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Principal Project Manager

Ireland, Limerick💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-14 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead complex programs for next-generation MCU, DSP, and SoC products across the full product development lifecycle, ensuring alignment between embedded software, silicon design, and hardware engineering.

Role type

Senior IC Principal Project Manager (Embedded Software & Semiconductor)

Builds

Firmware, Linux/Zephyr stacks, device drivers, Common HAL, ROM/boot software, BSPs, SDKs, and middleware for semiconductor platforms.

Domain

Semiconductor industry, embedded systems, and software-defined hardware

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Program management, embedded software lifecycle, semiconductor development, cross-functional leadership, risk management, Agile execution, stakeholder alignment

Preferred skills

Linux Factory/Zephyr Factory experience, reusable software platform management, secure software development lifecycle, ASPICE/ISO 26262 knowledge, global team coordination

Technologies

Linux, Zephyr, FreeRTOS, ThreadX, embOS, VxWorks, Yocto, OpenEmbedded, MS Project, Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Jama Connect

Responsibilities

Own and drive large-scale embedded software and silicon-related programs; Lead Agile program execution; Drive alignment between software roadmaps and product delivery; Coordinate execution across platform and product engineering organizations; Manage matrixed engineering resources; Define and track embedded software KPIs and release metrics.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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