Director, Emerging Tech Hub San Jose - CA, San Jose, Rio Robles, United States
$212,520 - $307,740 USD yearly
Originally posted 15 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role leads Analog Devices' Emerging Tech Hub in San Jose, focusing on identifying, shaping, and de-risking emerging opportunities in physical AI systems, with an initial focus on robotics.
What you'll do
- Lead the San Jose Emerging Tech Hub, including people management, team development, and execution against strategic priorities.
- Represent Analog Devices across the Bay Area robotics and emerging technology ecosystem.
- Develop and lead customer-facing innovation programs to define problem statements and shape proof-of-capability work.
- Build a robust external network to strengthen access to early signals, new use cases, talent, and partnership opportunities.
- Guide the technical direction of programs spanning robotics, lab automation, AI-enabled systems, and related emerging technology applications.
What you'll need
- Proven experience hiring, developing, and leading multidisciplinary technical teams.
- Strong connections within the Bay Area robotics, automation, or emerging technology ecosystem.
- Demonstrated ability to lead customer-facing or partner-facing innovation programs.
- Strong track record of working effectively across complex matrixed organizations.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex engineering or advanced technology programs in robotics, automation, AI-enabled systems, or embedded platforms.
- Experience working directly with customers or strategic partners to identify technical needs.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in engineering, robotics, computer science, physics, or a related technical field.
- Significant experience in advanced R&D, systems engineering, robotics, automation, AI, or related emerging technology environments.
- Experience leading programs that bridge research, prototyping, customer engagement, and early-stage product or platform development.
- Experience working with startups, research labs, universities, or strategic ecosystem partners.
- Experience in semiconductor, industrial automation, robotics, healthcare automation, or adjacent technology sectors.
- Experience building or scaling new technical teams, innovation centers, or cross-functional incubation environments.
Skills: emerging technology, robotics ecosystem, innovation pipeline, program leadership, technical direction
This role has been open 30 days — well below the 47-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
175
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Median days open
47 d
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Median salary
$219k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Analog Devices | All employers we track in this specialty (175 roles · 47 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 175 |
| Median days open | 39 d | 47 d (−8 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $219k |
Skills observed across this category: emerging technology, robotics ecosystem, innovation pipeline, program leadership, technical direction
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 26 open roles · median 50 d
- AMD · 20 open roles · median 28 d
- NVIDIA · 19 open roles · median 47 d
- Synopsys · 14 open roles · median 44 d
- Arm Holdings · 10 open roles · median 81 d
- Apple · 6 open roles · median 65 d
How we counted: 175 open Technical Program Management (SOC Architecture) roles from 47 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.