Senior Director, ARM CPU Design and Verification

About the role

The Senior Director, ARM CPU Design and Verification will lead the design, verification, silicon validation, and execution of next-generation ARM-based processor solutions integrated into advanced heterogeneous compute platforms. This executive leader will build and lead globally distributed engineering organizations while driving ARM CPU design, SoC integration, design verification, emulation, silicon validation, and post-silicon execution from concept through high-volume production. The successful candidate will partner closely with CPU Architecture, RTL Design, Software, Firmware, Product Engineering, Manufacturing, and Executive Leadership to define long-term CPU development strategy while ensuring successful execution of multiple high-performance processor programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead global engineering organizations responsible for ARM CPU design, design verification, emulation, and silicon validation.
• Drive execution of complex ARM CPU and SoC programs from architecture definition through production silicon.
• Define and execute long-term CPU design and verification roadmaps aligned with Altera's product strategy.
• Partner with CPU Architecture teams to define processor microarchitecture, memory hierarchy, cache coherency, interconnect, and chiplet architectures.
• Lead RTL design, functional verification, emulation, FPGA prototyping, system validation, and post-silicon validation strategies.
• Drive silicon quality, bring-up, debug, characterization, yield improvement, reliability, and manufacturing readiness.
• Collaborate with Software, Firmware, AI, Security, and Product Engineering teams on hardware/software co-design initiatives.
• Define engineering methodologies, verification infrastructure, EDA flows, automation strategies, and best practices that improve engineering productivity and product quality.
• Build, mentor, and develop high-performing engineering organizations across multiple geographic locations.
• Drive executive-level technical decision making across CPU design, verification, validation, implementation, and production.
• Partner with executive leadership to establish long-term CPU technology investments, product roadmaps, and engineering strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field and 20+ years of semiconductor engineering experience, or a Master's degree with 18+ years of related experience, or a Ph.D. with 15+ years of related experience.
• 15+ years of experience designing ARM-based CPUs, processors, or complex SoCs.
• 12+ years of experience leading engineering teams responsible for CPU design, design verification, or semiconductor product development.
• 10+ years of experience managing cross-functional engineering programs through the complete silicon lifecycle, including architecture, RTL design, verification, validation, silicon bring-up, and production.
• 10+ years of experience with CPU microarchitecture, multi-core processor design, cache coherency, memory hierarchy, and high-performance compute architectures.
• 10+ years of experience developing or integrating complex SoCs utilizing industry-standard interconnect protocols such as AMBA AXI, ACE, or CHI.
• 8+ years of experience leading functional verification, UVM verification, emulation, FPGA prototyping, or system validation activities.
• 8+ years of experience leading post-silicon bring-up, silicon validation, debug, characterization, yield improvement, or manufacturing readiness activities.
• 8+ years of experience partnering with software, firmware, architecture, product engineering, and manufacturing organizations to deliver complex semiconductor products.
• 8+ years of experience managing geographically distributed engineering teams across multiple global locations.
• 5+ years of experience establishing or improving engineering methodologies, EDA flows, verification infrastructure, continuous integration, or design automation processes.