Director, Custom Silicon Solutions and Program Strategy
$171,800–$254,300 year
On-site · Irvine, California, United States or Santa Clara, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead and manage a cross-functional team supporting custom silicon solution strategy, execution, and operational readiness for hyperscale and cloud customers. Drive customer engagements related to test engineering, manufacturing operations, and program execution strategies. Own and oversee RFI/RFQ sizing activities, resource planning, cost modeling, and execution assessments for custom cloud silicon opportunities. Partner with Finance, Marketing, Sales, Operations Engineering, Design Engineering, DFT, and Program Management on day-to-day strategic and operational activities. Develop and align product/test engineering strategies to support advanced custom silicon solutions including AI, accelerated compute, and cloud infrastructure products. Translate customer requirements into scalable engineering and operational execution plans. Lead cross-functional execution reviews, program tracking, risk assessments, and customer deliverable management. Define and drive test engineering methodologies, test coverage strategies, and manufacturing readiness plans for advanced process technologies. Support technology roadmap alignment and strategic investment planning for next-generation test engineering capabilities. Serve as a senior customer-facing representative for technical reviews, operational discussions, and executive-level engagements. Enable organizational scaling, operational efficiency, and execution excellence across multiple concurrent customer programs.
Required Qualifications
- 15+ years of experience in Product Engineering, Test Engineering, Operations Engineering, or related semiconductor engineering disciplines
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering required; MSEE preferred
- Proven leadership experience managing engineering and/or operations teams in semiconductor product organizations
- Strong cross-functional leadership skills across Engineering, Operations, Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and customer communication skills
- Experience driving complex technical programs from concept through production
- Experience with high-volume, compressed-schedule bring-up of SoC or custom ASIC or cloud silicon programs preferred
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