Design Lead

Tessolve; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Tessolve is seeking a PDK Lead Engineer in Hubli to drive PDK development, validation, and delivery. You will mentor a PDK/technology enablement team and ensure seamless design flows with top EDA tools, impacting time-to-market for advanced semiconductor technologies.

The role demands 8–12 years in PDK engineering, strong scripting skills, and close collaboration with foundries and CAD/EDA teams to deliver high-quality PDKs and robust design flows.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of hands-on PDK engineering experience.
• Strong leadership and team management capabilities.
• Proficient in Python, Perl, SKILL, and Tcl scripting.
• Experience with Cadence, Synopsys and Mentor EDA tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead PDK development and validation across technology nodes.
• Manage PDK release cycles and ensure spec compliance.
• Partner with EDA, CAD, and layout teams for flow integration.
• Collaborate with foundry partners for updates and debugging.
• Guide and support a PDK/technology enablement team.

Skills

Leadership

Python

Scripting: Perl

Scripting: Tcl

Semiconductor knowledge

Tools

Cadence

Synopsys

Mentor

Job description

About Us

Tessolve offers a unique combination of pre-silicon and post-silicon expertise to provide an efficient turnkey solution for silicon bring-up, and spec to the product. With 3200+ employees worldwide, Tessolve provides a one-stop-shop solution with full-fledged hardware and software capabilities, including its advanced silicon and system testing labs.

About Us

Tessolve offers a unique combination of pre-silicon and post-silicon expertise to provide an efficient turnkey solution for silicon bring-up, and spec to the product. With 3200+ employees worldwide, Tessolve provides a one-stop-shop solution with full-fledged hardware and software capabilities, including its advanced silicon and system testing labs.

Tessolve offers a Turnkey ASIC Solution, from design to packaged parts. Tessolve’s design services include solutions on advanced process nodes with a healthy eco-system relationship with EDA, IP, and foundries. Our front-end design strengths integrated with the knowledge from the backend flow, allows Tessolve to catch design flaws ahead in the cycle, thus reducing expensive re-design costs, and risks. We actively invest in the R&D center of excellence initiatives such as 5G, mmWave, Silicon photonics, HSIO, HBM/HPI, system-level test, and others. Tessolve also offers end-to-end product design services in the embedded domain from concept to manufacturing under an ODM model with application expertise in Avionics, Automotive, Industrial and Medical segments. Tessolve’s Embedded Engineering services enable customers a faster time-to-market through deep domain expertise, innovative ideas, diverse embedded hardware & software services, and built-in infrastructure with world-class lab facilities.

Tessolve’s clientele includes Tier 1 clients across multiple market segments, 9 of the top 10 semiconductor companies, start-ups, and government entities. We have a global presence over 12 countries with office locations in the United States, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, UK, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, and Test Labs in India, Singapore, Malaysia, Austin, San Jose.

For more details, visit https://www.tessolve.com/

Job Overview

Join our innovative team as a PDK Lead Engineer in the semiconductor industry, contributing to advancements in PDK development, validation, and delivery. Collaborate with internal and external partners to facilitate efficient design flows and provide mentorship. This role emphasizes strategic leadership in PDK cycles, quality assurance, and ensuring seamless integration with top EDA tools, significantly impacting time-to-market for advanced semiconductor technologies.

Job Designation

PDK Lead Engineer

Years of Exp

8–12 years

Job Location

Hubli

What You’ll Do

• Lead PDK development and validation across technology nodes.
• Manage PDK release cycles, ensuring compliance with specifications.
• Partner with EDA, CAD, and layout teams for seamless flow integration.
• Collaborate closely with foundry partners for updates and debugging.
• Guide and support a PDK/technology enablement team.

Who You Are

• Skilled in EDA tools: Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor.
• Proficient in semiconductor processes and device physics.
• Experienced in scripting: Python, Perl, SKILL, Tcl.
• Proven leadership capabilities in team management.
• Experience with foundries like TSMC, Samsung is a plus.

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