Director, HW Design (AI2440) Bengaluru, India
SiMa.ai
Design
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted on Oct 22, 2025
Description
Job Title: Director, HW Design
Job Location: Bangalore, India (This position requires a full-time, on-site presence in our Bangalore, India Office)
Job ID: AI2440
Job Description:
We are seeking a Design Team Manager to lead our SoC design team in Bangalore. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for managing and scaling a team of front-end SoC design engineers, driving execution across multiple projects, and collaborating with cross-functional teams across architecture, verification, physical design, firmware, and software.
You will play a pivotal role in defining, implementing, and delivering SiMa.ai’s next-generation MLSoC™ designs.
Areas of Focus:
- Lead a high-performing team of SoC design engineers in areas such as RTL design, integration, and logic implementation.
- Drive SoC and subsystem-level design and integration from concept to tape-out.
- Collaborate closely with Architecture, Verification, Physical Design, and Firmware teams to deliver high-quality silicon.
- Manage project planning, task allocation, and execution tracking to meet aggressive schedules.
- Recruit, mentor, and develop engineering talent within the team.
- Contribute to and enforce best practices in RTL development, verification-readiness, and documentation.
- Participate in design and architecture reviews to ensure scalability, performance, and power-efficiency goals are met.
- Coordinate with global teams across multiple locations for design convergence and alignment.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 15+ years of experience in SoC or ASIC design, with at least 8+ years of experience in a technical leadership or management role.
- Proven expertise in front-end RTL design using Verilog/SystemVerilog.
- Experience with SoC integration, bus protocols (AXI/AHB), clock/power/reset domains, and IP integration.
- Familiarity with synthesis, static timing analysis, and design constraints.
- Strong understanding of the full silicon development cycle, from spec to tape-out.
- Excellent communication and team leadership skills.
- Experience working with geographically distributed teams.
- Experience with ML/AI accelerators, embedded CPUs (e.g., ARM), and low-power design techniques is a plus.
Personal attributes:
- Can-do attitude. Strong team player. Curious, creative and good at solving problems. Execution and results-oriented. Self-driven, Thinks Big and is highly accountable. Good communication skills.
