Director, Engineering Program Management

Advancing the World’s Technology Together
Our technology solutions power the tools you use every day--including smartphones, electric vehicles, hyperscale data centers, IoT devices, and so much more. Here, you’ll have an opportunity to be part of a global leader whose innovative designs are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and powering the future. 

We believe that innovation and growth are driven by an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. We’re dedicated to empowering people to be their true selves. Together, we’re building a better tomorrow for our employees, customers, partners, and communities.

What You’ll Do

Samsung System LSI (S.LSI) designs efficient chips to power your favorite electronics – from tablets, smart phones, and AR/VR devices to connected data centers that power the internet.  S.LSI is a world leader in 5G connectivity and image sensors.  Specializing in the integration of processor cores, memory, high speed I/O interfaces, and advanced peripherals on a single silicon chip, S.LSI aims to create System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions for next generation automotive and data center products.

As a Director, Engineering Program Management with hands on experience in silicon development you will join our Customer Engineering team in San Jose, CA.  In this highly visible role, you will interface with customers and internal design teams in driving discussions across the full silicon development cycle from concept through mass production. This is a customer facing role and you will build strategic relationships as a cross functional leader to prioritize and communicate status/issues/next steps to drive issue resolution. We are seeking a high energy professional with strong communication skills towards internal stakeholders and customers with the ability to lead and develop processes and ideas for effective customer engagement.  The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and be able to develop strategic relationships with customer teams.  Our products are industry-leading and this is a great opportunity to strengthen our partnership with key customers.

Location: This is a Hybrid role, working onsite at our San Jose headquarters at least 3 days per week.

Travel locally and internationally (20%)

Job ID: 41443

Reports to: VP, Circuit Design

• Work as part of customer engineering team and act as local technical interface for managing and driving ongoing silicon programs.
• Utilize your silicon and program management skills to collaborate with internal technical leads and external teams
• Identify and prioritize program risks, drive escalations to senior management with your effective communication skills.
• Drive technical issues to closure demonstrating & leading cross functional teams internally & externally in areas such as: Design, Verification, and Implementation & Validation.
• Develop and build strategic relationships with internal and customer teams to improve efficiency
• Complete other responsibilities as assigned.

What You Bring

• Masters degree and 15+ years of experience  preferred
• SoC/ASIC Architecture, design, implementation, or validation experience
• Extensive experience with silicon/ASIC design management or silicon program management.
• Experience working with teams across multiple locations
• Understanding of silicon design of hardware (consumer and HPC) along with software integration and ecosystem challenges.
• Strong understanding of HW/SW Ecosystem and Market dynamics for consumer, HPC and Automotive market segments 
• System Level Architecture & HW design expertise and knowledge is a plus
• Experience working with teams across multiple location
• Own project development using well-defined metrics
• Exhibit strong executive presentation as well as written and communication skills with the ability to influence internal as well as external stakeholders
• You’re inclusive, adapting your style to the situation and diverse global norms of our people.
• An avid learner, you approach challenges with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to help build understanding.
• You’re collaborative, building relationships, humbly offering support and openly welcoming approaches.
• Innovative and creative, you proactively explore new ideas and adapt quickly to change.

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What We Offer
The pay range below is for all roles at this level across all US locations and functions. Individual pay rates depend on a number of factors—including the role’s function and location, as well as the individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, education, and training. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual