Responsible for Quality Assurance (QA) of Process Design Kits (PDKs) ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance across design, verification, and documentation flows. Works closely with design, CAD, and customer teams to deliver high-quality, silicon-ready PDK releases.
12+ Years of Industry experience required
Key Responsibilities
Owns organizational strategy and ecosystem-level complexity
Expectations:
Define QA vision, strategy, and roadmap across organization
Drive organization-wide decision frameworks and independence
Own executive-level customer engagement
Key Skills & Activities:
Build robust cooperative culture across teams and functions
Handle escalations (team and customer) with structured solutions
Align QA strategy with multi-node technology roadmap
Automation & Transformation:
Drive enterprise-level automation platforms and digital transformation
Lead AI-driven QA evolution (predictive quality, self-healing systems)
and compliance frameworks
Upskill and reskill engineers based on project needs and growth paths
Skill Requirements
Tools & Technologies
Cadence / Synopsys Custom Tools
Physical Verification: Calibre / ICV / Pegasus / PVS
Scripting: Python/SKILL/Shell/Tcl/Ruby
Automation & AI-driven QA frameworks
Version Control / Build Systems: Git, CI/CD pipelines (optional based on project)
AI & Automation: AI-assisted debugging, log analysis, and productivity tools
Must Have Skill
AMS PDK
Positive to Have Skill
Other Requirements
Qualifications
B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech in Electronics / Electrical / VLSI or related field
Relevant experience in PDK QA / CAD / Physical Verification / Design Automation
Nice to Have
Experience in multi-node PDK environments (legacy + advanced nodes)
Exposure to automation frameworks and scalable QA systems
Prior customer-facing experience in PDK delivery
AI/ML usage in QA workflows