Design Engineer

Tekskills Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills Inc. is seeking a Digital Front End Lead with 8-15 years of experience to drive chip-level verification, RTL design, and overall project leadership. This role demands deep technical expertise and strong mentoring skills to guide a high-performing team.

The ideal candidate will have a background in SoC design, RTL coding, verification planning, and robust project management, with a preference for ARM MCU cores experience and non-FPGA product focus.

Qualifications

• 8-15 years of experience in front-end verification and SoC design.
• Strong leadership and project management capabilities.
• Exposure to architecture design and RTL coding for chip-level projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead chip-level verification planning, management, and reviews.
• Oversee RTL design using Verilog/SystemVerilog and verify quality.
• Mentor a high-performing team across frontend, backend and analog interfaces.

Skills

RTL Coding

Verilog/SystemVerilog

RTL Verification

Team Leadership

Architecture Design

ARM MCU cores

Tools

EDA Tools

Job description

We are hiring for Digital Front End Lead

Job Title: Digital Front-End Lead Work

Experience: 8-15 years

• We are looking for a highly skilled Digital Front-End Lead to drive and contribute to chip-level architecture, RTL design, and verification, while managing and mentoring a high-performing team. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise and leadership capabilities, with a strong background in SoC design, RTL coding, verification planning, and project management.
• This role requires a proactive approach to continuous improvement and collaboration across disciplines. We are specifically seeking a Verification Leader with design exposure, capable of ensuring robust verification strategies while contributing to architectural and design decisions.* Target products are not FPGA-based.*** Experience with MCU products featuring ARM cores is preferred. *

Chip Level Verification

• Chip-Level Use Case Understanding
• Verification Plan Formulation, Management, and Review
• Extraction of verification items and formulation of verification program stimulus specifications
• Building Dynamic & Static Verification Environments
• Gate-Level Simulation with Back-Annotated Delays

Management

• Leadership Experience, Project Planning, Collaboration with Backend and Analog Team

DFE Team Management

• Documentation
• Continuous Improvement Suggestions
• Functional Safety Standards

RTL Design & Quality Verification

• RTL Quality Control
• RTL Coding Skills (Verilog HDL/System Verilog)
• RTL Quality Check Execution; EDA Tools for RTL Quality Checks

Architecture Design

• Chip-Level System Architecture Design
• Block-level microarchitecture design

Constraint Creation and Synthesis (SDC/STA)

• Timing and synthesis constraints
• Synthesis trial and STA report confirmation

Chip Level Assembly

• Chip-Level Assembly Using EDA Tools

Power System Design

• Multi-Power Domain Design
• Power System Model Design

Testing, On-Board Evaluation, and Mass Production Support

• Evaluation Flow (Actual Machine Bring-up, ATE Pattern Generation)
• Evaluation Specifications (test items such as SCAN, BIST, and cutout tests)

Power Estimate

• Power Analysis Using EDA Tools and Design Feedback
• Power Estimation During Feasibility Stage