SoC Chip Lead / Design Manager

Job Title

SoC Chip Lead / Design Manager

Role Summary

Lead end-to-end delivery of the first T28 industrial SoC/ASIC for the ASM Industrial business, combining full-chip technical ownership with functional team leadership.

Responsible for ensuring first-time-right silicon, scalable architecture, and building a strong RTL organization for future platforms while coordinating across architecture, IP, firmware/software, product, and business teams.

Experience Level

Senior — requires substantial experience. Posting specifies ~12 years of experience in complex SoC/ASIC development.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities for the chip lead role include:

• Own SoC execution from specification through architecture, RTL, silicon, and mass production.
• Act as the single technical owner (Chip Lead) for the first T28 industrial ASIC.
• Drive trade-offs across performance, power, area (PPA), quality, cost, and schedule.
• Lead cross-functional execution across RTL, design verification (DV), DFT, PD, PnR, timing closure, and validation.
• Own pre-silicon sign-off and post-silicon bring-up, validation, and yield learning.
• Interface with architecture, IP, firmware/software, product, business partners, and process/PE teams.
• Recruit, mentor, and grow the design team while maintaining high standards for micro-architecture, coding, reuse, and integration.
• Balance hands-on technical contributions with people and project management.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; preferred items listed separately.

• ~12 years experience in complex SoC/ASIC development with multiple successful tape-outs.
• Leadership experience across multiple SoC domains and prior responsibility for delivery.
• Strong expertise in ARM-based systems, interconnects, low-power design, and clock/reset/power architecture.
• End-to-end SoC lifecycle experience (RTL → PnR → timing closure) and strong pre- and post-silicon debug skills.
• Proven cross-team communication and technical leadership skills.
• Preferred: prior Chip Lead / SoC Lead role and experience with first-silicon or new-node (T28) programs and industrial SoC exposure.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (EE) or equivalent practical experience; equivalent experience accepted in lieu of degree.

About the Company

Company: Texas Instruments

Headquarters: Dallas, Texas, USA

Texas Instruments is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and sells analog and embedded processing chips for various markets including industrial, automotive, and personal electronics. The company's innovations aim to make electronics more affordable and reliable, fostering advancements in technology through each generation of semiconductors.