VP, Engineering - AI & Data Center Silicon

SBT; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

A confidential company in San Francisco is seeking an executive leader to guide the engineering organization responsible for developing complex semiconductor products for next-generation data centers.

You will own the silicon lifecycle from architecture through production, partner with executives to define roadmaps, and build a large multidisciplinary team across ASIC design, firmware, validation, and operations.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of complex ASIC/SoC programs from architecture to production.
• Executive leadership experience with large, multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong ability to define multi-generation technology roadmaps.
• Excellent communication with senior leadership and strategic partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering organization developing complex semiconductor products for next-generation data centers.
• Own the silicon lifecycle from architecture and design through tapeout, bring-up, validation, and production.
• Partner with executives to define multi-generation technology and product roadmaps.
• Build and scale multidisciplinary teams across ASIC design, firmware/software, validation, and operations.
• Serve as senior technical interface with customers and partners, translating challenges into silicon solutions.
• Drive multiple, parallel development programs balancing technical performance and schedule.

Skills

ASIC/SoC leadership

Executive leadership

Strategic roadmaps

Executive communication

Job description

SBT is the exclusive executive recruiting firm for this confidential position.

Company Overview

This confidential company is focused on enabling the next generation of data centers and AI. They work with large technology customers and ecosystem partners and are continuing to expand their engineering organization to support future product generations. This role offers the opportunity to influence major silicon and system-level programs serving some of the most demanding infrastructure applications in the industry.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering organization responsible for developing complex semiconductor products for next-generation data centers
• Own execution across the complete silicon lifecycle, from architecture and design through verification, physical implementation, tapeout, bring-up, validation, and production.
• Partner with executive leadership and product teams to define multi-generation technology and product roadmaps aligned with evolving customer and market requirements.
• Build, develop, and scale multidisciplinary engineering organizations spanning ASIC design, architecture, firmware/software, validation, and engineering operations.
• Serve as a senior technical interface with strategic customers and partners, translating infrastructure challenges into differentiated silicon and system-level solutions.
• Drive multiple complex development programs in parallel while balancing technical performance

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of complex ASIC/SoC programs from architecture and design through tapeout, silicon bring-up, validation, and production.
• Deep technical credibility in high-performance silicon for data center, networking, AI infrastructure, or adjacent compute-intensive applications.
• Demonstrated success leading large, multidisciplinary engineering organizations across functions such as architecture, RTL, verification, physical design, firmware/software, and validation.
• Strong product and systems judgment, with experience translating customer or infrastructure requirements into silicon architectures and differentiated product roadmaps.
• Executive-level communication and customer engagement skills, with the ability to operate effectively with senior leadership, strategic partners, and major technology customers.