delivery against technical targets, cost constraints, and schedules

• Act as a key technical contact for customers and external partners

Profile

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline

• Demonstrated experience building and leading expert-level engineering teams

• Hands-on expertise in RF integrated circuit design, verification, and characterisation

• Deep familiarity with advanced semiconductor technologies and modern EDA toolchains

• Knowledge of optical or electro-optical transceiver systems and markets

• Strong analytical thinking and a structured approach to problem solving

• Comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving environments

• Clear and confident communicator with strong written and verbal skills

• Fluent in English; German language skills are a plus

We offer

• Significant autonomy and influence within a lean organisational structure

• A motivated, international team with ambitious growth plans

• Long-term professional development and leadership opportunities

• Modern workplace with flexible hours and a collaborative atmosphere

Contact

If this sounds like something of interest, please feel free to apply below or alternatively reach out to me at rmiles@optimussearch.com