Context & Role Purpose
With the ongoing adjustment of business priorities R&D structure in China, this role is positioned as an end-to-end IC development delivery project manager, focusing on efficient execution, cross-functional coordination, cost schedule control, successful industrialization of products.
The R&D Project Manager acts as the single point of ownership fassigned projects, driving programs from early feasibility through tape-out, validation, pilot build mass production, while ensuring alignment with business objectives, available resources quality requirements.
Key Missions:
• Drive IC development programs from feasibility to mass production in accordance with company development processes
• Ensure on-time, on-cost on-quality delivery under constrained resource budget environments
• Act as the central coordination function across R&D, quality, supply chain, manufacturing commercial teams
• Support business continuity through stable project execution, risk mitigation cost management
Key responsibilities
End-to-End Project Ownership
• Lead manage IC development projects covering pre-study, design, tape-out, packaging, testing, validation, pilot build mass production
• Define project scope, milestones, deliverables success criteria based on business priorities
• Establish maintain integrated project plans execution roadmap
Schedule, Cost & Risk Management
• Define manage project schedules, budgets resource plans
• Track cost fdevelopment, tape-out, pilot mass production, ensuring budget compliance
• Identify assess technical, schedule, resource supply chain risks early
• Establish risk tracking mitigation plans, drive cross-functional closure
Cross-Functional Coordination
• Coordinate daily work with R&D teams (IC design, validation), packaging, testing, quality supply chain
• Organize lead regular project reviews, milestone reviews management updates
• Align internal stakeholders on priorities, trade-offs decision-making
Mass Production & Industrialization Support
• Drive project readiness fpilot build mass production release
• Coordinate wafer fab, packaging test partners during ramp-up phase
• Support production planning, sample preparation inventory readiness in line with FCST
• Ensure smooth project handover to manufacturing operation teams
Change & Delivery Management
• Manage change requests during development pre-mass production phases
• Assess impact of changes on cost, lead time, quality delivery
• Ensure proper documentation approval according to internal process
Process & Continuous Improvement
• Contribute to continuous improvement of project management processes (IPD, PLM, checklists standards)
• Promote best-practice sharing standardization within the R&D project management community
Requirements:
KNOW-HOW (technical methodological competencies)
Education & Background
o Master’s degree in engineering, science related discipline
o Solid understanding of semiconduct/ electronics product development lifecycle
Professional Experience
o Minimum 4–6 years’ experience in project management within semiconductelectronics industry
o Proven experience in IC development projects, including tape-out mass production ramp-up
o Experience in cost control, schedule tracking cross-functional coordination
o Exposure to high-volume manufacturing environment is a strong asset
Knowledge & Skills
o Good understanding of IC development, packaging, testing qualification processes
o Knowledge / exposure to ASIC MCU qualification is preferred
o Familiarity with IPD, PLM similar product development processes
o Strong planning, communication, coordination problem-solving skills
o Ability to work effectively in a multi-site international environment
Language
o Fluent English in both written spoken communication
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