Digital Design Manager (SoC)

About the role

Analog Devices is looking for a Digital Design Lead in Beijing to lead digital SoC development for advanced physical intelligence ICs such as high-performance MCU, DSP and NPU products used in automotive smart cockpits and industrial applications. The role covers both technical leadership and team and project execution, taking ownership from architecture definition through tape-out.

Key responsibilities

• Define block-level and chip-level digital architecture, RTL design and implementation for digital SoCs, and drive architecture and micro-architecture decisions balancing performance, power, area and schedule.
• Review and approve critical RTL designs, verification strategies and design documentation, and act as the technical escalation point for complex design, integration and silicon bring-up issues.
• Own end-to-end digital design execution and define project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies and risk mitigation strategies.
• Take part in implementation jobs such as lint, CDC, constraints, synthesis, formal verification, ECO, timing and power closure, and work with system, analog/mixed-signal, verification, software and test teams.
• Lead, mentor and grow a high-performing digital design team, provide technical direction and career guidance, and run regular design and project reviews.

Required profile

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Microelectronics, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in digital IC / SoC design, with ownership of complex IPs or full-chip designs.
• Proven experience leading projects and/or managing engineers.
• Excellent communication skills and comfort in a fast-paced product development environment.

Required skills

• Strong hands-on expertise in RTL design, digital architecture and mixed-signal SoC integration.
• Understanding of block-level and system-level verification methodologies and flows.
• Familiarity with EDA flows (synthesis, STA, verification) and scripting languages such as Python, Tcl or Perl.
• Experience with AI-assisted design tools is a plus.