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Senior Principal/Sr. Director- SoC/Chip Lead

Bengaluru, KA, in💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-28 → 2026-10-01

Core

End-to-end technical leadership and execution of complex SoC programs from architecture through silicon production.

Role type

Senior Principal/Sr. Director SoC/Chip Lead

Builds

Large-scale ASIC/SoC products for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT markets

Domain

Semiconductor (SoC design, integration, and silicon bring-up)

Required skills

SoC architecture definition, cross-functional team leadership, tape-out readiness management, subsystem and IP integration, high-speed interface integration (SerDes, analog), design review and silicon debug, technical trade-off analysis, mentorship of senior engineers

Preferred skills

High-performance switching silicon, Network-on-Chip (NoC) architectures, chiplet-based architectures, high-bandwidth memory-centric systems, AI/HPC/networking product experience, UALink/Ethernet switching knowledge, packaging technologies, signal integrity analysis

Technologies

RTL Design, Design Verification, Physical Design, DFT, Static Timing Analysis, Low-Power Design, SerDes, Analog front-end (AFE), Mixed-signal IPs, Advanced PHY, NoC, Chiplets, UALink, Ethernet switching

Responsibilities

Define chip-level architecture and integration requirements, drive technical decision-making and trade-off analysis, oversee subsystem and IP integration, lead design and execution reviews, manage post-silicon debug activities, mentor senior engineers across multiple organizations

Seniority

Sr. Director, hands-on IC with substantial leadership responsibility

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