ASIC Design Manager

Seeking an ASIC Design Manager for a high-growth semiconductor capital equipment manufacturer in the Reading, MA area. You will own the entire physical implementation (RTL-to-GDSII) of complex ASICs, working closely with cross-functional architecture and design teams to guide physical design strategy, mentor junior engineers, and deliver high-quality, first-pass silicon at advanced nodes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of physical design engineers across the full project lifecycle.
• Lead high-level physical design planning and define PD architecture in collaboration with chip and system architects.
• Develop and own chip floorplans, timing budgets, power estimates, and pin planning.
• Partner with design teams to develop high-quality SDC constraints.
• Drive RTL-to-netlist activities including synthesis, logical equivalence checking (LEC), clock domain crossing checks (CDC), and static timing analysis (STA).
• Support hands-on place-and-route (P&R) for critical and high-speed blocks.
• Collaborate with a backend physical design house to support P&R execution, debug flow or implementation issues, and meet schedule and quality goals.
• Integrate complex IP such as PCIe, DDR5/DDR6, UFS, and SerDes.
• Ensure robust signoff closure including DRC/LVS and EM/IR analysis.
• Develop, enhance, and maintain physical design tool flows and automation.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience in ASIC physical design.
• Bachelor’s degree (required).
• Managerial experience leading a team of physical design engineers.

Skills

• Adaptive Design
• Product Design
• Circuit Board Design
• Cadence
• Python
• Electrical Design
• Spatial Design
• Machine Design
• ASIC/FPGA/PLD Design

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance.
• AD&D and life insurance.
• Short-term disability coverage.
• 401K plan.
• Paid relocation available.

Pay

$240,000 - 280,000 per year, including bonuses and stock offerings.

Schedule

• Hybrid work schedule: 4 days on-site, 1 day remote.
• Work hours: 8 AM to 4 PM.