Senior Principal Engineer / Senior Manager – SoC / Chip Lead

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**Senior Principal Engineer / Senior Manager – SoC / Chip Lead** **Memory Interface Division (MID)** **Experience** 20+ Years **Location** US / Bangalore **About the Role** We are seeking a highly accomplished **Senior Principal Engineer / Senior Manager – Chip Lead** to drive the development and execution of next-generation high-performance SoC products. This role will provide end-to-end technical leadership spanning architecture definition, SoC integration, execution planning, silicon realization, and product bring-up. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of leading complex, advanced-node SoCs from concept through production, with deep expertise in large-scale digital integration, high-speed interfaces, and cross-functional execution. The role requires close collaboration with architecture, design, verification, physical design, DFT, firmware, package, analog, and product engineering teams to ensure successful delivery of world-class silicon products. **Key Responsibilities** - Own end-to-end technical leadership and execution of complex SoC programs from architecture through silicon production. - Drive l, integration strategy, execution schedules, risk management, and tape-out readiness. - Lead cross-functional teams across digital design, verification, physical design, DFT, firmware, validation, packaging, and product engineering. - Define chip-level architecture, integration requirements, performance targets, and power/area objectives. - Drive technical decision-making and trade-off analysis across architecture, implementation, and product requirements. - Oversee subsystem and IP integration, ensuring successful deployment of complex multi-domain SoCs. - Partner with analog and SerDes teams to integrate high-speed interfaces and mixed-signal subsystems into the overall chip architecture. - Lead design reviews, execution reviews, silicon readiness assessments, and post-silicon debug activities. - Drive issue resolution across the development lifecycle and ensure successful first-pass silicon execution. - Mentor senior engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple engineering organizations. **Required Qualifications** - Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline. - 20+ years of semiconductor industry experience with substantial leadership responsibility. - Proven experience as a Chip Lead, SoC Lead, Technical Program Lead, or equivalent role for large-scale ASIC/SoC products. - Demonstrated success leading advanced-node SoCs, preferably at **3nm and/or 5nm technology nodes** . - Deep understanding of SoC architecture, integration methodologies, and full-chip development flows. - Strong experience working across: - RTL Design - Design Verification - Physical Design - DFT - Static Timing Analysis - Low-Power Design Methodologies - Silicon Bring-up and Productization - Experience managing complex schedules, technical dependencies, and cross-functional execution across global teams. - Strong communication, stakeholder management, and engineering leadership skills. **Preferred Qualifications** - Prior experience with: - High-performance switching silicon - Network-on-Chip (NoC) architectures - Data movement and interconnect fabrics - High-bandwidth memory-centric systems - Complex multi-die or chiplet-based architectures - Hands-on experience integrating: - High-speed SerDes interfaces - Analog front-end (AFE) subsystems - Mixed-signal IPs - Advanced PHY technologies - Experience with high-bandwidth and low-latency interconnect technologies. - Knowledge of packaging technologies and signal integrity considerations for high-speed systems. - Experience in AI, HPC, networking, connectivity, data-center, or memory infrastructure products. - Prior exposure to **UALink, Ethernet switching, switch fabrics, or similar high-performance interconnect technologies** is highly desirable. **Leadership Expectations** - Establish technical vision and execution strategy for complex SoC products. - Drive alignment across architecture, engineering, and product stakeholders. - Build and mentor high-performing engineering teams. - Ensure engineering excellence, predictable execution, and first-silicon success. - Champion best practices in SoC development, integration, and system-level design.