Technical Lead-Central Design Methodology (CDM) Team

Job Title: Technical Lead - Central Design Methodology (CDM) Team

Location: Bangalore

Exp: 15+ yrs

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Technical Lead to spearhead the Central Design Methodology (CDM) Team to drive the development, deployment, and continuous improvement of R&D organization's design (EDA/CAD) methodologies and processes for IP and SoC development across Analog/Mixed-Signal (AMS), Digital, and RF design domains. This role is pivotal in defining, developing, and deploying cutting-edge tools, flows, recipes, methodologies, design-processes, gate-checklist that improve PPA, design efficiency and productivity, quality, reuse, robustness and time-to-market across multiple product lines.

This role requires deep technical expertise in semiconductor Chip design methodologies, strong leadership skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with R&D design functions/components (AMS, Digital, RF, PD, DV, DFT, Emulation/Validation) and EDA vendors.

Key Responsibilities

Methodology & Process Leadership and Strategy

• Define and execute the roadmap for design (EDA/CAD) tools, flows, recipes, methodologies, design-processes covering Analog, Mixed-Signal, Digital, and RF IP and SoC development.
• Collaborate with R&D design functions/components (AMS, Digital, RF, PD, DV, DFT, Emulation/Validation) to align methodologies with organizational goals.
• Establish standardized baseline for design, verification, implementation, signoff, release processes and quality gate-checklist across R&D design functions/components. And drive continuous improvement from that.
• Drive methodology adoption and ensure alignment with organizational quality, reliability, productivity and schedule goals.
• Lead the evaluation, bring-in and deployment of next-generation design technologies and new capabilities, automation solutions, and AI-assisted engineering workflows.

Design Flow, Methodology and Process Development

• Architect, implement and maintain standardized and scalable end-to-end Chip design flows for:
• Analog and Mixed-Signal design
• Digital front-end and back-end design and implementation
• RF design and integration
• DFT design and integration
• IP development, reuse and manage
• Full-chip SoC integration
• Verification, Emulation/Validation
• Develop process for quality gate-checklist, signoff and design release (cross-functional design hands-off).
• Evaluate and integrate EDA tools, automation frameworks, scripting solutions.
• Establish flow interoperability across multiple EDA platforms and foundry technologies.
• Establish best practices for design reuse, verification, release and signoff.

Automation and Infrastructure

• Lead the development of automation frameworks, scripts, and infrastructure to improve engineering efficiency.
• Drive implementation of reusable design kits, PDK integration methodologies, verification environments, and regression systems.
• Develop dashboards, metrics, and analytics to measure design quality, productivity, and methodology compliance.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner and closely work with R&D Design Functions/Components (AMS, Digital, RF, PD, DFT, DV, Emulation/Validation) to develop their TFM, Recipe and Design-process and PPA push.
• Work closely with EDA vendors and foundry partners to influence tool capabilities and resolve methodology challenges.
• Support project teams during methodology & process deployment, training, and issue resolution.
• Ensure seamless integration of analog, mixed-signal and digital IPs into complex SoCs.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Stay ahead of industry trends in semiconductor design methodologies.
• Drive adoption of advanced techniques such as machine learning-based design optimization, cloud-enabled design environments, and AI-assisted verification.
• Champion efficiency improvements in design cycle time, PPA and quality metrics.

Key Success Metrics

• Improved PPA of the Chips (IP/SoC).
• Improved design productivity and reduced development cycle time.
• Increased IP reuse and methodology adoption across projects.
• Enhanced first-pass silicon success rate.
• Reduction in design and verification turnaround time.
• Improved design quality and signoff robustness.
• Successful deployment of automation and methodology innovations.
• Team growth, engagement, and technical excellence.

Required Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of:
• Analog and Mixed-Signal design, verification and signoff tool, flow, methodologies (TFM) and design-process
• Digital design, verification and signoff TFM and design-process
• RF design, verification and signoff TFM and design-process
• Design-for-Test (DFT) TFM
• IP qualification, reuse, release and management frameworks
• Hands-on expertise in EDA tools (Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor, etc.) and scripting (Python, TCL, Perl).
• Proven track record in IP and SoC development methodologies and processes from concept to silicon.
• Experience with documentation & issue tracking process (Confluence/JIRA), revision control systems (LSF), workflow automation, and large-scale compute (HPC) environments.

Education & Experience

• Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in semiconductor design methodologies & processes with exposure to AMS, Digital, and RF domains.
• 5+ years of experience leading methodology, EDA, CAD, design enablement, or related technical teams.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in developing Central CAD Methodologies for large design organizations.
• Knowledge of advanced process nodes (FinFET, RF CMOS, SiC, GAN/GAS, etc.).
• Familiarity with AI/ML applications in EDA.