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This role drives cross-functional execution across architecture, digital and analog design, verification, physical design, CAD, product engineering, packaging, foundry, and operations teams to achieve program objectives related to schedule, cost, quality, and commitments. In addition the candidate will be supporting various communication and coordination functions for the ASIC organization and occasionally, cross-functional organizations.\nThe successful candidate combines strong technical understanding of semiconductor and ASIC development with exceptional program management, leadership, communication, and risk management capabilities.\nKey Responsibilities\nProgram Leadership\nLead end-to-end ASIC development programs from planning through production release while developing and maintaining integrated program schedules covering all major development milestones.\n\nEstablish clear ownership, accountability, and decision-making processes across functional teams and facilitate alignment and issue resolution in a timely manner.\n\nSchedule and Milestone Management\nBuild and manage program plans for from architectural specifications to conclusion of validation and qualification of the ASIC project and track critical path tasks and cross-functional dependencies.\nMonitor milestone progress, achievements and forecast program outcomes.\n\nRisk and Issue Management\nLead risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and escalation activities to drive rapid resolution of technical, schedule, resource, and dependency issues.\n\nConduct regular program health reviews, track and drive all issues that arise to resolution.\n\nCross-Functional Coordination\nPartner closely with ASIC project engineering leaders and all cross-functional teams to understand critical deliverables between all teams and timelines associated with development and release. Continuously monitor and track the deliverables and all issues that arise that could potentially cause delays.\nDrive operational cadence: Executive Monthly Reviews, ASIC WW all hands, agenda/material prep, knowledge sharing, and action item closure\n\nContinuous improvements: identify areas for improvement between HW, SDK, SW and other cross-functional teams, propose solutions and drive implementation\n\nASIC Resources: Support org structure, headcount planning, and hiring prioritization for engineering teams by working with hiring managers and staffing support teams\n\nProject Milestone Management\nAs critical development milestones are approaching, ensure that all relevant checklists and reviews occur in advance of achieving the milestone event. Drive actions that arise from the checklists and reviews to closure so that tapeout occurs on or before the target date.\nProcess Improvement\nContinuous process program management improvements leveraging AI, methodologies and reporting of development metrics will be essential to keep up with the tremendous challenges that are faced to achieve execution predictability and implementation of best practices associated with risk mitigation, cross functional alignment and overall ASIC and DSP development processes.\n\n Required Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.\n\n8+ years of semiconductor industry experience.\n\n5+ years of program or project management experience leading ASIC or SoC development programs.\n\nDemonstrated experience delivering successful tapeouts from concept through production.\n\nStrong understanding of ASIC development lifecycles and semiconductor product development 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