Senior IC Lead - Analog / Mixed-Signal

Milan, Italy | Hybrid | Semiconductor / AI MRL Consulting is working with an innovative early-stage semiconductor and AI company based in Milan, developing a new generation of ultra-low-power AI technology for edge applications. The company is now moving from successful silicon development into an exciting productisation and scale-up phase, and is looking for a Senior IC Lead to take ownership of its silicon execution and help shape its next generation of hardware. This is an opportunity for an experienced Analog / Mixed-Signal IC Designer who wants to remain hands-on while taking genuine technical leadership responsibility.

The Role As

Senior IC Lead, you will take ownership of IC development from architecture through to tape-out, silicon bring-up and productisation. You'll lead a small IC team while remaining deeply involved in the technical work yourself.

Your responsibilities will include

- Leading and contributing to analog and mixed-signal IC design
- Taking silicon programmes from architecture through tape-out
- Driving design decisions across multiple silicon revisions
- Schematic design and layout review
- PVT and Monte Carlo analysis
- Verification and sign-off
- Silicon bring-up, debug and characterisation
- Working with foundries, EDA providers, packaging, test and external partners
- Considering manufacturability, testability, yield and product requirements
- Leading and developing a small, highly technical IC team
- Contributing to the company's future silicon roadmap What we're looking for You'll ideally have:




- Strong Analog / Mixed-signal IC Design experience
- Experience taking silicon through multiple tape-outs
- Experience owning or significantly leading multiple silicon programmes
- Strong knowledge of schematic design, layout, verification and sign-off
- Experience with PVT / Monte Carlo analysis
- Silicon bring-up and characterisation experience
- Experience working with foundries and external semiconductor partners
- A strong understanding of productising silicon
- Experience leading a small technical team while remaining hands-on
- A genuine appetite for working in an early-stage semiconductor environment Experience in any of the following would be particularly valuable: Ultra-low-power ICs | Sensor ASICs | MEMS | Audio | Wearables | Biomedical | Edge AI | Neuromorphic Computing | Analog AI Accelerators Why join? This is a chance to join a small semiconductor team at a defining point in its growth, with the opportunity to have a direct impact on both the technology and the team around it. You'll have:
- Significant technical ownership
- A genuinely hands-on leadership position
- Direct exposure to founders, customers and technical partners
- The opportunity to build and shape an IC team
- The chance to work on ultra-low-power AI at the edge
- Meaningful influence over future silicon development
- Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP)
- The opportunity to work in a fast-moving startup environment where your decisions have visible impact Location & Package Milan, Italy - Hybrid €90,000-€100,000 + ESOP, depending on experience.

📌 Senior IC Lead – Analog / Mixed-Signal | Milan (Milano)
🏢 MRL Consulting Group
📍 Milano