Senior Hardware Product Manager - IoT Wireless

Silicon Laboratories•Austin, TX

2d•$124,600 - $231,400

About The Position

Silicon Labs is hiring a Senior Hardware Product Manager for its IoT wireless products. The role is part of the Hardware Product Management team, which provides leadership and vision for IC product roadmaps and requirements, improves the product portfolio while balancing business needs with R&D efficiency, and builds roadmaps based on inputs from multiple market segments. The position takes products from concept through planning and customer alpha stages, working closely with cross-functional teams and engaging with executive staff on strategy and execution. The product portfolio spans low-power wireless connectivity and related IoT solutions, including Bluetooth, Zigbee, Thread, Z-Wave, Wi-Fi, Wi-Sun, proprietary wireless technologies, and emerging protocols. Products combine SoCs, MCU capabilities, AI acceleration, software stacks, tools, and development environments for applications in areas such as smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities. The annualized base pay range is $124,600–$231,400. Actual base pay may vary based on experience, work location, and skills. Total compensation may also include an annual cash bonus, equity, and benefits.

Requirements

BSEE, BSCS, or equivalent.
At least 6 years of experience in semiconductor product management or the IoT industry.
Core development experience in IC front end, architecture, verification, or embedded systems.
Knowledge of architectural considerations for PPA, including power estimation, die-size estimation, and fundamental process-node technology principles.
Knowledge of wireless modem and RF design principles for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 802.15.4, or other low-power wireless standards.
Demonstrated ability to work at a technical level with cross-functional engineering teams, including hardware and software engineers.
Experience developing business cases for technology investments with business-unit partners, including sensitivity analysis of relevant variables.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, particularly with executive management.

Nice To Haves

Development experience with wireless or wired communication protocols.
MBA or equivalent business degree.

Responsibilities

Define SoC product requirements, features, specifications, and system KPIs for core CPUs, co-processors, accelerators, power management, digital and analog peripherals, security, radio subsystems, and packages.
Translate market system and application requirements into product use cases, including system block diagrams, compute and peripheral requirements, and protocol-stack features and performance requirements.
Define customer hardware and evaluation tools, including debug interfaces and user-interface requirements.
Collaborate with cross-functional leaders and contributors in IC design, product test, software development, product and segment marketing, applications, operations, and sales to develop innovation ideas, roadmaps, and silicon definitions.
Drive product development from concept through definition and present promising product ideas to executive staff.
Conduct competitive analysis, including die-level teardowns and specification analyses, and provide conclusions to inform design, specifications, and competitive guidance.
Manage the scalable product portfolio and map products to target applications.