Senior Lead Engineer – Memory design
NXP Semiconductors · Bangalore, India · 2mo ago
Summary:
We are seeking a Lead Memory Design Engineer to join NXP’s NVM IP design group in Bangalore, India. This role involves leading and managing a diverse NVM IP portfolio, developing and maintaining automated IP management solutions, and collaborating with third-party NVM IP vendors and NXP product design teams to deliver high-quality, scalable NVM IP solutions across multiple business verticals.
Job Qualification:
- BS or MS in Electronics or Electrical Engineering with +7 years of experience in either Analog design or Memory design (SRAM/NVM) or Foundation IP design (IO/standard cells).
- Hands-on experience in scripting and flow automation
- Experience collaborating with and leading cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams across the full lifecycle—from requirements definition through GDS implementation
- Hands-on experience or sound knowledge of quality managed design flows, tools and methodologies (Cadence and Synopsys)
- Knowledge of NVM technology, macro architecture and design would be a significant advantage
- Excellent communication skills with proven experience in multi-site team collaboration
Job responsibilities:
As the Senior NVM IP Lead Engineer for our newly formed Bangalore team, you will be part of a Global NVM design department. You will be leading the NVM IP benchmarking, onboarding, release and support competence for a wide 3rd-party NVM and NXP-proprietary IP platform including Logic-NVM, Flash, RRAM and MRAM. Your responsibilities will encompass:
- NVM IP benchmarking for a given product and technology requirements
- Execute IP onboarding (IP design kit preparation and verification) and release to product team
- Support product design teams with NVM IP integration and troubleshooting
- Develop and maintain an automated IP onboarding and release flow to ensure flawless and efficient execution
- Maintain 3rd-party NVM and NXP-proprietary NVM IP portfolio spanning across the whole technology spectrum of the company from 180nm to 5nm
- Interact directly with 3rd-party vendors and silicon foundries
- Team up with NXP NVM design team in Bangalore, EU and US
- Manage and drive the complete NVM IP development lifecycle, ensuring quality and timely execution
- Drive proactive cross-functional coordination with digital design, reliability, and test engineering leads to enable on-time delivery of NVM IP
- Track and monitor NVM IP development, ensuring timely and clear reporting to key stakeholders
- Maintain strong stakeholder relationships to ensure alignment and smooth execution of deliverables.
- Mentor junior engineers growing in the NVM field