Senior Director R&D - Data Center Connectivity Silicon

Senior Director R&D - Data Center Connectivity Silicon

ams OSRAM

Pavia or Bucharest

Your tasks

• Lead all R&D activities for the product segment, driving innovation and delivering market-leading solutions that enable next-generation data center, optical networking, and AI infrastructure technologies;
• Define and execute the product and technology roadmap in close collaboration with Product Management, Business Units, and executive leadership, ensuring alignment with business growth objectives;
• Oversee the complete product development lifecycle, from concept and architecture through design, validation, qualification, and successful product release;
• Build, lead, and scale world-class multidisciplinary engineering teams across Analog Design, Digital Design, Physical Design, Verification, and Validation;
• Drive execution excellence by ensuring products are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards;
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to prioritize investments, allocate resources effectively, and accelerate innovation;
• Develop organizational capabilities by coaching engineering leaders, cultivating top talent, and fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture;
• Own R&D resource planning, operational performance, and strategic workforce development for the product segment.

Who we are looking for

• Master's or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, or a related field with a focus on Integrated Circuit Design;
• 15+ years of experience in semiconductor product development and IC design, including leadership responsibility for complex product portfolios and large engineering organizations;
• Proven track record of successfully delivering semiconductor products from concept through high-volume production and market adoption;
• Deep expertise in one or more of the following domains: Datacenter & Networking, AI Infrastructure Connectivity, Compute-to-Network Architectures, Optical Interconnects, or High-Speed Communication Technologies;
• Demonstrated success leading large multidisciplinary engineering organizations and driving innovation at scale;
• Strong knowledge of modern engineering processes, including requirements engineering, verification methodologies, configuration and change management, Design for Robustness (DfR), quality systems, and test development;
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across technical and business functions;
• Fluent written and spoken English.