Digital Design Team Lead

IC Resources; Cambridge; Presencial; GBP 90.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

IC Resources is seeking a Principal Design Team Leader in Cambridge to drive a growing hardware team. The role blends hands-on RTL design with technical leadership, architecture input and delivery accountability for complex digital IP across ASIC/FPGA projects.

You will mentor engineers, shape development processes and collaborate with architecture, verification and software teams to meet performance and schedule targets. A senior stakeholder-facing position with impact.

Formación

• Experience in RTL design using Verilog and/or SystemVerilog.
• Previous line management or people management experience in engineering.
• Experience leading technical projects and coordinating engineers to delivery.
• Experience with industry standard simulation and synthesis tools.
• Ability to balance hands-on design with leadership and team development.
• Strong communication skills with engineers and senior stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of digital design engineers.
• Provide technical leadership across ASIC/FPGA projects.
• Remain hands-on with RTL design and contribute to architecture decisions.
• Own project delivery, ensuring performance, quality and schedule.
• Drive timing, power, area and throughput optimisations.
• Collaborate with architecture, verification, software and other disciplines.
• Shape design methodologies and development processes.
• Translate product requirements into technical objectives for hardware.
• Engage with customers and senior stakeholders on technical discussions.
• Identify opportunities to improve development efficiency with new tools and methods.

Conocimientos

RTL design Verilog/SystemVerilog

People management

Project leadership

Simulation tools

Hands-on design

Communication

Descripción del empleo

An innovative semiconductor company is expanding its hardware design organisation and is looking Digital Design Team Lead to take a senior role across complex digital IP development.

This is a hands on leadership position, combining technical ownership with people management. You will lead a team of experienced design engineers while remaining closely involved in RTL development, design optimisation and the delivery of complex hardware projects.

The Principal Design Team Leader will have the opportunity to influence technical direction, engineering processes and future product development, working closely with colleagues across architecture, algorithms, software and verification.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of digital design engineers
• Provide technical leadership across complex ASIC and FPGA development projects
• Remain hands on with RTL design and contribute to architectural and implementation decisions
• Take ownership of project delivery, ensuring designs meet performance, quality and schedule requirements
• Drive optimisation across areas such as timing, power, area and throughput
• Work closely with architecture, verification, software and other engineering disciplines
• Help shape design methodologies, development processes and engineering best practices
• Translate higher level product requirements into clear technical objectives for the hardware team
• Support technical discussions with customers and senior stakeholders when required
• Identify opportunities to improve development efficiency through new tools, methodologies and emerging technologies

Required experience:

• Strong commercial experience in RTL design using Verilog and/or SystemVerilog
• Previous line management or people management experience within an engineering environment
• Experience leading technical projects and coordinating engineers towards successful delivery
• Experience working with industry standard simulation and synthesis tools
• The ability to balance hands on technical work with leadership and team development
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to work with both engineers and senior stakeholders

This is a chance for a Principal Design Team Leader to join a growing engineering organisation where you can have a significant influence on both the technology and the people behind it.

The role offers a strong mix of hands on design, technical leadership and people management, with the scope to shape how the client's hardware team develops as the business continues to grow.

Tel - 01189073075

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