Digital Design Technical Competency Lead

Aion Silicon; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in the United Kingdom is looking for a Technical Competency Lead to advance project efficiency and quality. You will develop and implement engineering methodologies, collaborate with technical teams, and mentor engineers. Ideal candidates have a relevant engineering degree, extensive industry experience, and excellent communication skills. The role offers competitive salary, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Flexible working options

Opportunities for professional growth

Qualifications

• Typically 10+ years’ experience in the semiconductor industry.
• Deep expertise in RTL design and front-end methodologies.
• Strong understanding of various design checks.

Responsibilities

• Define, implement, and continuously evolve technical strategies.
• Champion a customer-focused culture through strong communication.
• Build relationships with vendors to drive tool adoption.

Skills

RTL design

Front-end methodologies

Problem-solving

Communication of technical concepts

Documentation development

Education

Relevant engineering degree

Tools

EDA tools

Job description

About the Role

As the Technical Competency Lead, you will take ownership of developing and embedding scalable, standardised methodologies that elevate project efficiency, capability and quality. You will play a key role in ensuring our engineering approach is cutting-edge, well-documented, and aligned with industry best practice. You will also act as a trusted technical authority across customer programmes, internal teams, and external partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, implement, and continuously evolve technical strategies and engineering methodologies.
• Champion a customer-focused culture through strong communication and delivery excellence.
• Promote innovation and consistency through scalable tools, flows, and standardised processes.
• Build strong relationships with EDA and IP vendors, driving adoption of best-in-class solutions.
• Ensure design methodologies are documented, maintained, and supported with suitable training.
• Gather feedback from technical and project leads to identify improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate externally to integrate leading-edge methodologies and IPs into our design approach.
• Contribute to white papers, technical presentations, and sales support efforts.
• Provide expert-level guidance, peer reviews, and issue resolution across customer programmes.
• Lead and mentor methodology engineers and technical consultants.

What You’ll Bring

Essential

• A relevant engineering degree.
• Typically 10+ years’ experience in the semiconductor industry.
• Deep expertise in RTL design and front-end methodologies.
• Strong understanding of design checks: lint, CDC, RDC, LEC, SDC, DFT etc.
• Proven ability to solve complex problems and coach engineering teams.
• Experience working with EDA tool vendors and driving tool adoption.
• Able to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to varied audiences.
• Strong documentation and training development skills.

Desirable

• Knowledge of low-power design, functional safety, requirements management or QMS.
• Experience applying AI / algorithmic approaches to design quality improvement.

Who You Are

• A creative thinker able to bring clarity and structure to technical strategy.
• A trusted communicator who inspires confidence with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Positive, resilient and proactive, with a passion for high-quality engineering.
• Highly organised, self-driven and able to adapt to changing priorities.
• A natural mentor and team collaborator.

Why Join Aion Silicon?

At Aion, we value expertise, innovation, and teamwork. You’ll join a supportive and ambitious environment where your contribution truly matters.

We offer

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Flexible working options
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• A chance to influence the future of semiconductor design and delivery

If you are looking for an opportunity to make a real strategic impact and push the boundaries of engineering excellence, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now and help shape the future of ASIC development.