SoC Chip Lead

Texas Instruments India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Benefits designed to help employees live their best life

Job summary

Texas Instruments India is seeking a SoC Chip Lead / Design Manager to drive SoC execution for the first T28 industrial ASIC. This pivotal role entails full chip ownership, ensuring quality silicon delivery, and leading a diverse team.

Applicants should possess a Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, with a minimum of 12 years of experience in complex SoC/ASIC development and strong expertise in ARM-based systems. The position offers competitive pay, benefits, and a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 12 years experience in complex SoC/ASIC development.
• Leadership experience in multiple SoC domains.
• End-to-end SoC lifecycle exposure including RTL → PnR → timing closure.

Responsibilities

• Own SoC execution from spec → architecture → RTL → Silicon → mass production.
• Act as single technical owner (Chip Lead) for the first T28 industrial ASIC.
• Drive PPA, quality, cost, and schedule trade-offs.

Skills

ARM-based systems

Interconnects

Low-power design

Clock/reset/power architecture

Pre- and post-silicon debug skills

Leadership

Strong communication

Cross-team leadership

Education

Bachelors/Masters in EE or equivalent

Job description

Overview

We are at a pivotal moment where technology is rapidly evolving, and we have some exciting opportunities within our MCU organization that place us right at the center of this transformation.

We are focused on developing solutions for high-growth markets such as AI-driven data centers and emerging domains like humanoid systems. These areas are shaping the future of computing, automation, and intelligent systems, and offer a unique chance to work on cutting-edge technologies with real-world impact.

If you are passionate about solving complex technical challenges and want to contribute to innovations in these fast-growing segments, we encourage you to come forward and apply. This is an opportunity to be part of a journey that is not only technically rewarding but also strategically significant. Looking forward to seeing many of you take this step.

Role Title

Role Title: SoC Chip Lead / design manager

Role Summary

Own end-to-end delivery of the first T28 industrial ASIC for the MSP M33 Data center business. This role combines full chip ownership with functional team leadership, ensuring first-time-right silicon, scalable architecture, and a strong RTL organization for future platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Own SoC execution from spec → architecture → RTL → Silicon → mass production
• Act as single technical owner (Chip Lead) for the first T28 industrial ASIC
• Drive PPA, quality, cost, and schedule trade-offs
• Lead execution across RTL, DV, DFT, PD and Validation.
• Interface with Architecture, IP, FW/SW, Product, Business teams, PE team.
• Own pre-silicon sign-off and post-silicon bring-up & validation
• Lead and grow the design team
• Ensure high-quality micro-architecture, coding, reuse, and integration
• Balance hands-on technical leadership with people management

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors/Masters in EE or equivalent
• 12 years experience in complex SoC/ASIC development
• Leadership experience in multiple SoC domains.
• Strong expertise in: ARM-based systems, interconnects, Low-power design, clock/reset/power architecture
• End-to-end SoC lifecycle exposure including RTL → PnR → timing closure
• Strong pre- and post-silicon debug skills, Multiple successful tape-outs
• Excellent communication and cross-team leadership skills

Preferred

• Prior Chip Lead / SoC Lead role
• Experience with first-silicon or new-node (T28) programs
• Industrial SoC exposure
• Post-silicon bring-up and yield learning experience

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About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, data center, personal electronics and communications equipment. At our core, we have a passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors. This passion is alive today as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology more reliable, more affordable and lower power, making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. Learn more at TI.com.

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