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Sr Principal Technical Program Manager, CAD Engineering and AI Initiatives

San Jose, California, United States of AmericaFull-time$186k–$346k2026-10-28 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead strategic programs to modernize CAD tools and design flows while accelerating the practical adoption of AI and machine learning in semiconductor design.

Role type

Senior Principal Technical Program Manager (CAD Engineering and AI)

Builds

Next-generation memory and semiconductor products via advanced CAD tools, design flows, and AI-enabled automation.

Domain

Semiconductor / EDA / AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Technical program management, CAD/EDA tools, semiconductor design flows, AI/ML concepts, organizational change management, stakeholder alignment

Preferred skills

DRAM/NAND development, EDA platforms (Cadence, Synopsys, Siemens), MLOps, Python/C++/Tcl/Perl, vendor management

Technologies

Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, MS Project, Power BI, HPC, LLM-based tooling

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end CAD and AI programs handling roadmaps, dependencies, and delivery; Drive development and adoption of CAD tools and design flows; Define and implement AI/ML-enabled design automation initiatives; Establish program success metrics and measure productivity; Align global engineering teams and executive partners.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC