Project / Program Management, Principal - 19245
Originally posted 12 October 2026 by the employer.
Manage end-to-end IP development programs from initial requirements through silicon bring-up.
About the role
This role involves managing technical programs for IP development, ensuring timely delivery and successful silicon bring-up. The position focuses on integrating IP into customer SoC designs and aligning IP roadmaps with product timelines.
What you'll do
- Manage end-to-end IP development programs from initial requirements through silicon bring-up.
- Serve as the primary technical and operational point of contact for customers and cross-functional teams.
- Plan and drive program schedules across standard IP deliveries, custom IP development, and foundry process technology node transitions.
- Identify, track, and escalate technical and schedule risks, driving issues to resolution.
- Coordinate IP integration activities with customer SoC design teams, ensuring successful acquisition and silicon validation.
- Translate customer SoC requirements into actionable development plans, aligning IP roadmaps with customer product timelines.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with 10 to 15+ years of relevant experience in program management or technical leadership roles.
- Proven track record managing programs in analog and digital SoC design environments.
- Deep knowledge of IC manufacturing, process technology, design flow, and sign-off processes.
- Understanding of memory and standard cell design, including how IP integrates into SoC design flows.
- Experience working directly with customers in a technical or program capacity.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent programs with competing priorities.
Skills: IP development, silicon bring-up, IC manufacturing, design flow, SoC integration
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 48-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
167
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Median days open
48 d
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Median salary
$219k
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| Metric | Synopsys | All employers we track in this specialty (167 roles · 46 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 14 | 167 |
| Median days open | 44 d | 48 d (−4 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $219k |
Skills observed across this category: IP development, silicon bring-up, IC manufacturing, design flow, SoC integration
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 26 open roles · median 49 d
- NVIDIA · 19 open roles · median 47 d
- AMD · 18 open roles · median 36 d
- Synopsys (this employer) · 13 open roles · median 54 d
- Arm Holdings · 10 open roles · median 80 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 6 open roles · median 33 d
How we counted: 167 open Technical Program Management (SOC Architecture) roles from 46 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 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.