Principal PM, Project / Program Management

Analog Devices•Wilmington, MA

4d•$157,080 - $227,460

About The Position

Analog Devices' Industrial Team in Wilmington, Massachusetts, is seeking an experienced Principal Program Manager to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of advanced semiconductor programs, with a strong focus on Automated Test Equipment (ATE). The role serves as the primary program leader and represents the engineering organization to executive management, customers, and business stakeholders. The successful candidate will champion operational excellence, establish best practices, proactively manage risks, and drive predictable execution across complex semiconductor development programs. The position also includes leading design planning and execution for high-performance mixed-signal ICs, from concept and new IP development through final silicon. The Principal Program Manager coordinates cross-functional engineering, product, test, quality, operations, customer, supplier, and manufacturing stakeholders. The role supports customer engagements, technical reviews, milestone assessments, and product releases while balancing technical requirements, business priorities, and resource constraints.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Engineering Management, or a related technical discipline.
15 or more years of semiconductor industry experience, with demonstrated success leading complex silicon development programs.
Strong understanding of semiconductor product development lifecycles from concept through production.
Working knowledge of analog, digital, and mixed-signal design flows.
Exceptional leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
Proven ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
Strong risk management, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
Experience managing multiple concurrent programs in a fast-paced development environment.

Nice To Haves

PMP certification or equivalent program management certification.
Experience managing complex programs involving Automated Test Equipment (ATE) and memory test.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end program planning, execution, and delivery of mixed-signal semiconductor products, with emphasis on ATE development, characterization, qualification, and manufacturing readiness.
Lead design planning and execution for high-performance mixed-signal ICs, from concept and new IP development through final silicon.
Represent the engineering organization in interactions with management, product management, marketing, customers, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.
Champion the development and deployment of best practices to improve program performance and efficiency and produce repeatable results.
Build and maintain integrated program schedules covering architecture, design, verification, validation, test development, qualification, and production release.
Drive accountability across cross-functional teams to meet scope, quality, schedule, and cost objectives.
Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks and proactively remove execution roadblocks.
Coordinate development and deployment of production test solutions using industry-standard ATE platforms.
Align design, product engineering, test engineering, validation, quality, and operations teams to optimize test coverage, yield, throughput, and cost.
Oversee readiness for characterization, qualification, reliability testing, and high-volume manufacturing.
Ensure test development milestones align with silicon availability and product release schedules.
Enable transparent communication and decision-making to support organizational alignment.
Act as the primary program interface for internal and external stakeholders and translate business objectives into executable program plans.
Support customer engagements, technical reviews, milestone assessments, and product release activities.
Balance technical requirements, business priorities, and resource constraints to achieve program objectives.