Program Manager

ACL Digital; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ACL Digital seeks an experienced Senior Program Manager for semiconductor design services to lead complex ASIC/SoC programs from kickoff through tape-out and GDSII handoff. You will ensure scope, schedule, cost, and quality targets while driving strong cross-functional coordination, customer alignment, and program governance.

The role emphasizes fixed-price or milestone-based engagements, managing evolving requirements via scope and change control, and alignment to the SoW.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering.
• 15+ years of semiconductor program/project management experience in ASIC/SoC/VLSI development.
• Experience managing RTL to GDSII/tape-out.
• Knowledge of scope management, change control, and fixed-price/milestone-based delivery.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

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 baseline.
• Identify requirement changes, scope creep, and dependency risks; drive change requests to closure.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Electronics or Electrical or Computer Engineering

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