Director, Product Development Engineering-ASIC/SoC

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with AECG business units and AMD sales teams to target and secure high-value custom opportunities.
• Lead proposal development and manage the large-deal sales process, including executive approvals and customer relationship management.
• Collaborate with AMD architects and design teams to define scope (die area, power, IP, packaging, software).
• Estimate development costs and schedules; prepare customer proposals and supporting materials.
• Organize workshops and meetings to align on strategy.
• Maintain strong customer relationships throughout development to ensure compliance with agreements and pre-sales commitments.
• Align with product planning on IP and chiplet development needs.
• Build ecosystems with partners for IP, design services, supply chain, and chiplets.
• Cook up with AMD legal for contract negotiations and NDA execution.
• Oversee architecture design-to-cost efforts, including COGS, NRE, power, and schedule trade-offs.
• Work with finance on pricing models and long-range financial goals.
• Create marketing materials showcasing AMD custom technology and design methodology.
• Develop executive presentations to guide business growth.
• Craft a 5-year business plan for the custom organization, including growth targets, technology roadmap, and market strategy.

Preferred Experience

• Proven experience in semiconductor business development and custom ASIC solutions.
• Strong technical understanding of chip architecture, IP, packaging, and design ecosystems.
• Expertise in managing large-scale customer engagements and executive relationships.
• Ability to develop strategic business plans and financial models.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in semiconductor business development and custom ASIC solutions.
• Strong technical understanding of chip architecture, IP, packaging, and design ecosystems.
• Expertise in managing large-scale customer engagements and executive relationships.
• Ability to develop strategic business plans and financial models.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills.

Skills

• Strategic deal pursuit.
• Technical solution development.
• Customer and executive engagement.
• Project and financial management.
• Marketing and business planning.

Benefits

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