IoT Segment Leader: Industrial, Robotics & Power

MKIS Professional Search • Boston, MA

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About The Position

Reporting to the Vice President of the Home & Industrial IoT End Market, the segment owner for industrial, robotics & power will have subject matter expertise in a diverse set of applications including physical AI, factory automation, autonomous systems, collaborative robotics (cobots), motor control, and power conversion.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 7+ years in semiconductor fabless or IDM companies, or industry OEMs
• Experience with developing semiconductor product roadmaps, defining new products and taking concepts through IC design to tape out and ramp
• Deep understanding of industrial and robotics compute architectures, including motor control, sensor fusion, hardware accelerators and embedded security
• Familiarity with semiconductor foundry technologies and design enablement flows
• Strong business acumen and cross-functional leadership skills
• Willingness to travel up to 25%

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
• 10+ years in semiconductor fabless or IDM companies, or industry OEMs
• Experience with developing semiconductor product roadmaps, defining new products and taking concepts through IC design to tape out and ramp
• Experience in hardware/software co-design for Physical AI and autonomous systems
• Experience in digital and analog mixed signal design with leading foundry technologies or competitive set
• Fluency in a second language to support global growth markets

Responsibilities

• Understand market dynamics and architectural trends across industrial automation, robotics, humanoids, and power systems
• Define market requirements for new technology features and design IPs, including MRDs for motor control, power distribution/conversion, and autonomous system components
• Evaluate compute and memory architecture tradeoffs for low-power, connected, and AI-enabled industrial and autonomous systems
• Identify technology platforms and differentiating features (e.g., body-biasing, fast memory access, specialty memory) that best serve customer needs
• Drive design win funnel growth and tape-out revenue targets through strategic account planning for respective segment
• Provide domain leadership in industrial system architectures such as factory automation and humanoid robots including microcontroller/microprocessor architectures, zonal vs. distributed system designs
• Understand robotic autonomy levels (L0L4), edge AI deployment tools, and software-controlled systems
• Influence platform development for embedded security, specialty embedded memory, and compute hardware accelerators (NPU/GPU)
• Ensure ownership and accountability across Sales, Design Enablement, Fab Operations, and Supply Chain
• Create compelling collateral to articulate the company's value proposition to customers and ecosystem partners
• Develop long-term relationships with customers and ecosystem partners to shape market direction over a 5+ year horizon
• Represent the organization externally at conferences, trade shows, and webinars as a champion of industrial and robotics solutions
• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level