Senior Director, AI NPD Platforms & Engineering Intelligence

onsemiSan Jose, CaliforniaOn-siteFull-timeStaff, 8–12 yearsListed 2 hours ago

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About this role

onsemi is seeking an industry leading AI and semiconductor technology executive to define, build, and govern the next generation of AI-enabled New Product Development (NPD).

This leader will establish the vision, strategy, operating model, and governance framework for Agentic AI across the semiconductor design lifecycle, enabling AI-assisted and AI-driven development of analog, mixed-signal, power management, sensing, memory, verification, layout, test, packaging, and system architectures.

The role will serve as the executive authority for Agentic AI Design Engineering and will lead the transformation of semiconductor development workflows through reusable AI agents, advanced reasoning systems, design knowledge repositories, and AI-enabled engineering methodologies.

Success in this role will materially improve engineering productivity, accelerate product development cycles, increase IP reuse, enhance design quality, and establish onsemi as an industry leader in AI-enabled semiconductor development.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.

- 15+ years of semiconductor industry experience.

- 10+ years of leadership experience in product development, EDA, design methodology, CAD, semiconductor software, or AI-enabled engineering environments.

- Deep understanding of semiconductor development workflows including:

Analog design

- Digital design

- Verification

- Physical design

- Design automation

- Semiconductor manufacturing flows

- Experience leading complex cross-functional engineering organizations.

- Proven ability to influence executive leadership and drive organizational transformation.

Preferred Qualifications

- Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Electrical Engineering, AI, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or related field.

- Experience developing AI-enabled EDA tools, semiconductor design automation platforms, or Agentic AI systems.

- Hands-on experience with:

LLMs

- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

- Multi-Agent Architectures

- Model Context Protocol (MCP)

- Workflow Orchestration Platforms

- Reinforcement Learning

- AI Copilots

- Knowledge Graphs

- Background in organizational AI transformation programs.

onsemi is excited to share the base salary range for this position is $216,775.00 to $390,195.00 Range exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses. The final pay rate for the successful candidate will depend on geographic location, skills, education, experience, and/or consideration of internal equity of our current team members. We also offer a competitive benefits package. https://www.onsemi.com/site/pdf/Benefits-Summary-USA.pdf