Principal Project Manager - MA, Wilmington, United States
Product & Program Management
Originally posted 28 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
What you'll do
- Own and drive large-scale embedded software, platform enablement, and silicon-related programs to meet scope, schedule, budget, quality, and business objectives.
- Lead Agile program execution processes while collaborating closely with firmware, Linux, Zephyr, ROM, Common HAL, security, silicon design, hardware engineering, validation, systems, applications, and customer support teams.
- Lead planning and execution of SDKs, BSPs, boot software, middleware, device drivers, platform releases, and software enablement deliverables.
- Proactively identify and manage risks associated with embedded software, silicon-software integration, open-source dependencies, platform adoption, and release readiness.
- Manage matrixed engineering resources across multiple products and software platforms, optimizing efficiency, transparency, accountability, and execution predictability.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 10-15 years of hands-on Program Management, Project Management, or Technical Program Management experience managing embedded software programs, firmware platforms, silicon enablement programs, or semiconductor development initiatives.
- Experience working in semiconductor industry.
- Strong technical foundation with experience in several of the following: embedded software and platform technologies; firmware and driver development (Linux, Zephyr, Bare-Metal, HAL); RTOS technologies including Zephyr, FreeRTOS, ThreadX, embOS, or VxWorks; Linux kernel drivers, BSP development, device trees, Yocto/OpenEmbedded environments, and embedded Linux release processes.
- Strong understanding of semiconductor development lifecycles, silicon readiness milestones, and post-silicon validation workflows.
- Hands-on engineering background with prior experience developing firmware, writing drivers, integrating RTOS platforms, designing silicon blocks, or contributing to hardware board or system design.
- Proficiency with modern program management and engineering tools including MS Project, Jira, Confluence, Jama Connect, Azure DevOps, and software lifecycle management systems.
Nice to have
- Experience leading or supporting Linux Factory, Zephyr Factory, ROM, Security, Common HAL, Unified SDK, HDL Factory, or software platform initiatives.
- Experience managing reusable software platforms deployed across multiple product lines and business units.
- Experience with customer-facing technical roles supporting embedded software, Linux solutions, RTOS products, silicon platforms, or SDK ecosystems.
- Familiarity with product security requirements, secure software development lifecycle practices, and firmware security architectures.
- Experience with ASPICE, Functional Safety, ISO 26262, IEC 61508, CMMI, or similar process and quality frameworks.
- PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master, SAFe, or equivalent certifications.
- Experience coordinating globally distributed engineering teams.
- Willingness to travel occasionally as needed.
Skills: embedded software, firmware, Linux kernel, device drivers, semiconductor development
Market context
This role has been open 17 days — well below the 50-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
39
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Median days open
50 d
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Median salary
$195k
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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 (39 roles · 14 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 39 |
| Median days open | 17 d | 50 d (−33 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $195k |
Skills observed across this category: embedded software, firmware, Linux kernel, device drivers, semiconductor development
Who's hiring in this category
- Lam Research · 7 open roles · median 38 d
- Qualcomm · 6 open roles · median 56 d
- NVIDIA · 5 open roles · median 51 d
- AMD · 3 open roles · median 45 d
- Arm Holdings · 3 open roles · median 86 d
- Broadcom · 3 open roles · median 86 d
How we counted: 39 open Technical Program Management (Systems Software) roles from 14 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 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.