Project Engineering Management, Director at Synopsys

Synopsys; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 159,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys Canada ULC is seeking an experienced leader to manage a team of project engineering managers focused on Mixed-Signal IP and semiconductor development. You will drive portfolio delivery, ensure on-time, on-budget execution, and maintain product quality in a dynamic environment.

You will guide senior stakeholders, manage customer expectations, and escalate risks before they impact delivery. This role requires strong technical depth, strategic vision, and hands-on mentorship across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Applied Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in project management, program management, or technical delivery roles, ideally in Mixed-Signal IP, SOC, ASIC, or semiconductor development environments.
• Proven track record leading teams of project managers or technical program managers and delivering complex, multi-stakeholder projects to completion.
• Deep experience managing customer expectations, navigating difficult conversations, and maintaining trust under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of project engineering managers responsible for delivering Mixed-Signal IP and semiconductor development projects on scope, on schedule, and to the quality standards customers expect.
• Track and analyze portfolio performance across multiple concurrent projects, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities to improve execution and outcomes.
• Monitor project health in real time, spotting early warning signs of schedule slippage, resource constraints, or scope misalignment, and guiding your team to course-correct before issues escal.
• Communicate project status, risks, and customer escalations to senior management with clarity and context, ensuring leadership has what they need to make informed decisions.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Customer Support, and IP Program Management teams to align project execution with both pre-sales commitments and post-sales delivery.
• Drive process innovation and consistency across the project management function, helping your team adopt tools, methodologies, and best practices that improve efficiency and predictability.
• Support your project managers in high-stakes customer interactions, stepping in to represent project execution externally when credibility, technical depth, or senior-level engagement is required

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Team mentorship

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering

Job description

This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth.

Nepean, Ontario, Canada Category Engineering Hire Type Employee Job ID 18611 Base Salary Range $159000-$239000 Date posted 09/03/2026

We Are Synopsys is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products. We deliver industry-leading silicon design, IP, simulation and analysis solutions, and design services. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow.

You Are You have spent a decade or more watching projects succeed or stall, and you know the difference usually comes down to whether someone was actually managing the work or just tracking it. You are that someone. You have built a reputation for getting things done, not by doing everything yourself, but by building teams that know how to navigate ambiguity, make decisions, and deliver on commitments that matter to real customers. You have been in the room when a project starts to slip, and you know how to read the signals before they become problems. You ask the hard questions early. You push back when scope creeps without acknowledgment, and you help your team do the same. You understand that managing a portfolio is not about status reports, it is about knowing which fires to put out and which risks to escalates before they burn. Your background in Mixed-Signal IP, SOC, or ASIC development means you can hold your own in technical conversations with engineering leads, and you know what good looks like when a project manager is trying to wrangle a complex deliverable. You are comfortable sitting with a customer who is frustrated and walking out with a plan that rebuilds trust. At Synopsys, you will lead a team of project engineering managers who depend on you to clear the path, make the tough calls, and keep the portfolio moving.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead and mentor a team of project engineering managers responsible for delivering Mixed-Signal IP and semiconductor development projects on scope, on schedule, and to the quality standards customers expect


• Track and analyze portfolio performance across multiple concurrent projects, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities to improve execution and outcomes


• Monitor project health in real time, spotting early warning signs of schedule slippage, resource constraints, or scope misalignment, and guiding your team to course-correct before issues escal


• Communicate project status, risks, and customer escalations to senior management with clarity and context, ensuring leadership has what they need to make informed decisions


• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Customer Support, and IP Program Management teams to align project execution with both pre-sales commitments and post-sales delivery


• Drive process innovation and consistency across the project management function, helping your team adopt tools, methodologies, and best practices that improve efficiency and predictability


• Support your project managers in high-stakes customer interactions, stepping in to represent project execution externally when credibility, technical depth, or senior-level engagement is required

The Impact You Will Have

Your leadership will directly influence whether dozens of customer projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to spec, which translates to revenue, renewals, and reputation. You will build a project management culture that scales, where your team knows how to manage complexity, communicate risk, and make decisions without waiting for perfect information. Your ability to spot portfolio-level patterns will help senior leadership allocate resources more effectively and prioritize the right work at the right time. You will reduce customer escalations by ensuring that risks are surfaced early, managed proactively, and communicated transparently before they become crises. Your mentorship will grow the next generation of project engineering managers at Synopsys, raising the bar for how technical project leadership shows up across the organization. You will strengthen cross-functional alignment between Engineering, Sales, and Customer Support, ensuring that commitments made during the sales cycle are grounded in what project teams can actually deliver. Your focus on quality assurance and process rigor will improve the consistency and predictability of project outcomes across the Mixed-Signal IP product line.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Applied Science, or equivalent practical experience.


• 10+ years of hands-on experience in project management, program management, or technical delivery roles, ideally in Mixed-Signal IP, SOC, ASIC, or semiconductor development environments.


• Proven track record leading teams of project managers or technical program managers and delivering complex, multi-stakeholder projects to completion.


• Deep experience managing customer expectations, navigating difficult conversations, and maintaining trust under pressure.


• Strong working knowledge of project management methodologies and tools, you know what works in practice, not just in theory.


• Experience adhering to quality management system processes and procedures is a strong plus.


• Comfort operating at both strategic and tactical levels, you can set direction for a portfolio and also roll up your sleeves to help unstick a specific project when needed.

Who You Are

• You can walk into a project review, hear five minutes of updates, and know which one needs your attention and why.


• You do not wait for someone to tell you there is a problem, you ask the questions that surface risks before they land on a senior leader's desk.


• You can explain a complex project tradeoff to a VP in two sentences without losing the nuance, and you can do the same with a frustrated customer.


• You build trust with your team by being clear about what matters, making decisions when they need to be made, and backing your people when they make the right call.


• You are comfortable saying no when scope, timeline, or resources do not line up, and you know how to frame that no in a way that moves the conversation forward.


• You thrive in environments where priorities shift, requirements evolve, and success depends on your ability to keep multiple moving pieces aligned without losing momentum.

The Team

You'll Be Part Of Your recruiter will share more about the team structure and mission during the interview process.

Rewards and Benefits

We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process.

Synopsys Canada ULC values the diversity of our workforce. We are committed to provide access & opportunity to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodation to individuals throughout the recruitment and employment process. Should you require an accommodation, please contact [e-mail].