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Bhushan Kelshikar

@bhushankelshikar

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Engineering leader driving operational excellence, PDK development and automation across semiconductor EDA.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek leadership roles where I can drive operational excellence, PDK/EDA product improvements, automation, and mentor high-performing engineering teams in a collaborative, data-driven culture.

I am a results-oriented engineering leader with 22+ years driving operational excellence, PDK development, CAD engineering and process automation across global semiconductor and EDA organizations. I have led teams up to 21 engineers, delivered 10–40% reductions in development cycle times through automation, and improved customer satisfaction and efficiency through data-driven decision making.

I specialize in Python, PERL, shell scripting and EDA toolchains, and have built monitoring dashboards, web portals and PDKs for major foundries (TSMC, GF, UMC). I focus on stakeholder management, quality assurance and scalable operational processes that reliably deliver products on time and within budget.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Solutions Engineering Manager

Synopsys India Pvt Ltd

Jul 2024 - Jan 2025 (6 months)

Led a 21-engineer team supporting Custom Compiler, improving project efficiency by 20% and driving iPDK/QSK development for TSMC, GF, and UMC that raised customer satisfaction by 15%.

Python Shell Scripting Team Leadership Process Automation Quality Assurance Stakeholder Management

Solutions Director

Sankalp Semiconductors

Mar 2023 - Jun 2024 (1 year 3 months)

Directed technical teams and overhauled OA view generation and verification codebase, delivering a 25% increase in team efficiency and 25% higher customer satisfaction through recruitment, training, and automation.

Team Leadership Process Automation Python Perl Mentorship Service Delivery

R&D Manager

Synopsys India Pvt Ltd

Mar 2018 - Mar 2023 (5 years)

Led R&D initiatives including PrimeTime Quality Metrics and PCA dashboards and built a Django web portal, improving R&D deliverables and team efficiency by ~15%.

Django Python Dashboarding Quality Process Improvement CI CD

Staff Engineer

Qualcomm India Pvt Ltd

Jun 2015 - Mar 2018 (2 years 9 months)

Performed workflow analysis and RCA to boost cross-team efficiency by 25%, developed SPLUNK dashboards that cut EDA issue resolution times by 50% across remote sites.

Splunk Root Cause Analysis Python Perl Workflow Optimization EDA Tools Dashboarding

Lead Services Application Engineer

Cadence Design Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Jan 2014 - May 2015 (1 year 4 months)

Led Services Application Engineers to improve project efficiency by 20%, centralized developer scripts in CVS, and automated generation of 64 tech-files for semiconductor nodes.

Perl C++Automation EDA Tools Team Leadership Customer Engagement

Principal CAD Engineer

GlobalFoundries Singapore PTE

Jul 2011 - Dec 2013 (2 years 5 months)

Managed APAC infrastructure operations and built an EDA license monitoring engine in PERL that automated reporting and optimized license allocation by ~90%.

Perl Linux Administration EDA License Management Infrastructure Operations Training Automation

Lead Services Application Engineer

Cadence Design Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Jul 2010 - Jul 2011 (1 year)

Enhanced hosted design customer services by developing admin UI modules and migrated 30 Solaris servers to Linux, reducing downtime by 25% and improving user experience by 50%.

Perl C++EDA Tools Scripting performance reporting Customer Support

CAD Engineer

Microchip Technology Designs (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Feb 2007 - Jul 2010 (3 years 5 months)

Managed global EDA license installations and RTDA queue systems, improving system efficiency and reducing runtime by ~25% through repository management and operational support.

EDA License Management Linux Scripting Support Operations

Junior Research Fellow

Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai

Mar 2004 - Feb 2007 (2 years 11 months)

Conducted FPGA-based fault simulation research and developed toolkits for 3D multi-modality image fusion, while performing VLSI lab system administration for 3000+ users.

FPGA Research System Administration VLSI Image Processing Linux

System Administrator

Genesis Data Systems and Solutions

Jul 2003 - Mar 2004 (8 months)

Maintained office LAN and client-site software installations, improving system reliability by 50% and reducing downtime by 75% through proactive maintenance and updates.

System Administration Troubleshooting Maintenance Windows Linux User Support