CAD Technical Manager

EDA/CAD Technical Manager Experience: 12–15 years Location: Bangalore, India Role Overview We are seeking a highly experienced and technically strong EDA/CAD Manager to lead CAD-Design Team and scale our CAD/Methodology function supporting complex SoC development programs. The ideal candidate possesses deep end-to-end SoC design execution and flow knowledge, hands-on execution capability, strong technical leadership, and proven experience in managing CAD infrastructure, EDA tools, licenses, and automation frameworks. This role requires close collaboration with CAD-Infra, RTL, DV, PD, DFT, AMS, packaging, and IP integration teams to ensure robust, efficient, and scalable design methodologies across multiple product lines. Key Responsibilities 1. End-to-End SoC Execution Flow Ownership Drive and maintain standardized SoC implementation flows—from RTL to GDSII—including synthesis, P&R, STA, physical verification, DFT, simulation, emulation, and signoff flows in collaboration with R&D teams involved. Evaluate, deploy, and continuously enhance flow methodologies to ensure best-in-class PPA/QoR. Provide hands-on technical guidance during tool/flow issues across SoC design lifecycle. 2. Technical Leadership & Team Management Lead and mentor a small team of CAD/Flow/automation engineers through day-to-day technical engagements, design challenges, and prioritization. Serve as the primary point of contact for cross-functional teams to resolve CAD-tool/flow related issues. Conduct technical 1:1s, performance evaluations, and skills development plans. 3. EDA Tool Selection & License Optimization Continuously evaluate the latest EDA technologies and tools for SoC design improvement. Work with vendors (Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens, Ansys, etc.) for tool trials, benchmarking, evaluation, and negotiation support. Perform periodic license usage analytics and optimize counts to reduce cost while maximizing engineering productivity. Collaborate with CAD-Infra team to streamline EDA tool-license related automation infrastructure. Collaborate with multiple EDA vendors to understand and adopt upcoming tool capabilities across segments 4. CAD Utilities & Automation Development Lifecycle Management Collaboratively define architecture, and development scope for internal CAD utilities and automation frameworks against business driven usecases. Manage development, testing, deployment, and documentation of automation tools Drive AI adoption in EDA-CAD eco-system across a range of in-house and vendor driven engagement. 5. Foundation IP & Complex IP Integration Enablement Provide technical guidance for enablement, QA, and deployment of foundation IPs (StdCells, IOs, SRAMs) in SoC flows. Ensure PDK, techfiles, Liberty, LEF/DEF, and modeling quality for process readiness. Collaborate with IP vendors and internal IP teams for methodology alignment and data preparation. Qualifications B.E./B.Tech or M.E./M.Tech in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering or related field. 12–15 years of strong CAD/EDA experience in semiconductor SoC product companies. Deep understanding of RTL-to-GDSII flows, digital/analog design environments, and signoff methodologies. Proficiency in EDA tools across Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens/Mentor, Ansys ecosystems. Strong scripting experience (Perl, Python, Tcl, Shell) and automation framework design. Experience managing engineering teams and working with cross-functional stakeholders. Excellent problem-solving, communication, and project planning skills. Preferred Skills Experience with advanced process nodes (7 nm/5nm/3nm or equivalent). Complex SOC Design/Execution exposure in leading organizations. Hands-on AI/ML based solution development, Program management skills