About Qailash Labs
Qailash Labs Private Limited is an Indian deep-tech semiconductor company indigenizing high-performance Readout Integrated Circuits (ROICs) and Integrated Detector Assemblies for defence electro-optics, anti-drone interceptors, and quantum sensor readouts.
Core Responsibilities
The Chief Technical Advisor will serve as a strategic technical advisor and provide expert oversight during our ASIC tape-out execution:
Architecture & Design Review: Review and validate system-level specifications for Analog Mixed-Signal ROIC (unit pixel CTIA integrators, 14-bit Column SAR ADCs, and 77K cryogenic operating conditions).
ASIC Partner Supervision:
Provide high-level technical oversight during design reviews with our ASIC physical execution partner and foundry sign-off checks.
Defence & Ecosystem Alignment: Represent Qailash Labs in strategic technical discussions with Tier-1 defence primes, DRDO laboratories (SSPL / IRDE), and Ministry of Defence grant evaluations (ADITI / iDEX).
Pipeline Roadmap Guidance: Advise on the multi-year technology roadmap covering next-gen ROICs.
Ideal Candidate Profile
We are looking for a recognized leader fitting any one of the following backgrounds:
· Option A (Ex-Defence / R&D; Leader): Retired Senior Scientist / Director / Scientist 'G' or 'H' from DRDO (SSPL, IRDE, SITAR, ANURAG) or ISRO with direct hands-on experience in ROIC Silicon IC Design, Analog Mixed-Signal (AMS) Microelectronics, or Sensor Readout ASIC Architecture.
Option B (Distinguished Academic): Senior Professor / Emeritus Faculty in Microelectronics & IC Design from IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, IISc (CeNSE), or similar premiere institutions.
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