We are looking for an experienced Bilingual Semiconductor Technical Lead to support advanced SoC implementation projects in Japan. This is a customer-facing technical leadership role where you will work closely with clients while coordinating global engineering teams to deliver high-quality semiconductor implementation projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the primary technical lead for customer-facing projects.
- Lead technical discussions with customers and internal engineering teams.
- Coordinate onsite and offshore engineering resources.
- Drive RTL-to-GDSII implementation activities.
- Support synthesis, timing closure, sign-off, and tape-out execution.
- Drive Performance, Power, and Area (PPA) optimization.
- Identify technical risks and implementation bottlenecks.
- Collaborate closely with RTL, Physical Design, DFT, Verification, and EDA teams.
- Track project milestones and support successful project delivery.
Requirements
- 8+ years of semiconductor design and implementation experience.
- Strong understanding of the complete RTL-to-GDSII implementation flow.
- Hands-on experience in Synthesis, Static Timing Analysis (STA), Timing Closure, Signoff Methodology, and Tapeout activities.
- Experience with tools such as Design Compiler, Fusion Compiler, PrimeTime, SDC Constraint Development, Logic Equivalence Check (LEC).
- Strong understanding of how RTL decisions impact such as Timing, Power, Congestion, Testability, Physical Implementation.
- Experience leading technical teams or project delivery activities.
- Customer-facing communication and stakeholder management skills
- Business-level Japanese and English.
- ICC2
- StarRC
- VC SpyGlass
- Floorplanning
- Place & Route (PnR)
- Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS)
- DRC/LVS
- Low Power Design
- Advanced-node implementation experience
Skills Required
- 8+ years semiconductor design and implementation experience
- Strong understanding of the complete RTL-to-GDSII implementation flow
- Hands-on experience in Synthesis
- Hands-on experience in Static Timing Analysis (STA), Timing Closure, Signoff Methodology, and Tapeout activities
- Experience with Design Compiler
- Experience with Fusion Compiler
- Experience with PrimeTime
- SDC Constraint Development experience
- Logic Equivalence Check (LEC) experience
- Experience leading technical teams or project delivery activities
- Customer-facing communication and stakeholder management skills
- Business-level Japanese and English
- Strong understanding of how RTL decisions impact Timing, Power, Congestion, Testability, and Physical Implementation
- Coordinate onsite and offshore engineering resources
- ICC2
- StarRC
- VC SpyGlass
- Floorplanning
- Place & Route (PnR)
- Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS)
- DRC/LVS
- Low Power Design
- Advanced-node implementation experience
What We Do
NexusCorp LLC (operating as Nexus Corporation) helps businesses achieve their goals through custom software development, IT consulting, statement-of-work delivery, contingent workforce and direct-hire solutions, and payroll services. It designs, builds, tests, and maintains scalable digital applications; analyzes systems to improve technology use; and supplies specialized professionals and structured project delivery. Its client-first approach emphasizes compliance, integrity, innovation, and tailored business outcomes.
