Senior Principal Engineer / Senior Manager – SoC / Chip Lead
Memory Interface Division (MID)
Experience
20+ Years
Location
US / Bangalore
About the Role
We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior Principal Engineer / Senior Manager – Chip Lead to drive the development and execution of next-generation high-performance SoC products. This role will provide end-to-end technical leadership spanning architecture definition, SoC integration, execution planning, silicon realization, and product bring-up.
The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of leading complex, advanced-node SoCs from concept through production, with deep expertise in large-scale digital integration, high-speed interfaces, and cross-functional execution. The role requires close collaboration with architecture, design, verification, physical design, DFT, firmware, package, analog, and product engineering teams to ensure successful delivery of world-class silicon products.
Key Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end technical leadership and execution of complex SoC programs from architecture through silicon production.
- Drive l, integration strategy, execution schedules, risk management, and tape-out readiness.
- Lead cross-functional teams across digital design, verification, physical design, DFT, firmware, validation, packaging, and product engineering.
- Define chip-level architecture, integration requirements, performance targets, and power/area objectives.
- Drive technical decision-making and trade-off analysis across architecture, implementation, and product requirements.
- Oversee subsystem and IP integration, ensuring successful deployment of complex multi-domain SoCs.
- Partner with analog and SerDes teams to integrate high-speed interfaces and mixed-signal subsystems into the overall chip architecture.
- Lead design reviews, execution reviews, silicon readiness assessments, and post-silicon debug activities.
- Drive issue resolution across the development lifecycle and ensure successful first-pass silicon execution.
- Mentor senior engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple engineering organizations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
- 20+ years of semiconductor industry experience with substantial leadership responsibility.
- Proven experience as a Chip Lead, SoC Lead, Technical Program Lead, or equivalent role for large-scale ASIC/SoC products.
- Demonstrated success leading advanced-node SoCs, preferably at 3nm and/or 5nm technology nodes.
- Deep understanding of SoC architecture, integration methodologies, and full-chip development flows.
- Strong experience working across:
- RTL Design
- Design Verification
- Physical Design
- DFT
- Static Timing Analysis
- Low-Power Design Methodologies
- Silicon Bring-up and Productization
- Experience managing complex schedules, technical dependencies, and cross-functional execution across global teams.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and engineering leadership skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience with:
- High-performance switching silicon
- Network-on-Chip (NoC) architectures
- Data movement and interconnect fabrics
- High-bandwidth memory-centric systems
- Complex multi-die or chiplet-based architectures
- Hands-on experience integrating:
- High-speed SerDes interfaces
- Analog front-end (AFE) subsystems
- Mixed-signal IPs
- Advanced PHY technologies
- Experience with high-bandwidth and low-latency interconnect technologies.
- Knowledge of packaging technologies and signal integrity considerations for high-speed systems.
- Experience in AI, HPC, networking, connectivity, data-center, or memory infrastructure products.
- Prior exposure to UALink, Ethernet switching, switch fabrics, or similar high-performance interconnect technologies is highly desirable.
Leadership Expectations
- Establish technical vision and execution strategy for complex SoC products.
- Drive alignment across architecture, engineering, and product stakeholders.
- Build and mentor high-performing engineering teams.
- Ensure engineering excellence, predictable execution, and first-silicon success.
- Champion best practices in SoC development, integration, and system-level design.
