SoC Design Manager / Product Lead

Role Overview

ADI is seeking a highly experienced SoC Design Manager / Product Lead to lead the end-to-end execution of complex SoC and processor programs from concept to commercialization.

This role combines the responsibilities of a Chip Lead, Technical Program Leader, and Business Stakeholder Manager, owning overall product execution across architecture, silicon, software, validation, and business teams. The ideal candidate will drive cross-functional alignment, manage technical and program risk, engage with customers, and ensure successful product delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Own complete SoC development from architecture through tape-out, silicon bring-up, production ramp, and commercialization.

• Provide technical leadership across architecture, RTL design, verification, DFT, physical design, software, and post-silicon activities.

• Drive program execution, schedules, staffing plans, risk management, and milestone delivery.

• Lead critical trade-off decisions involving performance, power, area, cost, quality, features, and schedule.

• Partner with software, systems, product, and business teams to ensure strong hardware-software co-design.

• Serve as the primary interface for customers, business units, and senior leadership on execution-related matters.

• Support customer engagements and product vertical customer visits as needed.

• Influence and align globally distributed teams across engineering, software, operations, product management, and business functions.

• Drive production readiness, go-to-market planning, and successful product commercialization.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

• 20+ years of semiconductor industry experience, including leadership of complex SoC/ASIC/Processor development programs.

• Proven track record of multiple successful silicon tape-outs and product commercialization.

• Strong expertise in SoC architecture, digital design, verification, DFT, physical design, silicon validation, and manufacturing.

• Experience leading large cross-functional teams and influencing without direct authority.

• Strong customer-facing, stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Success Criteria

• Successful first-time tape-out and commercialization of complex SoCs.

• Predictable program execution with effective risk management.

• Strong hardware-software alignment throughout the development lifecycle.

• Successful delivery of customer, product, and business objectives.

• Executive confidence through clear communication and stakeholder leadership.

• Alignment of diverse teams around a common product vision and execution strategy.