VP of Engineering, Edge AI & Semiconductor

Stealth AI Startup; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 250,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Executive Search is conducting a confidential search for a VP of Engineering (Semiconductor) to lead global engineering, product development, silicon architecture, and technology commercialization. The role reports to the CEO and sits on the executive leadership team.

You will transform cutting-edge technology into scalable commercial products, drive the roadmap across silicon design, software, AI acceleration, and embedded systems, and mentor senior technical leaders while

Qualifications

• 20+ years of technology leadership with a track record of delivering commercially successful SoC products.
• Proven success leading engineering and product development organizations.
• Experience bringing complex hardware/software platforms to market.
• Strong background in semiconductor technologies, AI acceleration, embedded computing, or advanced system architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to scale organizations during rapid growth.
• Experience managing geographically distributed engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute the technology and product roadmap in partnership with Product and R&D
• Lead global engineering organizations spanning silicon design, chip architecture, software, AI/ML, systems, and product engineering
• Drive next-generation products from concept through commercialization
• Partner with strategic customers and ecosystem partners to accelerate adoption
• Establish scalable development processes, quality systems, and organizational structures
• Build and mentor high-performing technical leadership teams
• Collaborate with executive leadership and the Board on strategic initiatives

Skills

Technology leadership

Executive leadership

SoC product development

Hardware/Software integration

Distributed teams

Strategy & roadmapping

Job description

Confidential Executive Search is conducting a confidential search for a VP of Engineering (Semiconductor) to lead global engineering, product development, silicon architecture, and technology commercialization. The role reports to the CEO and sits on the executive leadership team.

You will transform cutting-edge technology into scalable commercial products, drive the roadmap across silicon design, software, AI acceleration, and embedded systems, and mentor senior technical leaders while