Lead a team of verification engineers ensuring top-level verification of ASIC designs while collaborating with various teams to enhance processes and strategies.

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ASIC SoC Verification Team Leader
Austin Texas
About the Team
You'll be joining Ericsson Silicon - the team building the custom ASICs that power the world's most advanced 5G networks. Reporting directly to the Head of ASIC SoC within Product Engineering Unit Silicon you'll lead a unit of verification engineers responsible for driving Top-Level Verification (TLV) across Radio and RAN Compute packaged ASICs.
This is a seat at the table. You'll be an active member of the ASIC SoC Leadership Team working in close collaboration with other sectors across Product Engineering Unit Silicon to shape how world-class silicon gets verified and shipped.
The Role
We're looking for an experienced energetic leader who knows how to build high-performing verification teams and keep them sharp motivated and aligned. You'll own the TLV function for some of the most complex ASIC designs on the market - and your fingerprints will be on every tapeout.
This isn't a role for someone who manages from a distance. The best candidate naturally thrives on the challenge of coordinating across time zones cultures and disciplines balancing diplomatic stakeholder management with the assertiveness to drive decisions and hold the line on quality.
What You'll Own
Team Leadership - Recruit mentor and develop a team of ASIC Top-Level Verification engineers creating an environment where engineers grow stay engaged and do their best work
Cross-Functional Collaboration - Work closely with other TLV sections across PEU Silicon to align methodology share best practices and maintain a unified verification strategy
Strategic Execution - Contribute actively to the ASIC SoC leadership team helping to define and execute global strategy and hit shared milestones
Resource & Capability Planning - Own monthly planning cycles to ensure the right people are in the right place at the right time across all active TLV projects
What You'll Bring
Several years leading silicon R&D teams in a product development environment
Proven track record managing large distributed multi-site engineering teams
Strong cultural awareness and experience operating effectively across global organizations including the following:
• 10+ years of physical design experience.• Expert in one or more of these areas - Methods to improve PPA RTL checks and Synthesis STA Constraints DFT clocking architecture Physical design of high-speed interface IPs • Knowledge of System Verilog or VHDL• Accomplished at problem resolution and execution per project plan/needs• Prior experience in a Senior or Lead Engineer role including direct responsibility for guiding and mentoring junior team members and setting technical direction.• Highly team oriented
Join our Team
About this opportunity:
You will:• Be empowered and tasked with improving PPA of Ericsson ASICs• Evaluate feasibility of architectural features through back-end implementation• Partner with front end design teams to address timing power and congestion challenges• Deliver a synthesized netlist to ASIC BE vendor and collaborate with vendor to address physical design tradeoffs• Work with DFT and architecture teams to develop timing constraints• Provide technical leadership and direction for junior members of the team• Participate in defining flows methods and drive continuous improvement
Solid understanding of core ASIC disciplines - Architecture Design Scalability Technology Portability TLV and Integration methodologies and productization
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
The Mindset We're Hiring For:
You generate energy in a room - people leave your conversations more motivated than when they arrived
You can hold a diplomatic conversation and a firm position at the same time
You see mentoring and developing people as a core part of the job not an afterthought
You're comfortable with ambiguity complexity and the pace of cutting-edge silicon development
What Success Looks Like
A great leader in this role will build a verification unit that is technically sharp consistently delivering on TLV milestones and seen as a trusted partner by every team in PEU Silicon. Your engineers will grow under your leadership your stakeholders will respect your judgment and the ASICs that leave this team will be verified to the highest standard in the industry.
Ericsson Silicon is where elite engineers come to do the best work of their careers. If you're ready to lead at the frontier of 5G silicon we want to hear from you.
What happens once you apply?
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Ericsson uses a merit-based hiring approach that values people with different experiences perspectives and skillsets. We truly believe this approach drives innovation which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer learn more.
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DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this position. They are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required for this position and you may be required to perform additional job tasks as assigned.
Primary country and city: USA || Austin Texas
Job details: Developer
Primary Recruiter: Jim Everett
Compensation and Benefits at Ericsson
At Ericsson we know that our people are the key to our success. We offer a competitive package to help with your individual needs and goals.
Your Pay
The salary range for this position is dependent on various factors including but not limited to location and the candidate's combination of job-related knowledge qualifications skills education training and experience.
Your Health
Ericsson offers excellent health benefits including the choice of three medical plan options and a dental plan option that allow an employee to select the level of coverage that suits their needs. Employees will receive company credits in an amount equal to the cost that Ericsson pays toward the cost of their medical and dental premiums for themselves and eligible covered dependents.
Your Financial Security
We invest in both your short and long-term financial wellbeing. The Ericsson US 401(k) Plan offers an automatic 3% company contribution and Ericsson match $1 for every $1 you put into the 401(k) Plan on the first 3% of your eligible pay plus 50 cents on every $1 on the next 2% of eligible pay. When you contribute at least 5% of eligible pay you are receiving Ericsson's full matching contributions of 4%. Matching and company automatic contributions stop when your total eligible pay for the year reaches the IRS limits. Employees will also receive company credits in an amount equal to the cost of basic life insurance and basic accidental death and dismemberment coverage as well as short-term and long-term disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in Ericsson's Stock Purchase Plan.
Your Time
Your work-life balance is important to us. New employees are provided a minimum of 15 days of accrued vacation up to 3 personal days per year 11 annual holidays 8 hours of volunteer time and 80 hours of sick time annually. Please note paid time off is pro-rated based on the employee's start date. Furthermore Ericsson provides up to 16 weeks of paid maternity leave and 6 weeks of parental or adoption leave at 100% of pay.
Additional Benefits
Ericsson offers many other company-paid benefits such as financial wellness programs educational assistance matching gifts and recognition programs.