Lead Product Planner

Altera•San Jose, CA

10d•$166,900 - $241,675•Onsite

About The Position

The Product Planning Group plays a key role in partnering and influencing strategic deliverables throughout the organization. The Lead Product Planner role requires a combination of technical expertise, business acumen, organizational understanding and networking capabilities. The Product Planning runs certain strategic processes, visits customers, collaborates with Sales, the Business Management group, Architects and influences the organization via these processes. Activities include driving planning processes, competitive analysis, market analysis, and participating in strategic task forces. This specific role of Lead Product Planner will focus on leading planning activities for next generation device of product family.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Masters or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
10+ years of relevant hardware design, product planning/management, customer support or technical marketing experience
10+ years of experience with semiconductors (FPGA, ASIC/ASSP, processors) development and manufacturing
8+ years of experience interacting with customers

Nice To Haves

15+ years of total experience in a semiconductor or related role (ie. related to FPGA, ASIC/SOCs, Hardware etc.)
Knowledge in FPGA architecture and FPGA development methodology
Experience in architecting FPGA based solutions for an end market application
Proven track record of driving successful innovation products and influencing product strategy
Proven track record of leading cross functional teams

Responsibilities

Lead definition and planning activities for next generation Altera FPGA or product family
Own roadmap for one of the future devices or product families, including prioritization, customer validation and communication of the roadmap both within and outside of Altera
Lead cross functional team responsible for establishing and maintaining the Plan of Record for one of the future families. The team includes Planners, Architects, Engineering, Marketing, and Applications Engineering to drive your product from concept through mass production.
Lead, participate and contribute into corresponding leadership teams and represent Product Planning in relevant forums
Understand system level architecture, gather customer and Altera business partners requirements, MRD(s) from internal stakeholders and synthesize these into structured Product Requirements Document (PRD)
Network and coordinate with Business Stakeholders and key partners to continuously drive customer requirements into the product definitions