Program Manager

ACL Digital; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ACL Digital in Bengaluru, India seeks a Senior Program Manager for Semiconductor Design Services to lead ASIC/SoC programs from kickoff to tape-out and handoff. You will drive scope, schedule, cost, and quality targets with strong cross-functional coordination and customer governance.

The role requires 15+ years in PM for semiconductor programs, experience from RTL to GDSII, and expertise in fixed-price/milestone-based delivery models. Exceptional communication and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electronics, Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 15+ years in semiconductor program management (ASIC/SoC/VLSI).
• Experience from RTL to GDSII/tape-out.
• Knowledge of RTL, verification, DFT, physical design, STA, signoff.
• Experience with fixed-price or milestone-based delivery and scope control.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end semiconductor design programs from planning through tape-out and post-silicon support.
• Define and manage scope, milestones, deliverables, schedules, dependencies, and execution plans.
• Coordinate across RTL, verification, DFT, physical design, STA, signoff, package, validation, and product engineering teams.
• Track program performance across schedule, cost, quality, risks, and resource utilization.
• Maintain project baseline and ensure delivery aligns with approved scope, milestones, and commitments.
• Identify requirement changes, scope creep, and dependency risks early; drive change requests.
• Act as the primary interface for customers, internal leadership, and external partners.
• Communicate program status, risks, assumptions, and change impacts clearly and proactively.
• Support resource planning, effort tracking, reviews, and executive reporting.
• Coordinate post-tape-out support, issue tracking, and design change governance.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering

15+ years semiconductor program management experience

Job description

Senior Program Manager SOC/ASIC

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Program Manager Semiconductor Design Services to lead complex ASIC/SoC programs from project kickoff through tape-out and GDSII handoff. The role is responsible for delivering programs to agreed scope, schedule, cost, and quality targets while driving strong cross-functional coordination, customer alignment, and program governance.

This position requires strong experience in fixed-price or milestone-based engagements, with the ability to manage evolving requirements through structured scope and change control while ensuring execution remains aligned to the approved Statement of Work (SoW).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end semiconductor design programs from planning through tape-out and post-silicon support.
• Define and manage scope, milestones, deliverables, schedules, dependencies, and execution plans.
• Coordinate across RTL, verification, DFT, physical design, STA, signoff, package, validation, and product engineering teams.
• Track program performance across schedule, cost, quality, risks, and resource utilization.
• Maintain project baseline and ensure delivery aligns with approved scope, milestones, and commercial commitments.
• Identify requirement changes, scope creep, and dependency risks early; drive formal change request evaluation and closure.
• Act as the primary interface for customers, internal leadership, and external partners.
• Communicate program status, risks, assumptions, and change impacts clearly and proactively.
• Support resource planning, effort tracking, commercial reviews, and executive reporting.
• Coordinate post-tape-out support, issue tracking, and design change governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering
• 15+ years of semiconductor program/project management experience in ASIC/SoC/VLSI development.
• Proven experience managing programs from RTL to GDSII/tape-out.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor design flows including RTL, verification, DFT, physical design, STA, and signoff.
• Experience in scope management, change request handling, customer governance, and fixed-price/milestone-based delivery models.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and leadership skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in semiconductor design services or turnkey delivery environments.
• Strong customer-facing program management skills.
• Ability to manage cross-functional teams in dynamic, dependency-driven programs.
• Strong risk management and commercial awareness