Senior Manager, ASIC Processor IP Design

GlobalFoundries inc.; Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalFoundries in Santa Clara seeks a Senior Manager / Deputy Director, Processor Design IP Engineering to lead end-to-end processor core and SoC IP development, from architecture through tapeout, coordinating across architecture, verification, physical design, DFT, firmware and software teams.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, project planning, staff mentoring, and delivering on schedule with optimized PPA, while managing a high-performing team of digital design engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 12+ years of experience in digital IC/SoC/processor design.
• Strong expertise in microarchitecture development, RTL design (Verilog/SystemVerilog), processor pipelines and memory subsystems, SoC integration, ASIC design flow, synthesis and timing analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development of processor cores and subsystems from architectural spec through tapeout.
• Drive microarchitecture definition and RTL implementation for high-performance and low-power designs.
• Review design specs, RTL quality, synthesis results, and timing closure strategies.

Skills

Microarchitecture

RTL design

Processor pipelines

SoC integration

ASIC design flow

Synthesis & timing analysis

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Electronics/CE

Job description

GlobalFoundries in Santa Clara seeks a Senior Manager / Deputy Director, Processor Design IP Engineering to lead end-to-end processor core and SoC IP development, from architecture through tapeout, coordinating across architecture, verification, physical design, DFT, firmware and software teams.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, project planning, staff mentoring, and delivering on schedule with optimized PPA, while managing a high-performing team of digital design engineers.