Vikram Virdi

CTO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India24 yrs 4 mos experience

Key Highlights

Expert in IC Physical Design across multiple technology nodes.
Proven leader in managing large engineering teams.
Strong background in digital and mixed signal chip deliveries.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Physical Design Expert in the Semiconductor industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technical Project ManagementPhysical Design

Other Skills

Business Process ImprovementProduct QualityExecutive-level CommunicationCommunicationCapital ExpendituresNegotiationFocal PointMethodologyPresentationsEngineering ManagementGap AnalysisTechnology ManagementProgram PlanningAttention to DetailProject Management

About

Physical Design Expert. Worked on 40nm, 28nm, 16nm and 7nm for digital and mixed signal chips. Specialties: IC Physical Design, Managing large physical design engineering teams for complex chip deliveries.

Experience

24 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

9 mos

Current Experience

Siemens eda (siemens digital industries software)

Technical Director - Digital Design Creation

Sep 2025 – Present · 9 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Smartsoc solutions pvt ltd

Senior Director

Mar 2025 – Sep 2025 · 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Intel corporation

Senior Physical Design Manager

Apr 2022 – Mar 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Business Process ImprovementTechnical Project ManagementProduct QualityExecutive-level CommunicationCommunicationCapital Expenditures+21

Capgemini engineering

Director

Apr 2017 – Mar 2022 · 4 yrs 11 mos

Business Process ImprovementTechnical Project ManagementProduct QualityExecutive-level CommunicationCommunicationCapital Expenditures+23

Aricent

Director Engineering

Feb 2016 – Mar 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bangalore

Business Process ImprovementTechnical Project ManagementProduct QualityExecutive-level CommunicationCommunicationCapital Expenditures+23

Smartplay technologies

4 roles

Director Engineering

Promoted

Apr 2014 – Feb 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos

Business Process ImprovementTechnical Project ManagementProduct QualityExecutive-level CommunicationCommunicationCapital Expenditures+23

Senior Engineering Manager (Physical Design)

Apr 2012 – Mar 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos

Responsible for Physical Design activities and deliveries to the client and managing Offshore Development Centre.

Business Process ImprovementTechnical Project ManagementProduct QualityCommunicationNegotiationMethodology+16

Manager - Engineering (Physical Design)

Jan 2011 – Apr 2012 · 1 yr 3 mos

Smartplay is the new name for Techforce.

Business Process ImprovementTechnical Project ManagementProduct QualityCommunicationNegotiationPresentations+14

Lead Engineer, Physical Design

Aug 2009 – Dec 2010 · 1 yr 4 mos

Worked as consultant for Qualcomm in physical design team.

Technical Project ManagementProduct QualityCommunicationNegotiationPresentationsGap Analysis+6

Dubai circuit design

Senior Physical Design engineer

Jan 2007 – Jul 2009 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Worked as Senior Design Engineer in physical design domain.

CommunicationAnalytical SkillsCreative DirectionWritten Communication

Qualcomm

Senior Design Engineer

Jan 2006 – May 2007 · 1 yr 4 mos

Senior Physical Design Engineer

CommunicationAnalytical SkillsCreative Direction

Texas instruments

IC Design Engineer

Nov 2003 – Jan 2006 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Was Responsible for Phyical Design of the modules and full
chips.

CommunicationCreative Direction

Semiconductor complex ltd. mohali

IC Design Engineer

Aug 2001 – Oct 2003 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Was reponsible for tasks at various levels in IC design flow
starting from physical design, cell library development, Process evaluation vehicle, tools assessment, flow development, Full custom front end design.

CommunicationCreative Direction