VLSI Engineering Practice Lead

Role- VLSI Back-end Services Practice Head / VLSI – Director Engg.

Experience- 15+years

Location- Bangalore / Hyderabad.

JD

• Create differentiated VLSI Services offerings, capabilities, and talent to exponentially grow VLSI services business.
• Ability to engage with customer design managers in technical discussions and secure design wins
• Create strong VLSI technical teams through training / upskilling and focused hiring.
• Mentor the VLSI team to ensure their skills are continuously advanced & aligned to customer / industry needs.
• Build strong customer relationships and deliver VLSI services projects.
• Create differentiated proposals to win new projects.
• Work within in-house resourcing teams and external partner ecosystem to staff and ramp-up VLSI team based on customer needs
• Strong technical expertise in ASIC backend processes : physical design & verification, implementation, and optimization, timing analysis, power analysis, Design For Test (DFT).
• Strong understanding of semiconductor technologies, including standard cells, IOs, memory, and IP integration.
• Hands-on expertise with commercial EDA tools from Synopsys, Cadence or Siemens
• Intimate familiarity with Verilog and standard design formats (LEF, DEF, SPEF, etc.)
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Perl, or Tcl for automation purposes.
• Familiarity with advanced node technologies such as 7nm, 5nm, or below.
• Good industry connects with EDA tool companies, foundries and Tier 1 semiconductor companies
• Drive innovations and optimizations to enhance power, performance, and area (PPA) metrics.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technologies and methodologies to improve backend development practices.
• Exposure to ASIC-package codesign a plus.
• Create and leverage VLSI partner ecosystem for expanding offerings and talent
• Stay updated on semiconductor industry trends and competitor activities to refine the strategy accordingly and gain customer mindshare.
• Work closely with design, verification, and manufacturing teams to align backend strategies with overall ASIC development goals.
• VLSI services Strategy, Business Plans and roadmaps
• SoW and MSA reviews