Digital IC Design Lead in Hampshire

Digital IC Design Lead Location: Fareham, Hampshire Salary: Up to £90,000 + bonus Contract: Permanent Visa Sponsorship is available We’re recruiting for a Digital IC Design Lead on behalf of a high-growth semiconductor organisation operating at the forefront of advanced electronics. This is a senior technical leadership role, offering the opportunity to shape next-generation digital ICs used in safety-critical and high-performance applications. You’ll lead the digital development activity across complex ASIC and MCU products, combining hands-on technical oversight with team leadership, project delivery and cross-functional collaboration across global engineering teams. The Role This position leads all digital IC development activities, from translating product requirements into robust digital architectures, through design, verification and validation, to silicon delivery. You’ll manage and mentor a team of IC engineers while working closely with system architecture, software, sensor and analogue teams locally, and backend, test and reliability teams internationally. Key Responsibilities Define digital requirements derived from product and system specifications Lead digital architecture, design, implementation, verification and validation activities Drive development of next-generation ICs and MCUs to high reliability and safety standards Provide technical direction to improve performance, power efficiency and cost Manage digital IP development and third-party IP integration Oversee resource planning, project schedules, budgets and delivery milestones Mentor, coach and technically develop IC design engineers Represent the digital team in EDA tool selection and methodology decisions Collaborate across global engineering teams to ensure seamless design flow Support silicon debug, failure analysis and validation activities Knowledge, Skills