Sr MgrDep Director ASIC Digital Design IP ENGINEERING

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Summary of Role:

The Senior Manager / Deputy Director Processor Design is responsible for leading the design and delivery of next-generation processor and SoC IP solutions. This role provides technical and organizational leadership for a team of digital design engineers driving architecture implementation RTL development integration verification closure support and successful silicon execution. The individual will collaborate closely with architecture verification physical design DFT firmware software and program management teams to achieve quality schedule power performance and area (PPA) targets.

Essential Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership

• Lead the end-to-end development of processor cores subsystems from architectural specification through tapeout.
• Drive microarchitecture definition and RTL implementation for high-performance and low-power processor designs.
• Review design specifications RTL quality synthesis results timing closure strategies and integration readiness.
• Ensure design compliance with functional performance power reliability and security requirements.
• Guide architectural tradeoff analysis and performance optimization activities.
• Establish and enforce design methodologies coding guidelines and best practices.

Program Execution

• Develop project plans resource allocation strategies and execution schedules.
• Track design milestones identify risks and implement mitigation plans.
• Drive design reviews signoff readiness and cross-functional execution alignment.
• Ensure successful delivery of processor IP and SoC projects within schedule and quality targets.
• Coordinate with global engineering teams and external partners where applicable.

Team Leadership & People Management

• Build mentor and lead a high-performing processor design team.
• Define career development plans and coaching programs for engineers.
• Recruit and retain top engineering talent.
• Conduct performance discussions and support succession planning.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence innovation collaboration and accountability.

Other Responsibilities:

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental Health Safety & Security requirements and programs.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors or masters degree in Electronics Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 12 years (Senior Manager) of experience in digital IC/SoC/processor design.
• Strong expertise in:
  • Microarchitecture development
  • RTL design (Verilog/SystemVerilog)
  • Processor pipelines and memory subsystems
  • SoC integration
  • ASIC design flow
  • Synthesis and timing analysis
• Proven track record of successful silicon delivery.
• Experience leading medium to large engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of PPA optimization techniques.
• Excellent communication leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or Computer Science
• Experience with RISC-V MIPS ARM ARC or custom processor architectures.
• Experience with advanced technology nodes (7nm 5nm 3nm and beyond).
• Expertise in multicore processors AI accelerators or high-performance computing architectures.
• Experience leading geographically distributed teams.
• Strong written & verbal communication skills.
• Strong planning & Organizational skills.