Senior Design Lead

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Job Summary

Responsible for quality assurance of PDKs, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance across design and verification flows

Enables silicon-ready releases through rigorous QA validation, automation, and governance

Key Responsibilities

Execute and drive QA validation across PDK components and flows

Perform verification, regression, and issue analysis across nodes

Ensure compliance with QA standards, documentation, and quality gates

Lead cross-domain issue resolution with design, CAD, and customers

Build and scale automation frameworks for QA, regression, and validation

Drive AI adoption for failure analysis, pattern detection, and regression optimization

Manage end-to-end QA delivery, including planning, tracking, and escalations

Establish governance frameworks: reviews, audits, documentation standards

Mentor teams and improve QA competency and best practices

Drive multi-project QA execution and cross-team alignment

Define organization-wide QA strategy, roadmap, and transformation initiatives

Required Skills

Solid understanding of PDK QA flows,



physical verification, and design validation

Expertise in DRC/LVS/verification methodologies

Proficiency in EDA tools (Cadence/Synopsys/Verification tools)

Robust scripting knowledge: Python, SKILL, Shell

Capability to design automation frameworks and scalable QA systems

Solid analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills

Ability to lead teams, drive delivery, and manage customer interactions

Tools

Cadence / Synopsys Custom Tools

Calibre, ICV, Pegasus, PVS

Python, SKILL, Shell, Tcl, Ruby

Automation & AI-driven QA frameworks

Version control and CI/CD pipelines

Qualifications

B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech in Electronics / Electrical / VLSI or related field

3 to 10 yrs experience in PDK QA, CAD, physical verification, or design automation

Nice to Have

Experience in multi-node QA environments

Automation framework development

Customer-facing QA delivery experience

AI/ML usage in QA workflows

Key Responsibilities

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📌 Senior Design Lead Bengaluru (India)
🏢 HCLTech
📍 India