Hi

We are hiring for IC Front-End Lead

Job Title: IC Front-End Lead
Work Location: Bangalore
Experience: 8-15 years of exp

Job Description:

We are looking for a highly skilled Digital Front-End Lead to drive and contribute to chip-level architecture, RTL design, and verification, while managing and mentoring a high-performing team. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise and leadership capabilities, with a robust background in SoC design, RTL coding, verification planning, and project management.

This role requires a proactive approach to continuous improvement and collaboration across disciplines. We are specifically seeking a Verification Leader with design exposure, capable of ensuring robust verification strategies while contributing to architectural and design decisions.

* Target products are not FPGA-based.*

* Experience with MCU products featuring ARM cores is preferred. *

- Chip Level Verification
- Chip-Level Use Case Understanding
- Verification Plan Formulation, Management, and Review
- Extraction of verification items and formulation of verification program stimulus specifications
- Building Dynamic & Static Verification Environments
- Gate-Level Simulation with Back-Annotated Delays





- Management

- Leadership Experience, Project Planning, Collaboration with Backend and Analog Team
- DFE Team Management
- Documentation
- Continuous Improvement Suggestions
- Functional Safety Standards

- RTL Design & Quality Verification

- RTL Quality Control
- RTL Coding Skills (Verilog HDL/System Verilog)
- RTL Quality Check Execution; EDA Tools for RTL Quality Checks

- Architecture Design

- Chip-Level System Architecture Design
- Block-level microarchitecture design

- Constraint Creation and Synthesis (SDC/STA)

- Timing and synthesis constraints
- Synthesis trial and STA report confirmation

- Chip Level Assembly

- Chip-Level Assembly Using EDA Tools

- Power System Design

- Multi-Power Domain Design
- Power System Model Design

- Testing, On-Board Evaluation, and Mass Production Support

- Evaluation Flow (Actual Machine Bring-up, ATE Pattern Generation)
- Evaluation Specifications (test items such as SCAN, BIST, and cutout tests)

- Power Estimate

- Power Analysis Using EDA Tools and Design Feedback
- Power Estimation During Feasibility Stage

Regards,

Sri Lakshmi

📌 Frontend Designer (Chennai)
🏢 Tekskills
📍 Chennai