Digital Front-End Lead

About The Job:

• As a Frontend Principal Engineer specializing in Semiconductor Chip Design, you will lead and coordinate the execution of the front-end stages of integrated circuit development.
• This role requires a strong technical background in digital design, verification, and project management skills.
• You will oversee product support activities for both the Pre-production and Post-production stages, ensuring the successful initiation, development, and sustainment of semiconductor designs.

Essential Job Functions:
Technical Leadership and Architecture

• Design Architecture from scratch for new products and understand the specifications of the derivative products.
• RTL Design and Coding, Code Quality Management: Creating RTL Design and Coding.
• Ensure highest quality by applying suitable coding standards and other techniques.
• Design Verification: Ensuring the correctness and functionality of the design through rigorous verification processes.
• Creating test benches, running simulations, and debugging the design.
• Collaboration: Working closely with other teams, such as physical design, analog IP/IC, software, and system engineering teams, to ensure seamless integration and functionality of the final product.
• Mentorship and Leadership: Leading and mentoring junior engineers, providing guidance on best practices, and ensuring the team adheres to project timelines and quality standards.
• EDA Tools Proficiency: Utilizing EDA tools for design, simulation, and verification tasks.
• Documentation: Maintaining detailed documentation of the design process, including specifications, design decisions, and verification results
• Product Support : Pre and Post Production Stages, Support for RMA

Qualifications:

• Candidate should have ~10+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong background in ASIC Design & Verification.
• FPGA-only profiles are not suitable.
• Candidates with both FPGA & ASIC experience are acceptable only if ASIC experience is ~70% or more.
• Must have hands-on experience in RTL Coding.
• Leadership experience is mandatory.
• Min 8+ years of experience in System Architecture for ARM based MCU product development
• Min 8+ years of experience in RTL Design, Coding and RTL Integration
• Strong design and debugging skills.
• Experience in handling Verification Teams.
• Verification environment Development, Static and Dynamic Verification, Test Management. (UPF, GLN, Test Mode)
• Experience with industry-standard EDA tools for LINT, CDC, SDC validation, and power analysis preferably Synopsis EDA.
• Exposure to Backend and Analog processes.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with backend teams (PD, DFT, and STA) to achieve timing and power closure.
• Experience in Product Support for both Pre and Post Production Stages, Support for RMA teams.

• Min 1+ years of Project Management (Waterfall and Agile – Hybrid Methodology).
• Continuous Improvement.
• Knowledge of industry standards and best practices in semiconductor front-end design.
• Masters in VLSI design from reputed universities like IIT/NIT with a background in Bachelors in Electronics and Communication, or a related field.