Project Engineering Management, Principal Engineer

You are an experienced engineering and project management professional with a strong customer focus and a passion for delivering high-quality results. With 10+ years of experience, you thrive in dynamic environments, lead complex cross-functional initiatives, and communicate effectively at all organizational levels.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with cross-functional engineering, product, and business teams to define project scope, requirements, and success criteria.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including schedules, resource allocation, dependencies, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Track project execution against plan, proactively identify risks and issues, and drive mitigation, escalation, and resolution.
• Communicate project status, milestones, and key risks to internal stakeholders and senior leadership with clarity and transparency.
• Represent R&D in customer engagements, ensuring alignment on commitments, execution plans, and delivery expectations.
• Evaluate and manage change requests and technical issues reported by customers, coordinating timely and effective responses.
• Manage product updates triggered silicon process updates, design updates, and customer feedback
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Marketing, Customer Support, and IP Program Management teams during pre-sales and post-sales activities.
• Ensure adherence to quality management system processes and drive continuous improvement in project execution.
• Mentor and guide team members, fostering a collaborative, accountable, and innovative working environment.

The Impact You Will Have:

• Enable the successful delivery of complex engineering programs on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Improve product quality, performance, and reliability, driving higher customer satisfaction and long-term partnerships.
• Establish and refine project management best practices that increase execution predictability and efficiency.
• Strengthen cross-functional alignment and collaboration across engineering, business, and customer-facing teams.
• Support the growth and evolution of the Synopsys IP and product portfolio by aligning technical execution with strategic business objectives.
• Reinforce Synopsys’ reputation as a technology leader through excellence in delivery, innovation, and customer impact.

Requirements:

• A degree in Engineering, Applied Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of experience in customer-facing project or program management roles within an engineering environment.
• Strong ability to manage customer expectations and communicate complex technical topics clearly and concisely.
• Proficiency with project management tools (MS Project preferred) and issue-tracking systems such as Jira.
• Working knowledge of UNIX/Linux environments.
• Familiarity with the development process for Mixed-Signal IP, SoC, or ASIC development programs.
• Understanding of quality management system (QMS) processes and procedures.
• Excellent organizational, time-management, and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.