Director of Design Enablement

Cie Dfw; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Cie Dfw in Texas seeks an experienced semiconductor design enablement leader to build and lead a global CAD/EDA organization responsible for infrastructure, PDK development, and design automation.

You will drive roadmaps, manage enterprise licensing, collaborate with foundries, and develop AI-driven productivity initiatives, while growing a high‑performance engineering team across regions.

Fluent English and 15+ years in CAD/EDA are expected.

Qualifications

• 15+ years hands-on semiconductor design enablement in CAD, EDA, PDK, and automation.
• 10+ years leading global engineering teams.
• Experience managing multi-million-dollar EDA budgets and licensing.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the corporate Design Enablement strategy across global engineering organizations.
• Develop long-term roadmaps for CAD, EDA methodologies, PDK automation, design infrastructure, and AI-driven productivity.
• Establish best-in-class design environments across analog, mixed-signal, power, HV, and advanced tech nodes.
• Partner with Design, Technology Development, and IT to align infra investments with business objectives.
• Lead deployment, qualification, support, and optimization of enterprise EDA environments.
• Define and maintain design flows and own compute infra and license servers.
• Drive standardization of design methodologies across sites and business units.
• Lead a worldwide CAD/EDA/PDK/automation engineering team; build a high-performance org.

Skills

CAD infrastructure

EDA methodologies

PDK development

Design automation

Licensing management

Engineering productivity

Vendor management

Global leadership

Job description

We are seeking an experienced semiconductor leader to build and lead our global Design Enablement organization responsible for CAD infrastructure and design support, EDA methodologies, Process Design Kit (PDK) and design automation, licensing management, and engineering productivity initiatives. This role will provide strategic and technical leadership across all phases of design enablement, from technology onboarding through production tape‑out support. The position will lead worldwide teams supporting analog, mixed‑signal, power, BCD, high‑voltage, and emerging semiconductor technologies. The role combines deep hands‑on expertise, organizational leadership, vendor management, and business acumen.

This individual will drive roadmap development for CAD, EDA, smart design methodologies, and PDK automation while optimizing engineering productivity.

What You’ll Do

• Define and execute the corporate Design Enablement strategy across global engineering organizations.
• Develop long‑term roadmaps for CAD, EDA methodologies, PDK automation, design infrastructure, and AI‑driven engineering productivity.
• Establish best‑in‑class design environments supporting analog, mixed‑signal, power, BCD, HV, and advanced process technologies.
• Partner with Design, Technology Development, and IT organizations to align infrastructure investments with business objectives.
• Lead deployment, qualification, support, and optimization of enterprise EDA environments.
• Define and maintain design flows
• Own compute infrastructure and license servers/deployment frameworks
• Drive standardization of design methodologies across all sites and business units.

PDK Development & Automation

• Lead development, customization, qualification, and maintenance of internal and foundry PDKs.
• Build automated frameworks and ensure successful enablement of new process technologies and foundry platforms.
• Collaborate closely with process teams and foundry partners.

Design Automation & AI

• Lead development of automation solutions.
• Drive adoption of AI/ML and Generative AI technologies to improve engineering productivity and design quality.
• Develop data analytics and workflow automation platforms for engineering organizations.
• Create continuous integration and validation frameworks for design enablement.
• Own strategic relationships with EDA vendors including Cadence, Synopsys, Siemens EDA, Ansys, and other ecosystem partners.
• Negotiate enterprise‑wide licensing and technical support agreements/contracts
• Manage annual EDA budgets and software investments.
• Drive license optimization and utilization initiatives to maximize ROI.
• Serve as executive interface for vendor escalations and technology roadmap alignment.
• Lead a worldwide team of CAD, EDA, PDK, and automation engineers.
• Build a high‑performance engineering organization across multiple regions.
• Develop technical talent, career paths, and succession plans.
• Manage internal resources, offshore teams, contractors, and consulting partners.
• Establish metrics and KPIs to measure support effectiveness, design productivity, and infrastructure utilization.

Who You Are

• 15+ years of hands‑on semiconductor design enablement experiences in CAD, EDA, PDK, and design automation
• 10+ years of leadership experience managing global engineering organizations
• Demonstrated success managing multi‑million‑dollar EDA budgets and licensing agreements.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a recognized semiconductor design enablement leader who combines deep technical expertise in CAD, EDA, PDK development, and automation with strong business leadership skills. They will have successfully built and managed global organizations, negotiated complex EDA licensing agreements, and delivered productivity improvements through automation, infrastructure modernization, and methodology innovation. They are equally comfortable working with executive leadership, foundry partners, EDA vendors, and hands‑on engineering teams to accelerate innovation and enable future semiconductor technology platforms.

Core Competencies

Required: Fluent in English (written and spoken)

Mandarin a plus, but not required

Diodes Incorporated is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.