Senior Product Manager, Custom SoC

Samsung Semiconductor • San Jose, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Product Manager for Custom SoCs, you will be the strategic lead for bespoke silicon solutions tailored for world-leading datacenter customers. In this role, you will collaborate with customers to co-define architectures that meet unique workload requirements. You will balance customer-specific needs (Custom IP, unique PPA targets) with internal technology capabilities to ensure the delivery of optimized, first-time-right silicon.
Location: Daily onsite presence at our San Jose headquarters in alignment with our Flexible Work Policy.
Reports to: Team leader/Head of Custom SoC Solutions Team.
Job ID: 42809

Requirements

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field with 10+ years of experience, or a Master’s degree with 8+ years of experience.
• Custom Silicon (ASIC) Expertise: 7+ years in the semiconductor industry with a proven track record in ASIC/Custom SoC product management or technical account management.
• Architectural Depth: Comprehensive understanding of SoC subsystem architecture, including ARM/RISC-V cores, high-performance fabrics, HBM3e/DDR5 controllers, and PCIe Gen6/CXL 3.0+ interconnects.
• Hyperscale Ecosystem Knowledge: Deep familiarity with how Tier-1 Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) evaluate custom silicon, with a focus on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), specialized AI hardware acceleration, and system-level integration.
• Consultative Problem Solving: Ability to act as a technical advisor, helping customers navigate trade-offs in power, area, and manufacturing complexity
• Collaboration & Influence: Experience managing complex business relationships, balancing customer requirements with internal engineering capacity and timelines.
• Strategic Ownership: Technical proficiency combined with the business acumen to manage high-value accounts and foster long-term partnership health.
• You’re inclusive, adapting your style to the situation and diverse global norms of our people.
• An avid learner, you approach challenges with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to help build understanding.
• You’re collaborative, building relationships, humbly offering support and openly welcoming approaches.
• Innovative and creative, you proactively explore new ideas and adapt quickly to change.

Responsibilities

• Customer-Centric Product Definition: Facilitate the technical discovery phase with hyperscalers to define custom SoC specifications. Translate AI/HPC workload requirements into hardware features, optimized memory subsystems, and specialized accelerators.
• Co-Development Management: Serve as the primary business and technical interface during the co-design process. Manage the scope of "Custom vs. Standard" IP blocks to maximize performance while mitigating execution risk.
• Business Model & NRE Ownership: Develop and manage the business case for custom projects, including NRE (Non-Recurring Engineering) structures, development timelines, and unit pricing strategies based on volume commitments.
• Customization Roadmap: Identify common trends across custom requests to influence the "Foundation IP" roadmap, ensuring critical building blocks (e.g., high-speed SerDes, Chiplet fabrics) are ready for future designs.
• Project Lifecycle Oversight: Coordinate with cross-functional teams (Architecture, Design, Supply Chain) to ensure custom silicon meets critical milestones—including Tape-out, First Silicon, and Production Ramp—aligned with the customer’s deployment schedule.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Negotiate trade-offs between customer-requested features and internal resource availability to ensure projects remain profitable and technically viable.

Benefits

• Give Back With a charitable giving match and frequent opportunities to get involved, we take an active role in supporting the community.
• Enjoy Time Away You’ll start with 4+ weeks of paid time off a year, plus holidays and sick leave, to rest and recharge.
• Care for Family Whatever family means to you, we want to support you along the way—including a stipend for fertility care or adoption, medical travel support, and virtual vet care for your fur babies.
• Prioritize Emotional Wellness With on-demand apps and free confidential therapy sessions, you’ll have support no matter where you are.
• Stay Fit Eating well and being active are important parts of a healthy life. Our onsite Café and gym, plus virtual classes, make it easier.
• Embrace Flexibility Benefits are best when you have the space to use them. That’s why we facilitate a flexible environment so you can find the right balance for you.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees