Technical Program Manager – Milpitas, CA
Socionext America Inc. (SNA)
Socionext is an innovative enterprise that designs, develops and delivers System-on-Chip products for worldwide customers. The company is focused on imaging, networking, server, storage and other enterprise technologies that enable today’s leading-edge products and applications.
Socionext combines world-class expertise and an extensive IP portfolio to provide exceptional solutions and ensure an elevated quality of experience for customers. Socionext Inc. is headquartered in Yokohama with offices in Japan, Asia, United States and Europe to lead its product development and sales activities.
We are seeking an ASIC Program Manager to work on our Datacenter projects, based in Santa Clara, CA. The Datacenter team is a leader in developing high-performance custom silicon products with a focus on compute server, storage systems, network switch and router applications.
The primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Manage ASIC projects from pre-sales, through design award to tape-out and production
- Provide program management support to existing and new ASIC customers
- Prepare and manage project schedules, prepare and present periodic program reviews as well as managing weekly program status meetings
- Coordinate and manage customer interactions and schedule with internal Design Center teams and 3rd party contractors
- Collaborate with other senior managers and leaders to establish strategic business and marketing plans and objectives
- Support Sales and Marketing Manager to win ASIC programs and meet design win targets
- Provide consistent direction and leadership
- Must be a strategic and out-of-the box thinker with excellent interpersonal skills, and strong customer relationship building abilities
- Assure compliance with US Import/Export ITAR regulations
Qualifications:
- 7+ years directly related semiconductor ASIC/Foundry industry experience.
- 5 + years’ experience supporting ASIC customer’s technical issues.
- 5 + years’ experience in program and project management.
- Must have a understanding of the entire ASIC Flow.
- Hands-on ASIC design, ASIC program management and leadership experience
- Experience with post tape-out customer support and operations from GDSII to Mass Production
- Experience with high-speed serial interface technologies such as Gigabit Ethernet, PCI Express Gen2/3, memory interfaces, ADC, DAC and ARM subsystems
- Good understanding of fab processes, package technologies, IOs, IP, test etc.
- Excellent communication skills and customer relationship management
- Familiar with technical aspects of IP design and development hard and soft IP
- BSEE and MSEE degree
