Director, Emerging Tech Hub San Jose
Analog Devices
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Job summary
Analog Devices, Inc. seeks a Director to lead the San Jose Emerging Tech Hub, guiding a multidisciplinary team and representing ADI with startups, customers, and partners in the Bay Area robotics ecosystem.
The role focuses on translating emerging tech concepts into customer-ready solutions, de-risking technology, and driving cross-functional innovation programs to shape future growth opportunities.
Qualifications
- Advanced degree required or equivalent combo of education and experience.
- Extensive background in R&D, robotics, AI, and systems engineering.
- Proven ability to lead programs bridging research, prototyping and customer engagement.
- Experience collaborating with startups, research labs, universities, and ecosystem partners.
- Background in semiconductor, robotics, industrial automation or related fields.
- Experience building and scaling cross-functional teams or innovation hubs.
Responsibilities
- Lead the San Jose Emerging Tech Hub, including people management and planning.
- Represent ADI across the Bay Area robotics ecosystem with partners and customers.
- Develop customer-facing innovation programs and prioritize opportunities.
- Build an external network to access early signals and partnerships.
- Coordinate across business units and sales to align priorities and accelerate execution.
- Define and evolve the Hub strategy into a portfolio of activities.
- Guide technical direction across robotics, AI-enabled systems, and automation programs.
- Scale hub capabilities with reusable concepts and de-risking activities.
- Establish governance and resource-planning for a scalable innovation pipeline.
- Communicate strategy and progress to senior leadership and advise on priorities.
Skills
Education
Job description
Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies into solutions that combat climate change, reliably connect humans and the world, and help drive advancements in automation and robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy and data centers. With revenue of more than $11 billion in FY25, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and X.
The Emerging Tech Hub (ETH) expands ADI’s ability to identify, shape, and de-risk emerging opportunities in physical AI systems, with an initial focus on robotics. Working closely with new and emerging customers, including their advanced R&D teams and startup partners, ETH helps define promising opportunities earlier through direct customer engagement, rapid prototyping, and iterative system learning.
The Director will lead ADI's San Jose Emerging Tech Hub and serve as both a people leader for the Hub team and an external-facing innovation leader across the Bay Area robotics ecosystem. This role will shape how emerging technology concepts are translated into customer-relevant solutions, internal technology de-risking, and cross-functional innovation programs. The Director will lead a multidisciplinary team while also representing ADI with customers, startups, ecosystem partners, and technical collaborators to identify, develop, and prioritize high-value opportunities. Internally, this leader will work across business units, sales, Analog Garage, and adjacent technical teams to align stakeholders, influence priorities, and convert strategic intent into executable programs. The role requires strong technical credibility, organizational judgment, external presence, and the ability to lead through influence as well as direct management. Success in the role will be measured not only through team execution, but through the Hub's contribution to innovation outcomes, strategic partnerships, customer engagement, and future growth opportunities for ADI.
- Lead the San Jose Emerging Tech Hub, including people management, team development, operating cadence, planning, and execution against strategic priorities.
- Accountable for the overall effectiveness of the Hub, the development of team capabilities, and the Hub's contribution to broader innovation objectives.
- Represent ADI across the Bay Area robotics and emerging technology ecosystem, building relationships with startups, customers, research organizations, and strategic partners.
- Identify emerging trends, technologies, and opportunities that can strengthen ADI's innovation pipeline and strategic positioning.
- Develop and lead customer-facing innovation programs that define problem statements, shape proof-of-capability work, and create future revenue pipeline opportunities.
- Assess and prioritize opportunities based on customer value, strategic alignment, and potential business impact.
- Build a robust external network that strengthens ADI's access to early signals, new use cases, talent, and partnership opportunities.
- Leverage ecosystem relationships to identify, evaluate, and advance opportunities that align with ADI's long-term innovation priorities.
- Work effectively across business units, sales teams, Analog Garage, and technical organizations to align priorities, manage complexity, and accelerate execution.
- Drive alignment across the organization around opportunity selection, resource focus, and execution priorities.
- Own and evolve the Hub strategy and translate it into a clear portfolio of outreach, enablement, collaboration, and co-creation activities.
- Set priorities and focus areas based on customer needs, ecosystem insights, and strategic relevance.
- Guide the technical direction of programs spanning robotics, lab automation, AI-enabled systems, and related emerging technology applications.
- Ensure technical efforts remain aligned with customer needs, strategic objectives, and broader portfolio priorities.
- Define and scale Hub capabilities including proof-of-capability work, BU technology de-risking activities, and reusable system or module concepts.
- Make prioritization decisions that maximize the impact of Hub resources and technical expertise.
- Establish engagement models, governance mechanisms, and resource-planning approaches that support a more scalable innovation pipeline.
- Drive visibility into priorities, tradeoffs, and resource needs across multiple initiatives.
- Communicate strategy, progress, risks, recommendations, and resource needs clearly to senior stakeholders across ADI.
- Advise senior stakeholders and influence decisions regarding innovation priorities, partnerships, and future opportunities.
- Proven experience hiring, developing, and leading high-performing multidisciplinary technical teams.
- Strong connections within the Bay Area robotics, automation, or emerging technology ecosystem, with demonstrated ability to build productive partnerships.
- Demonstrated ability to lead customer-facing or partner-facing innovation programs from opportunity definition through execution.
- Strong track record of working effectively across complex matrixed organizations and aligning diverse stakeholders around shared outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex engineering or advanced technology programs in robotics, automation, AI-enabled systems, embedded platforms, or related domains.
- Experience working directly with customers or strategic partners to identify technical needs, shape joint initiatives, and build long-term relationships.
- Strong ability to influence engineering, business, and commercial stakeholders without relying solely on formal authority.
- Ability to connect application needs, technical architecture, business value, and organizational constraints when making decisions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence both technical and executive audiences.
- Experience balancing multiple parallel initiatives, evolving priorities, and resource constraints in a fast-moving environment.
- Advanced degree in engineering, robotics, computer science, physics, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Significant experience in advanced R&D, systems engineering, robotics, automation, AI, or related emerging technology environments.
- Experience leading programs that bridge research, prototyping, customer engagement, and early-stage product or platform development.
- Experience working with startups, research labs, universities, or strategic ecosystem partners.
- Experience in semiconductor, industrial automation, robotics, healthcare automation, or adjacent technology sectors.
- Experience building or scaling new technical teams, innovation centers, or cross-functional incubation environments.
We recognize that candidates may not meet every listed requirement. If you bring relevant experience and a willingness to learn, we encourage you to apply.
For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. As such, applicants for this position – except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – may have to go through an export licensing review process.
Analog Devices is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a culture where everyone has an opportunity to succeed regardless of race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, social or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, union membership, and political affiliation, or any other legally protected group.
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Job Req Type: Experienced
Required Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
Shift Type: 1st Shift/Days
The expected wage range for a new hire into this position is $212,520 to $307,740. Actual wage offered may vary depending on work location, experience, education, training, external market data, internal pay equity, or other bona fide factors.
This position qualifies for a discretionary performance-based bonus which is based on personal and company factors. This position includes medical, vision and dental coverage, 401k, paid vacation, holidays, and sick time, and other benefits.
Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge.
ADI combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies into solutions that combat climate change, reliably connect humans and the world, and help drive advancements in automation and robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy and data centers. With revenue of more than $11 billion in FY25, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and X.
Come join ADI – a place where Innovation meets Impact. For more than 55 years, Analog Devices has been inventing new breakthrough technologies that transform lives. At ADI you will work alongside the brightest minds to collaborate on solving complex problems that matter from autonomous vehicles, drones and factories to augmented reality and remote healthcare.
ADI fosters a culture that focuses on employees through beneficial programs, aligned goals, continuous learning opportunities, and practices that create a more sustainable future.
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