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Technical Lead with semiconductor experience
At TOPIC, we work every day on innovative, high-tech solutions to make the world better, smarter, and healthier. Are you the driven Technical Lead with semiconductor experience with a strong can-do mentality that we are looking for?
“As a software architect at TOPIC I work on many technically interesting projects in a range of domains, which lets me use and improve my skills along the way” - Erwin Bonsma I Software Architect at TOPIC Embedded Systems
What will you do as a Technical Lead?
As a Technical Lead, you are the architect of the future for our farm-out team. You look beyond the madness of the day and translate long-term visions and quarterly plans into concrete technical roadmaps. In close coordination with the functional architects, you determine what is needed to realize our ambitions, while maintaining the perfect balance between innovation and stability.
Your responsibilities as a Technical Lead:
- Leading one of our Farm Out teams for a semiconductor‑industry client, you drive high standards in code quality and software architecture across your team of 4–8 engineers.
- You turn long-term objectives into technical requirements and make sure the farm-out team knows exactly what is needed for the next step.
- Designing and managing the software architecture for high-tech systems.
- Leading technical decisions in the focus area of the farm-out team; which include middleware/ embedded applications, real-time processing or data integration.
- You are the conversation partner for functional architects to investigate technical problems.
- Coaching and mentoring of team members.
What do we offer you?
This will make you smarter:
- Strategic projects in complex high-tech environments;
- Collaborate with other senior engineers and domain experts;
- Challenging and interesting projects in different domains;
- Access to advanced training through our TOPIC Academy;
- Contribute to and lead tech events and knowledge sessions.
This will make you better:
- Permanent contract;
- An all-in benefits package (€70.000 – €100.000 per year, including 13th month, mobility, pension, extra holidays);
- 26 vacation days (option to buy extra), pension scheme, relocation support.
This will keep you healthy:
- Good work-life balance, flexible hours, and hybrid working;
- Inspiring office with daily fresh fruit and a gym;
- Home office support for an inspiring work-from-home setup;
- Regular fun, social, and sports events.
What do you bring as a Technical Lead?
- A Master or Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, Physics and/or Mathematics
- You bring 3+ years of recent semiconductor experience (within the past 5 years) in software development and architecture, allowing you to hit the ground running within their unique high-tech environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Strong proficiency in C/C++, Python, and relevant frameworks.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to structure complex problems clearly.
- Strong communication skills and experience working with internal and external teams.
- A proactive, can-do attitude and passion for innovation.
- Experience with coaching and mentoring of team members.
- Nice to have: experience with real-time systems, and communication protocols.
Our organization
Since 1996 we have been developing (embedded) systems that are essential for products manufactured by renowned high-tech companies around the world. Our projects involve edge to cloud solutions; from PCB design and FPGA to low level embedded software and application software for UI, Web, Mobile and cloud. We are well known for our high level of knowledge and expertise and are proud to be a Premier Embedded Partner of AMD; technology leader in the field of System-on-Chips and FPGAs.
Diversity & Inclusion
At TOPIC, we believe that diversity, equality, and inclusion are essential for innovation and success. We ensure a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.