SOC chip lead
Posted:
4 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline:
2 December 2026
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Responsibilities:
- End-to-End Project Ownership: Own SoC program execution from project definition through tape-out and post-silicon support. Ensure on-time high-quality delivery of key milestones and coordinate engineering support during silicon bring-up validation and debug.
- Technical Leadership: Drive technical decision-making across architecture integration verification implementation validation and system teams. Serve as the overall technical execution owner for assigned projects.
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Lead and align Architecture RTL DFT Verification Emulation Physical Design AMS IP and related engineering teams. Resolve technical dependencies execution bottlenecks and critical project risks.
- Program Execution & Risk Management: Develop and maintain project execution plans together with PMO and SoC PM. Monitor schedule resource demand critical paths and risk mitigation plans; drive recovery actions when milestones are at risk.
- Stakeholder Management: Partner with Product Marketing System Architecture System Engineering NPI PM BU management and external stakeholders. Communicate project status technical readiness key risks and mitigation plans during management and milestone reviews.
- Tape-Out & Silicon Readiness: Own overall tape-out readiness including integration quality signoff closure cross-functional alignment and risk management. Coordinate post-silicon validation activities and engineering resources to support silicon bring-up and issue resolution.
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree or higher in Microelectronics Electrical Engineering or related disciplines.
- 15 years of semiconductor industry experience.
- Proven experience in SoC development from architecture through tape-out.
- Strong understanding of SoC development flows including: Architecture RTL Design Integration Verification DFT Emulation Physical Design Silicon Validation.
- Experience leading large cross-functional engineering teams.
- Strong project execution planning and risk management skills.
- Excellent communication leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Ability to influence technical direction and drive execution in a matrix organization.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience as: Chip Lead / SoC Technical Lead / Chief Engineer / Project Technical Leader
- Experience with automotive industrial or safety-critical semiconductor products.
- Experience working with global development teams across multiple sites.
- Successful delivery of multiple SoC tape-outs and post-silicon product ramps.
Core Competencies
- Technical Leadership
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Project Execution Excellence
- Risk Management
- Strategic Thinking
- Problem Solving & Decision Making
- Stakeholder Management
- Communication & Influence
- Customer Focus
- Results Orientation
About Company
NXP is a global semiconductor company creating solutions that enable secure connections for a smarter world.