Director, Digital Design & Verification

• Deliver high-quality digital design and verification across all programs (schedule, performance, silicon success) 

• Achieve predictable execution with early risk identification and strong mitigation frameworks 

• Improve first-pass silicon success rate through disciplined verification and robust design practices 

• Enable faster time-to-market through reuse, automation, and methodology standardization 

• Build the site into a self-sufficient digital & verification hub, reducing dependency on external sites 

 

Responsibility  

• Own end-to-end digital design and verification delivery for the site 

• Establish and drive verification strategy (simulation, formal, AMS/DMS) as a coherent, evolving plan 

• Own digital architecture quality, including system control logic, FSM design, FW interfaces, and IP reuse 

• Define and enforce sign-off criteria, including coverage, closure metrics, and design quality gates 

• Align digital and verification execution with product roadmap, customer requirements, and business priorities 

 

Direction (Strategic Leadership) 

• Define a clear multi-year vision for digital and verification capabilities at the site 

• Translate business and product strategy into technical roadmap and capability investments 

• Drive adoption of best-in-class methodologies, tools, and automation frameworks 

• Continuously adapt strategy based on execution gaps, competitive pressure, and program risk 

• Elevate the role from task execution to systemic impact and organizational leverage 

Alignment (Influence & Collaboration) 

• Lead cross-functional alignment with analog, system, FW, product, and test teams 

• Act as the primary the site interface for digital and verification in global reviews 

• Align with other sites on IP reuse, methodology standardization, and sign-off practices 

• Build strong partnerships with product line managers to ensure design meets system and market needs 

• Ensure seamless integration across global teams for multi-site program delivery 

Core Responsibilities 

Technical & Architecture Leadership 

• Guide architecture decisions for digital control systems, power management FSMs, and system interfaces 

• Ensure robust design practices across:  

• RTL quality (coding standards, lint, CDC) 

• Timing closure (STA, constraints) 

• DFT/scan and test readiness 

• Drive design reuse strategy to improve productivity and consistency 

Verification Excellence 

• Establish a world-class DV capability including:  

• Coverage-driven verification 

• SystemVerilog/UVM environments 

• Formal verification where applicable 

• AMS/DMS co-simulation for mixed-signal validation 

• Define verification plans that ensure full coverage and sign-off confidence 

• Drive automation and regression efficiency to scale execution 

Execution & Delivery 

• Own delivery across all digital and DV activities with clear accountability 

• Drive execution rigor:  

• Milestone planning 

• Risk tracking and mitigation 

• Transparent status reporting 

• Ensure consistent on-time tape-out with high-quality silicon 

Organization & Talent 

• Build and scale a high-performing digital & verification team 

• Define roles, expectations, and career progression aligned with job leveling frameworks 

• Develop technical leaders and mentors to increase organizational leverage 

• Drive hiring, retention, and capability growth aligned with site strategy 

 Methodology & Continuous Improvement 

• Institutionalize standardized design and verification flows 

• Drive continuous improvements in:  

• Productivity (reuse, automation) 

• Quality (coverage, bug escape reduction) 

• Efficiency (cycle time reduction) 

• Promote a culture of data-driven decision making and engineering rigor 

Expected Impact 

• The site becomes a strategic execution hub for mixed-signal digital and verification 

• Significant improvement in execution predictability and silicon success 

• Increased engineering productivity without proportional headcount growth 

• Strong pipeline of technical leaders and scalable expertise 

• Enhanced customer confidence and competitive positioning 

Profile & Leadership Bar 

• Proven leader in digital IC design and/or verification at scale 

• Track record of delivering complex mixed-signal SoCs end-to-end 

• Deep expertise in:  

• RTL design, FSM/control logic 

• Verification methodologies (UVM, formal, AMS/DMS) 

• Ability to operate across strategy, system architecture, and execution simultaneously 

• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence across global teams

Function: Manufacturing
Experience Level: Director