SoC Chip Lead / Design Manager

Job Title

SoC Chip Lead / Design Manager

Role Summary

Own end-to-end delivery of the first T28 industrial ASIC for the MSP M33 Data Center business. Combine full-chip technical ownership with leadership of a multi-discipline design team to ensure first-time-right silicon, scalable architecture, and production readiness.

Work spans specification, architecture, RTL, place-and-route, verification, pre- and post-silicon validation, and cross-functional coordination with firmware, product and production teams.

Experience Level

Senior — 12+ years of experience in complex SoC/ASIC development with leadership experience across multiple SoC domains.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities include leading SoC execution, cross-functional coordination, and team growth:

• Own SoC execution from specification through architecture, RTL, silicon, and mass production.
• Serve as single technical owner (Chip Lead) for the first T28 industrial ASIC.
• Drive performance, power, area (PPA), quality, cost, and schedule trade-offs.
• Lead and coordinate RTL, design verification (DV), DFT, physical design (PD), and validation activities.
• Interface with architecture, IP, firmware/software, product, business, and production engineering teams.
• Responsible for pre-silicon sign-off and post-silicon bring-up and validation.
• Build, mentor, and grow the design organization; balance hands-on technical leadership with people management.
• Ensure high-quality micro-architecture, RTL coding standards, reuse, and integration.

Requirements

Must-have technical and leadership qualifications:

• Extensive end-to-end SoC lifecycle experience including RTL, place-and-route, and timing closure.
• Strong expertise in ARM-based systems, interconnects, low-power design, and clock/reset/power architecture.
• Proven pre- and post-silicon debug skills with multiple successful tape-outs.
• Experience balancing PPA, quality, cost, and schedule decisions.
• Demonstrated cross-team communication and leadership skills; responsibility for multi-discipline execution.
• Leadership experience across multiple SoC domains.

Nice-to-have:

• Prior Chip Lead or SoC Lead role.
• Experience with first-silicon programs or new-node processes (T28).
• Industrial SoC product experience and post-silicon yield learning.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent; or equivalent practical experience.

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.