Vertical Head

The Vice President, Silicon Front-End Engineering Competency Unit (CU), is responsible for leading and scaling the organization's Silicon Front-End Engineering Competency Unit
, encompassing Architecture, Design, and Pre-Silicon Verification
. The role carries end-to-end accountability for functional delivery excellence, competency development, organizational growth, talent leadership, customer satisfaction, and business expansion across semiconductor programs serving multiple industry verticals including High-Performance Computing (HPC), Data Centers/AI, Automotive and Functional Safety, Telecommunications, Industrial, Life Sciences, AI/ML, Consumer Electronics, and MCU-based platforms.

The Vice President will partner closely with Vertical Delivery Heads, Account Teams, Program Leadership, Sales, Solutions/Practice team jeads, and other Silicon Competency Unit leaders to ensure predictable, high-quality delivery of semiconductor programs while continuously strengthening organizational capabilities and engineering excellence.

Beyond delivery leadership, the role is responsible for building a world-class Front-End Engineering Competency Unit capable of supporting current and future business demands through scalable talent development, technology investments, reusable engineering assets, leadership cultivation, and operational excellence.

• Define and execute the strategic vision, growth roadmap, and operational framework for the Silicon Front-End Engineering Competency Unit.
• Establish the CU as a center of excellence for Architecture, RTL Design, and Pre-Silicon Verification.
• Align competency investments with emerging semiconductor technologies, market trends, customer requirements, and business growth objectives.
• Drive organizational scalability to support expanding customer programs across multiple verticals and geographies.
• Develop and sustain a high-performance engineering culture focused on innovation, accountability, technical excellence, and customer success.

• Own end-to-end functional delivery for Architecture, Design, and Pre-Silicon Verification engagements across all semiconductor programs.
• Ensure First-Time-Right execution, predictable delivery, and adherence to committed schedules, quality targets, and customer expectations.
• Establish and institutionalize engineering best practices, design reviews, verification sign-off methodologies, quality frameworks, and delivery governance mechanisms.
• Drive execution excellence through proactive risk management, issue resolution, and escalation prevention.
• Partner with Vertical Delivery Heads to ensure seamless execution of customer programs across various business sectors and technology domains.
• Ensure delivery commitments are consistently achieved with high quality, productivity, and customer satisfaction.

• Build and continuously strengthen organizational competencies in:
• SoC Architecture and Microarchitecture
• RTL Design and Integration
• Functional Verification
• UVM-Based Verification
• Safety-Critical and Automotive Verification
• HPC and Data Center So Cs
• AI/ML Accelerators
• Embedded and MCU-Based Platforms
• Establish competency development roadmaps, certification programs, technical academies, and knowledge management systems.
• Develop reusable IP, frameworks, accelerators, methodologies, and best practices to improve delivery efficiency and quality.
• Maintain technology leadership through continuous investment in emerging front-end design and verification technologies.

• Build, mentor, and scale high-performing engineering teams aligned with business growth objectives.
• Develop a strong leadership pipeline through succession planning and structured leadership development initiatives.
• Drive employee engagement, career progression, retention, and workforce stability.
• Ensure optimal competency mix, resource readiness, and deployment effectiveness across customer engagements.
• Lead initiatives to improve workforce capability, productivity, and organizational effectiveness while minimizing attrition.

• Act as the executive owner for customer success within the Front-End Engineering domain.
• Build trusted relationships with customer engineering leaders, program managers, architects, and executive stakeholders.
• Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction through superior delivery execution and proactive engagement.
• Drive…