Director - Design Validation

Silicon Labs; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 9,000,000 - 13,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity Rewards (RSUs)

Insurance plans with Outpatient cover

National Pension Scheme (NPS)

Flexible work policy

Childcare support

Job summary

Silicon Labs in Hyderabad seeks a Director of RF Validation to lead and grow our Hyderabad RF Validation organization. You will shape validation strategy, develop engineering leaders, and deliver measurements and insights to bring high-quality wireless products to market.

Work with global teams to drive silicon bring-up and product validation from planning through production. You will manage lab resources, establish governance, and recruit top talent while partnering with local and global

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics and Communications Engineering (or related).
• 15+ years of engineering management experience with RF validation leadership.
• People-first leader with ability to build trust and drive accountability.
• Experience developing managers and leaders across multiple teams or projects.
• Deep expertise in RF validation, characterization, and debugging from silicon to production.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute RF Validation strategy for Hyderabad site.
• Build and grow the Hyderabad RF Validation team with coaching and succession planning.
• Coordinate with global Validation, Design, Systems, Software, and Product teams.
• Lead silicon bring-up, characterization, and validation from planning to production release.
• Guide measurement capabilities, tool readiness, and lab infrastructure.
• Drive engineering rigor, reproducibility, and documentation standards.

Skills

RF validation leadership

People management

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication excellence

Risk management

Budget management

Talent development

Lab infrastructure planning

Influence across sites

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in EE/ECE

Tools

RF instrumentation

Automated test environments

PCB test rigs

Job description

The Role

Silicon Labs is seeking a Director of RF Validation to lead and grow our Hyderabad RF Validation organization. You will shape validation strategy, develop engineering leaders, and deliver the measurements and technical insights needed to bring high-quality wireless products to market.

This role combines deep RF and system-level expertise with strong organizational leadership. Working with global Validation, Design, Systems, Software, and Product teams, you will guide silicon bring-up, characterization, and validation from early product planning through production release. You will build the capabilities, infrastructure, and execution practices needed to support an expanding portfolio of concurrent projects.

You will also serve as a local leadership partner for our broader Hyderabad teams across MCU Validation, Infrastructure Software and Test Platforms, and Hardware Tools. In partnership with their functional leaders, you will strengthen communication, help resolve dependencies, support employee development, and ensure local needs and risks are represented in global decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead RF Validation strategy and delivery for Hyderabad site Translate product roadmaps into validation priorities, technical capabilities, staffing plans, and measurable objectives aligned with global Validation goals.
• Build and develop the organization. Recruit, coach, and retain strong engineers and managers. Develop technical leaders, strengthen succession plans, and establish clear ownership and accountability.
• Own execution across concurrent programs. Align scope, resources, schedules, and dependencies; make informed priority decisions; and communicate risks early with clear mitigation plans.
• Lead complex investigations. Bring together RF, analog, digital, firmware, software, and board-level expertise to isolate root causes, assess product impact, and verify corrective actions.
• Influence product development early. Partner with Design, Systems, Software, and Product teams to clarify requirements, improve testability, and ensure boards, firmware, tools, and measurement capabilities are ready for silicon arrival.
• Establish engineering rigor. Drive measurement accuracy, calibration practices, reproducibility, software quality, technical reviews, and documentation that enable teams to trust and reuse results.
• Plan laboratory investments. Own RF Validation lab capacity, equipment strategy, and budgets, balancing near-term project needs with longer-term capability development.
• Connect Hyderabad teams with global leadership. Maintain regular dialogue with local teams and their functional managers, surface concerns and opportunities, and help resolve issues requiring coordination across functions or sites.
• Strengthen collaboration and organisational effectiveness. Promote knowledge sharing, common engineering practices, and follow-through on cross-team commitments. Partner with functional leaders on local talent development and engagement.

The Skills You Need

• Required qualifications Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of relevant engineering management experience, with demonstrated success leading RF validation or closely related engineering teams.
• A people-first leader who treats employees at every level with respect, welcomes questions and differing views, shares credit, and takes responsibility for outcomes. Demonstrated ability to build trust, remove barriers, and help others succeed while maintaining clear expectations and accountability
• Experience developing managers and technical leaders, building organizational capability, and delivering through multiple teams or project leads.
• Deep expertise in RF validation, characterization, and debug, with experience taking wireless ICs or SoCs from initial silicon through production release.
• Clear communication and sound decision-making, including the ability to explain technical findings, business implications, and tradeoffs to different audiences.
• Strong understanding of RF transceiver architectures and measurements
• Strong system-level judgement and the ability to guide investigations spanning silicon, boards, embedded firmware, test software, and measurement equipment.
• Extensive practical experience with RF instrumentation, measurement techniques, calibration, and automated test environments.
• A record of improving execution across concurrent programs through effective capacity planning, prioritization, dependency management, and early risk resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, develop, and retain engineering talent and manage laboratory resources and budgets.
• Ability to build trust and influence across functions, sites, and reporting lines, with experience partnering with globally distributed engineering organizations.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with low-power wireless SoCs and technologies such as Bluetooth Low Energy, IEEE 802.15.4, Wi-Fi, or sub-GHz connectivity.
• Familiarity with MCU architectures, embedded systems, PCB design, and the interaction between RF performance, power delivery, and board implementation.
• Experience introducing AI-assisted engineering methods with demonstrated improvements in productivity, analysis, or quality.
• Experience providing local leadership and supporting organizational growth within a global engineering organization.

Experience with artificial intelligence (AI) powered tools and technologies used to enhance productivity, analysis, and decision-making

Benefits & Perks:

Not only will you be joining a highly skilled and tight-knit team where every engineer makes a significant impact on the product; we also strive for good work/life balance and to make our environment welcoming and fun.

• Equity Rewards (RSUs)
• Insurance plans with Outpatient cover
• National Pension Scheme (NPS)
• Flexible work policy
• Childcare support