Locations: Our Design Center in Villeneuve-Loubet

Department: French Design Center; IP Development

Employment Type: Full-Time

Flexible working hours, including working from home

Experience: Senior Management Level

Please note this role is only open to candidates with working rights in France

WHY WE ARE HIRING:

The Engineering Director is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing and managing an independent development center in France. This position combines high-level strategic, operational, and technical leadership, with an added focus on regional responsibility. Besides, you will work in a daily concert with our Chief IP Engineering Officer, Simon Bewick.

YOUR CORE RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE:

Regional Leadership:
- Serve as the primary leader for the French development center, representing the organization at the local level.
- Develop and execute strategies to ensure the center’s alignment with company-wide goals.
- Oversee the center’s operations, including resource allocation, budgeting, and local compliance.
Team Management:
- Lead multiple engineering teams or large, cross-functional groups, ensuring high performance and collaboration.
- Recruit, develop, and retain top talent, fostering a strong, inclusive, and innovative culture.
- Conduct team reviews, manage performance, and make decisions on compensation and promotions in alignment with organizational policies.
Technical Oversight:
- Provide leadership in critical technical decisions, ensuring alignment with global engineering standards and strategies.
- Oversee the successful delivery of complex, high-impact technical projects from the development center.
- Encourage innovation and best practices in technology and processes.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Partner with senior leaders, product management, and other regional centers to align technical roadmaps with business objectives.
- Act as a regional liaison, ensuring smooth communication and alignment between the center and other teams.
Strategic Impact:
- Define and implement long-term growth strategies for the French development center, enhancing its contribution to the organization.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and regional innovation.
- Support organizational goals by driving key initiatives and aligning center capabilities with business needs.

YOU NEED TO POSSESS THE FOLLOWING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
12+ years of engineering experience, with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles.
Proven ability to manage large, independent engineering operations, including budget and resource management.
Strong technical background in relevant domains (e.g., chip design, software engineering, EDA systems).
Excellent strategic thinking and decision-making skills, particularly in balancing technical and operational demands.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills

WHO IS CODASIP:

We believe Codasip is the most innovative processor solutions company. We take pride in designing and developing cutting-edge, high-performance, and energy-efficient CPU cores from scratch, and our own automated proprietary tools to fully customize them. We give our customers a unique competitive advantage by empowering their system-on-chip developers to build the most innovative products.

Our processor cores are based on the RISC-V open architecture. The potential for customizing RISC-V is unlocked with the Codasip Custom Compute approach: our unique architecture description language, CodAL, and the powerful automated processor design tool, Codasip Studio. These are at the heart of our unique and groundbreaking RISC-V processor solutions.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

Join a flexible, open and supportive team full of curious, self-motivated and driven engineers who are keen to explore new ways of doing things, you'll get to work on ultra-modern, cutting-edge products and technology.

As a Codasipper, you will have the freedom to explore original solutions and experiment with new techniques in your role. We believe in cross-departmental awareness and encourage collaboration, allowing you to add value through diversity in your daily work.

So, come aboard and let's architect a future of innovation together! We can't wait to see what you'll achieve at Codasip.

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