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