Lead Design Engineer

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Job Profile

Role Title
Lead Design Engineer, SoC / Subsystem / IP Design

Experience
4to 18 years

Qualification:BE/BTECH/ME/MTECH

Role Summary
Lead the design and integration of complex SoC, subsystem, and IP blocks from architecture interpretation through RTL delivery and design closure. Own micro-architecture, RTL development, quality reviews, and cross-functional coordination with verification, physical design, DFT, firmware, and architecture teams. Drive high-quality, reusable, and implementation-ready designs aligned to power, performance, and area targets.

Key Responsibilities

Own end-to-end RTL design and development of SoC, subsystem, and IP blocks. Translate architecture and product requirements into detailed micro-architecture and implementation plans. Develop high-quality RTL in Verilog/SystemVerilog with focus on correctness, reusability, and scalability. Lead design of key blocks such as interconnects, controllers, bridges, memory interfaces, datapaths, and control logic. Drive block-level and subsystem-level design integration and resolve interface, timing, and functionality issues. Work closely with verification teams to review test plans, support debug, and ensure design quality and closure. Collaborate with physical design teams on timing, power, area, clocking, reset, and synthesis constraints. Support DFT, CDC, RDC, lint, low-power, and formal checks, and drive closure on design issues. Review specifications, micro-architecture documents, RTL, and design changes to ensure robustness and quality. Analyze and resolve design bugs found in simulation, emulation, silicon bring-up, or customer use cases. Mentor junior engineers and provide technical direction on coding practices, design quality, and methodology. Contribute to design methodology improvements, reusable IP development, and automation initiatives.