Project Manager/Program Manager

About the role

Join TSMC North America, our dedicated regional sales and services organization, where we empower customers to achieve silicon success through cutting-edge technologies and manufacturing excellence. At TSMC North America, we invest in our employees' growth, offering robust training and career development opportunities to foster a team dedicated to excellence.

Responsibilities

• Build and nurture strong, trusted relationships with key customers, deeply understanding their product roadmaps, technical needs, and business objectives.
• Act as a primary technical interface, proactively identifying challenges and providing strategic guidance.
• Lead the investigation and resolution of complex technical issues related to TSMC's advanced and specialty technologies (e.g., Nanosheet, FinFET, Silicon Photonics, Power Management, and Embedded Memory).
• Enable customers with world-class design methodologies, EDA flows, IP, spice models, and PDKs.
• Serve as a key technical backup and domain expert in integrated Power Management (PMIC) and Analog/Mixed-Signal (AMS) technologies, supporting established accounts in the automotive, physical AI, hyperscaler and consumer spaces.
• Drive Emerging Technologies: Partner with customers developing next-generation architectures, including vertical power delivery, physical AI accelerators and digital signal processors.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Leadership: Collaborate extensively with internal TSMC domain experts in North America and Taiwan (R&D, Design Enablement, Process Integration, EDA, IP) to bring comprehensive solutions to customers.
• Drive and manage cross-functional task forces to address critical customer issues, align roadmap milestones, and ensure efficient project execution.
• Collect and synthesize customer feedback, advocating for their needs and influencing TSMC's technologies and services.
• Deliver technical training, presentations, and documentation to customers on TSMC technologies, design best practices, and new offerings.
• Ensure clear, accurate, and impactful communication, both externally with customers and internally across TSMC teams.
• Effectively present technical concepts and solutions to diverse audiences, from design engineers to executive leadership.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (EE), Computer Engineering, or a highly related technical discipline.
• Experience: 15+ years of progressive experience in the semiconductor industry, spanning hands-on IC design, applications engineering, or technical program/product management.
• Customer-Facing Leadership: Direct experience in a customer-facing Field Application Engineering (FAE) or Field Technical Support (FTS) role within a semiconductor company.
• Proven technical program management skills, including experience in leading complex cross-functional initiatives, defining milestones, tracking progress, and managing risks.
• Power & Analog/Mixed-Signal (AMS) Expertise: Strong foundational knowledge of Power Management ICs (PMIC), power delivery networks, controllers, and analog/mixed-signal design flows.
• Nice-to-Have / Differentiating Skills: Knowledge of emerging memory technologies such as MRAM and RRAM. Knowledge of automotive AEC-Q100 process qualification and ISO26262 safety certification. Knowledge of high-speed communications for data centers / hyperscalers. Experience with advanced packaging technologies (WoW, CoWoS, InFO, 3DFabric).

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related technical field. Twelve years of progressive industry experience in semiconductor technology development, IC design, design enablement, or field application engineering. Demonstrated ability to effectively engage with customers, understand their technical challenges, and drive solutions. Understanding of advanced CMOS processes (FinFET and, ideally, Nanosheet) and the full IC product development cycle. Proven hands-on experience in one or more of the following areas: Power Management and Analog/Mixed-Signal design, verification, or characterization. Digital design, physical design, or library development PDK development or physical verification.

Skills

• Self-motivated, innately curious, with a passion for continuous learning, and a strong drive to solve complex problems.

Benefits

At TSMC, your base pay is only part of your overall total compensation package. At the time of this posting, this role typically pays a base salary between $130,000 and $210,000 per year. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hires. Actual pay may be more or less than the posted range. Factors that influence pay include the individual's skills, qualifications, education, experience and the position level and location. TSMC’s total compensation package consists of market competitive pay, allowances, bonuses, and comprehensive benefits. We also offer extensive development opportunities and programs.