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Director, ASIC Design & Front-End Implementation

This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.

Job Description:

Lead the ASIC Design and Front-End Implementation organization responsible for delivering next-generation networking ASICs that power HPE Networking products and technology roadmaps. Drive RTL design execution, implementation readiness, design quality, and milestone delivery from architecture through tapeout, silicon bring-up, and product deployment. Partner closely with Architecture, Verification, Emulation, Software/SDK, Physical Design, Post-Silicon Engineering, Product Management, and Product Marketing to ensure successful execution and alignment with business objectives.

ASIC Design Leadership

• Lead RTL design and microarchitecture teams developing complex networking ASICs.
• Drive design execution from architecture through RTL completion, ensuring performance, power, area (PPA), quality, cost, and schedule targets are met.
• Establish design methodologies, coding standards, and engineering best practices.
• Review and approve key architectural and implementation trade-offs.

Implementation & Tapeout Readiness

• Partner with Physical Design teams to achieve floorplanning, timing closure, power optimization, DFT integration, and tapeout readiness.
• Ensure RTL designs are optimized for implementation, manufacturability, scalability, and production readiness.
• Support issue resolution through implementation, silicon validation, and bring-up.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Collaborate across Architecture, Verification, Emulation, SDK/Software, Physical Design, Post-Silicon Engineering, Product Management, and Product Marketing.
• Align product requirements, architecture, RTL implementation, verification, software enablement, and deployment plans.
• Lead design reviews, milestone assessments, technical risk evaluations, and issue resolution.

Technology & Product Strategy

• Contribute to ASIC technology strategy and product roadmaps through technical feasibility, cost, performance, and schedule analysis.
• Collaborate with Architecture and Product teams to define future networking ASIC capabilities and competitive differentiation.
• Represent the design organization in roadmap reviews, executive discussions, and customer engagements.

Program & People Leadership

• Drive execution across multiple ASIC programs, managing schedules, dependencies, risks, and deliverables.
• Lead engineering managers and senior technical contributors while recruiting, developing, and retaining top talent.
• Foster a culture of accountability, technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning.

Methodology & Productivity

• Improve design quality, engineering productivity, and execution efficiency through automation, CI/CD, and modern development practices.
• Champion AI-assisted engineering tools and methodology enhancements that improve predictability, quality, and time-to-market.

Qualifications

Required

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years of ASIC development experience, including 8+ years leading engineering teams and managers.
• Expertise in RTL design, Verilog/SystemVerilog, microarchitecture development, synthesis, CDC, linting, timing closure, and ASIC implementation flows.
• Proven success delivering complex ASICs from concept through production.
• Strong cross-functional (Architecture, Verification, Physical Design, Software, Emulation, and Post-Silicon) leadership, communication, and program execution skills.

Preferred

• Experience with networking ASICs, switching/routing architectures, packet processing, QoS, security, telemetry, and AI networking solutions.
• Experience in silicon bring-up, validation, and post-silicon debug.
• Background collaborating with Product Management and Marketing on roadmap planning.
• Experience leading globally distributed engineering organizations.
• Track record of driving methodology, automation, and productivity improvements, including AI-assisted engineering workflows.

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

Job:

Engineering

Job Level:

Director

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