Teradyne

Senior ASIC Chip Lead / Project Lead (TERADYNE, Agoura Hills, CA)

Teradyne$192K — $307K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BSEE, MSEE, or equivalent with 15+ years of semiconductor experience.
  • 5+ years in leading complex ASIC developments.
  • Proven track record with mixed-signal ASICs through all development stages.
  • Experience managing distributed teams and external design partners.
  • Strong skills in program management including scheduling and risk management.
  • Ability to lead across various engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

  • Drive ASIC execution from concept to production including quality and cost targets.
  • Lead cross-functional engineering teams across various specialties.
  • Partner with system architects to define technical requirements and execution strategy.
  • Manage project schedules, critical-path developments, and risk mitigation efforts.
  • Conduct regular program reviews and present updates to leadership.
  • Coordinate with external design partners and suppliers for project success.
  • Resolve technical conflicts while balancing quality and schedule objectives.

Benefits

  • Robust health and well-being benefit programs including medical and dental coverage.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts available for various expenses.
  • Retirement savings plans to support financial stability.
  • Life and disability insurance for employee peace of mind.
  • Paid vacation and holidays to promote work-life balance.
  • Tuition assistance programs for ongoing education and development.
Full Job Description
Opportunity Overview

Teradyne's Silicon Technology Engineering team is seeking an experienced Senior ASIC Chip Lead / Project Lead to drive the development and delivery of a large-scale mixed-signal ASIC for next-generation Automated Test Equipment (ATE) systems.

This role requires a proven leader who can drive complex ASIC programs from concept through production, coordinating cross-functional engineering teams, external partners, and key stakeholders while ensuring successful execution against technical, schedule, cost, and quality objectives.

Depending on experience and project needs, the successful candidate may serve as the ASIC Chip Lead, owning technical execution, or as the Project Lead, owning overall program execution, or both.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical depth with exceptional program leadership and has a proven track record delivering complex ASICs involving multiple internal teams, external vendors, and foundry partners.

  • Accountable for successful ASIC execution from concept through production, including schedule, quality, cost, tapeout readiness, and first-pass silicon success.
  • Lead cross-functional teams including architecture, analog design, digital design, verification, physical design, package engineering, test, characterization, and operations.
  • Partner with system architects and engineering leaders to define ASIC architecture, technical tradeoffs, execution strategy, and product requirements.
  • Drive schedule development, critical-path management, milestone tracking, and risk mitigation.
  • Conduct regular program reviews and provide status updates to engineering and executive leadership.
  • Coordinate outsourced design partners, EDA vendors, IP suppliers, and foundry partners.
  • Resolve technical and program conflicts while balancing quality, cost, and schedule objectives.
  • Drive tapeout readiness reviews and silicon bring-up planning.
  • Develop staffing plans and identify resource gaps throughout the project lifecycle.


All About You
We seek individuals who share our passion and determination. Our commitment to customer success drives us to go the extra mile. If you're ready to join us in this mission, take a closer look at the minimum criteria for the position.

  • BSEE, MSEE, or equivalent with 15+ years of semiconductor industry experience and 5+ years leading complex ASIC developments.
  • Demonstrated success leading multiple complex mixed-signal ASICs through architecture, design, verification, tapeout, silicon bring-up, and production.
  • Experience managing geographically distributed teams and external design partners.
  • Strong program management skills, including schedule planning, risk management, and executive communications.
  • Proven ability to lead through influence across multiple engineering disciplines.
  • Experience with advanced-node ASIC development preferred.

Compensation
The base salary range for this role is $192,300-$307,600. This range is a good faith estimate, and the amount of base salary will correspond with experience and skill set. This range can also fluctuate depending on demand and location.

Incentive Plan: This job is eligible for discretionary bonus(es) based on financial performance.

Benefits: Teradyne offers a variety of robust health and well-being benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, and more. Please click here to see details.

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About Teradyne

Teradyne, Inc. is a leading supplier of automation equipment for test and industrial applications. Teradyne Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) is used to test semiconductors, wireless products, data storage and complex electronic systems, which serve consumer, communications, industrial and government customers. Industrial Automation products include Collaborative Robots used by global manufacturing and light industrial customers to improve quality and increase manufacturing efficiency. In 2019, Teradyne had revenue of $2.3 billion and today employs 5,500 people worldwide. For more information, visit teradyne.com. Teradyne(R) is a registered trademark of Teradyne, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
Learn more about Teradyne
Size
5,900 employees
Market Cap
$13.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$784.1 million
Founded
1960
5 Year Trend
+16.1%
Revenue
$3.1 billion
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