Semiconductor Program Director

Role : SOC Program Manager

Location : Bangalore

Experience : 12+ years of total semiconductor experience, including at least 5+ years managing SoC development programs(spec-to-silicon)

Salary : Can be discussed

Key Responsibilities

As a SoC Program Manager, you will be responsible for driving the end-to-end execution of complex SoC development programs — from specification and architecture through design, implementation, manufacturing, validation, and production.

You will lead a cross-functional, multi-site engineering team (logic design, verification, physical design, DFT, package, test, validation, qualification) and coordinate with customers, foundries, EDA vendors, and IP providers to ensure successful and timely silicon delivery under a turnkey engagement model.

• Program Planning & Governance
• Define, own, and maintain the overall SoC program plan, including schedule, milestones, deliverables, resources, dependencies, and risk management.
• Establish clear program governance, progress tracking, and review mechanisms with internal teams and customers.
• Drive alignment between customer specifications and internal execution plans across all SoC development functions.
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Lead and synchronize multiple engineering domains (Architecture, RTL, Verification, DFT, PD, STA, PV, ATE, Validation, and Qualification) to ensure smooth program execution.
• Coordinate with package, test, and qualification partners to align technical and logistical deliverables.
• Customer Interface & Communication
• Act as the primary customer contact for all program-related activities.
• Gather and interpret customer requirements, manage design change requests, and translate them into actionable engineering tasks.
• Provide regular status reports, risk assessments, and mitigation updates to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Risk & Issue Management
• Identify technical and schedule risks early;

establish risk registers and mitigation plans.

drive closure through cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

Preferred Attributes