Director, Engineering Operations – Project Enablement - Austin, Texas, United States
$259,700 - $351,300 USD yearly
Originally posted 10 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Director, Engineering Operations – Project Enablement leads the organization responsible for enabling engineering teams to successfully launch and implement semiconductor development programs. This leader defines and completes the strategy, operating model, and governance across the Solution Engineering Organization.
What you'll do
- Lead, develop, and grow a global team responsible for Project Enablement and Engineering Operations across distributed sites. - Define the operating model, strategy, and governance frameworks for engineering project startup, operational readiness, and infrastructure enablement. - Provide operational oversight for export compliance, third-party IP governance, contractor and vendor enablement, and engineering data protection. - Partner with Engineering, IT, Legal, Sourcing, Trade Compliance, and Security to align priorities and remove barriers to program execution. - Define and track key performance indicators using operational analytics to evaluate efficiency, compliance, quality, and customer satisfaction. - Drive standardization, automation, and process optimization across project enablement and engineering operations workflows.
What you'll need
- 15+ years of experience in Engineering Operations, Technical Program Management, Engineering Infrastructure, or related leadership roles within the semiconductor or technology industry. - Experience leading and developing global teams, including hiring, coaching, mentoring, and organizational development. - Understanding of semiconductor (ASIC/SoC) development workflows, engineering infrastructure, and engineering collaboration environments. - Experience managing project enablement, engineering operations, export compliance, third-party IP governance, and contractor/vendor management. - Experience building scalable operating models, governance frameworks, and enterprise-wide operational improvements. - Experience driving automation, operational analytics, and process optimization using tools such as Power BI, Python, or similar technologies.
Nice to have
- Experience leading Engineering Operations or Project Enablement organizations within a global semiconductor company. - Experience managing geographically distributed teams. - Experience leading enterprise-wide automation or digital transformation initiatives. - Familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.
Skills: engineering operations, project enablement, semiconductor development workflows, governance frameworks, operational excellence
This role has been open 101 days — well above the 49-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
49 d
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Median salary
$220k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Arm Holdings | All employers we track in this specialty (175 roles · 49 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 10 | 175 |
| Median days open | 87 d | 49 d (+38 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $220k |
Skills observed across this category: engineering operations, project enablement, semiconductor development workflows, governance frameworks, operational excellence
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 25 open roles · median 49 d
- AMD · 20 open roles · median 27 d
- NVIDIA · 20 open roles · median 35 d
- Synopsys · 14 open roles · median 49 d
- Arm Holdings (this employer) · 10 open roles · median 86 d
- Astera Labs · 6 open roles · median 70 d
How we counted: 175 open Technical Program Management (SOC Architecture) roles from 49 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 20 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.