Foundry Partnerships & ASIC Program Lead

Normal Computing Corporation

Palo Alto (CA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Normal Computing in Palo Alto seeks a Principal/Manager for Foundry Partnership & ASIC Program Management to lead strategic engagements with Samsung Foundry and drive end-to-end tapeouts for upcoming advanced-node ASIC projects.

You will own the commercial, technical, and operational lifecycle from contract execution and milestone tracking to tapeout delivery, coordinating RTL, DV, and physical design teams to meet the Q4 2027 deadline.

Qualifications

8+ years in the semiconductor industry with 3–4+ years in Foundry Relationship Management or ASIC Technical Program Management.
Hands-on tapeout experience in sub-8nm nodes; direct Samsung Foundry experience preferred.
Deep knowledge of PDKs, design rules, third-party IP licensing (PCIe, CXL, LPDDR, SerDes) and EDA sign-off flows (DRC/LVS/STA).
Strong communication and leadership in English and Korean with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Foundry partnership & tape-out management: drive relationships, NDAs, MSAs, and access agreements; lead reviews; optimize cost and risk.
ASIC TPM: own RTL freeze to GDSII, coordinate RTL/Architecture/DV with foundry support for on-time tapeouts.
QA & reliability: establish silicon validation criteria, monitor production metrics, coordinate packaging and bring-up with OSATs.