VLSI Back-end Services Practice Head/ VLSI Director Engineering
Experience: 15+ years
Desired Competencies Must-Head
- 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.)
Good to Have
- 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
Expectations from the Role
- Drive VLSI services strategy, offering, capabilities, and talent creation and scaling
- Own and meet the VLSI services business growth
- Collaborate with academia, partners and talent teams to grow VLSI talent
- Create differentiated design methodologies, offerings and solution demos to showcase at industry events
- Collaborate with Presales and Sales teams to develop compelling customer propositions and sales collateral
- Ability to engage confidently at senior levels within customer organizations
- Review and ensure smooth delivery of VLSI services engagement
- Utilize industry trends, competitive insights to enhance sales strategies and provide input to offering owners.
- Excellent stakeholder management and client facing skills
- Excellent communication and analytical skills
