Digital Design Team Lead

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd. is expanding its hardware design organisation and seeking a Principal Design Team Leader to drive RTL development, design optimisation and delivery of complex hardware projects.

You will lead a team of experienced design engineers, balance hands-on RTL work with leadership, and shape engineering processes and future product direction. This senior role offers the opportunity to influence technical direction, collaborate across architecture, software and

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing RTL with Verilog or SystemVerilog.
• Experience leading engineering teams and coordinating engineers towards delivery.
• Track record delivering complex ASIC/FPGA projects.
• Strong communication with engineers and senior stakeholders.

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 decisions.
• Take ownership of project delivery, ensuring designs meet performance, quality and schedule requirements.
• Drive optimisation across 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 and emerging technologies.

Skills

RTL design (Verilog/SystemVerilog)

Team leadership

Tools

Industry standard simulation tools

Synthesis tools

Job description

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.

For more information please contact Jordan Browne.