Digital Design Team Lead

IC Resources; West of England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

IC Resources is seeking a Principal Design Team Leader to join a growing semiconductor hardware group in the UK. You will lead a team of digital design engineers, remaining hands-on with RTL development while guiding delivery of complex ASIC/FPGA projects.

The role combines technical ownership with people management, shaping architectural direction, design methodologies and processes, and collaborating with architecture, verification and software to meet performance, power and schedule targets.

Qualifications

• RTL design experience in Verilog or SystemVerilog.
• Experience leading engineers and managing projects.
• Delivery of complex ASIC/FPGA projects with a hands-on approach.
• Strong communication with engineers and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

RTL design

Verilog

SystemVerilog

People management

Project leadership

Communication

Tools

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.

Tel - 01189073075

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