Director, Design Engineering – Data Center Solutions (DCS)

FHLB Des Moines; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Domestic and international travel

Global engineering team

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. in Bangalore seeks a Director of Design Engineering to lead our Design and Verification organization, driving architecture, RTL design, and verification for advanced ASIC/SoC solutions while mentoring a global engineering team.

You will collaborate across architecture, firmware, validation, and product management to meet aggressive data-center and AI infrastructure timelines, with expertise in PCIe, CXL, NVMe, and high-speed interconnects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 20+ years of semiconductor industry experience with leadership.
• Proven track record delivering complex ASIC/SoC from architecture to production.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and verification for advanced silicon.
• Mentor distributed global engineering teams and manage delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Global team leadership

Communication

Project execution

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Verilog

SystemVerilog

UVM

Job description

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc. People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence. Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you. Visit our careers page to see what exciting opportunities and company perks await!

Job Description

Microchip's Data Center Solutions (DCS) Business Unit delivers industry-leading performance, reliability, and security across a broad portfolio of storage and connectivity solutions, including Storage Controllers, PCIe Switches, NVMe Controllers, Retimers, and Compute Express Link (CXL) products. We are seeking an experienced and visionary Director of Design Engineering to lead our Design and Verification organization in Bangalore, India. This is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving the architecture, design, and verification of advanced silicon solutions while fostering the growth and development of a high-performing engineering team. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in high-speed connectivity technologies with proven leadership experience managing global engineering teams and delivering complex ASIC/SoC products from concept through production.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multidisciplinary Design and Verification teams responsible for advanced silicon products, including PCIe Switches, Retimers, CXL Controllers, SAS Controllers, and Enterprise Flash Storage solutions.
• Drive technical strategy, architecture, design execution, and product innovations to support next-generation data center and AI infrastructure solutions.
• Collaborate effectively across global engineering organizations to achieve aggressive time-to-market (TTM) objectives.
• Define architecture and implementation strategies aligned with business objectives, customer requirements, and technology roadmaps.
• Oversee all phases of silicon development, including specification development, RTL design, functional verification, synthesis, timing closure, physical implementation, silicon bring-up, and production release.
• Partner closely with Architecture, Firmware, Validation, Product Management, Program Management, and Applications Engineering teams to deliver high-quality products.
• Drive adoption of industry best practices, innovative design methodologies, and advanced verification techniques to improve design quality and engineering efficiency.
• Build, mentor, and develop engineering talent while fostering a culture of technical excellence, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Manage project schedules, resource planning, risk mitigation, and execution to deliver products on time and with high quality.
• Engage directly with customers, ecosystem partners, and key stakeholders to understand market requirements and support successful product deployment.
• Maintain technical leadership by staying current with industry standards and emerging technologies, including PCIe, CXL, SAS, NVMe, AI infrastructure, and high-speed interconnect solutions.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 20+ years of semiconductor industry experience, including significant leadership experience managing design and verification teams.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering complex ASIC/SoC products from architecture through volume production.
• Deep expertise in PCIe, CXL, SAS, NVMe, and high-speed connectivity architectures and protocols.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of RTL design using Verilog/SystemVerilog and verification methodologies such as UVM.
• Comprehensive understanding of the semiconductor development lifecycle, including synthesis, timing closure, physical implementation, DFT, silicon validation, and tape-out processes.
• Demonstrated success leading geographically distributed teams within a global engineering organization.
• Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and project execution skills.
• Prior leadership experience working with North American engineering organizations and customers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Enterprise Flash Storage Controllers, PCIe Switches, Retimers, and CXL-based architectures.
• Strong understanding of silicon security, reliability, functional safety, power management, and performance optimization techniques.
• Experience driving customer engagements, architecture reviews, and technical roadmap discussions.
• Prior experience working within multinational semiconductor companies.
• Knowledge of AI infrastructure, hyperscale data center architectures, and emerging memory technologies is highly desirable.

Why Join Microchip?

• Lead the development of cutting-edge silicon solutions powering next-generation Data Center and AI infrastructure.
• Influence product strategy and technology roadmaps for industry-leading connectivity and storage solutions.
• Collaborate with a world-class team of engineers, architects, and innovators across global locations.
• Work in a dynamic, inclusive, and highly collaborative environment focused on innovation and technical excellence.
• Make a significant impact in one of the semiconductor industry's fastest-growing markets.

Travel Requirements

Domestic and international travel up to 25%. Travel Time: 0% - 25%