Senior System Engineer, System Architect

In your role as a Senior System Engineer / System Architect (m/f/d) at TDK-Micronas GmbH, you will play a central role in the product development process and make a significant contribution to the design of innovative sensor solutions. Your responsibilities include:

• Member of the Project Core Team: Collaborate with the “Product Line Management,” “Project Management,” and “Product Engineering” departments to form the “Product Core Team” and take full responsibility for system development.
• Definition of Sensor Systems: Develop and define the overall concept for sensor systems, ensuring they meet all specified requirements.
• System Architecture Development: Design and define the block-level structure of integrated mixed-signal circuits.
• Requirements Analysis and Specification: Translate system requirements, such as those from sensor or signal processing applications, into detailed technical specifications for IC design.
• Block and Module Architecture: Define interfaces, data paths, clock and power supply concepts, as well as functional blocks at the chip level.
• Collaboration with System and Software Teams: Work closely with teams from the embedded software, system, and application departments to ensure the overall functionality of the system.
• Evaluation of Architectural Alternatives: Analyze design alternatives in terms of performance, area, power consumption, cost, and development effort.
• System-Level Modeling and Simulation: Use tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, SystemC, or Python to validate architectural concepts.
• Design Reviews and Technical Leadership: Conduct architecture reviews, provide technical expertise to design teams, and ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Documentation and Communication: Create technical documentation and presentations while effectively communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Customer Contact: Act as the primary technical point of contact for key customers and contribute to the successful implementation of customer requirements.

This versatile and responsible position offers you the opportunity to apply your expertise in a dynamic and innovative environment and to actively help shape the future of sensor technology.

• You hold a degree (bachelor’s or master’s) in physics, electronics, microsystems engineering, or a related field.
• You have at least 5 years of professional experience in systems engineering with a focus on sensor technology and system architecture.
• You have a solid understanding of sensor calibration concepts as well as comprehensive knowledge of sensor characterization and evaluation.
• You have experience in IC development with a focus on IC concepts and block-level definitions.
• You have programming skills in MATLAB/Simulink, Python, or C/C++, or comparable languages.
• You are familiar with risk analysis tools such as FMEA, FMEDA, or DRFBM.
• You excel in communication, including the ability to present complex technical data clearly to both stakeholders and customers.
• You are fluent in spoken and written English.

With your expertise and dedication, you will make a significant contribution to the development of innovative solutions and actively help shape the future of sensor technology.

Pulled from the full job description

• Free parking
• Flexible schedule, * Salary according to collective agreement (Summer holiday and Christmas bonus, as well as other special payments)
• Flexible working hours with unlimited flexitime days and home office
• Sports offers; such as Hansefit, job bicycle
• Company pension scheme
• Individual training, development and advanced training offers
• In-house health management
• Corporate Benefits
• Team events and company celebrations
• Discounts in the company canteen
• Free parking spaces with EV charging station, subsidization of public transport tickets
• Relocation management

Dependant on position and length of service.

TDK-Micronas’ intelligent sensors and embedded motor controllers for automotive and industrial electronics continue to set new standards worldwide. Our home is Freiburg, rooted in the Black Forest in Germany, where a dynamic team of around 1,000 employees is waiting for you.

Our core values of vision, courage and trust unite us, enabling us to progress together towards a sustainable and secure future.

If you are ready to put your career in the fast-lane and shape the mobility of the future, then TDK-Micronas is the right place for you.