NormalComputing · Mountain View
Skills: Accessibility
NORMAL COMPUTING | BUILD WITH US Normal is an applied AI company solving the hardest problems in AI and silicon. We build foundational hardware and software for the semiconductor industry, critical AI infrastructure, and the broader systems that power our world, in partnership with the world's most advanced institutions. We work as one team across New York City, Silicon Valley (Mountain View), London, Copenhagen, and Seoul. THE ROLE We are seeking an experienced Principal / Manager for Foundry Partnership & ASIC Program Management to lead our strategic foundry engagements and end-to-end execution for our upcoming advanced-node ASIC projects. As the first dedicated liaison between our engineering team and our foundry partners (specifically Samsung Foundry), you will own the commercial, technical, and operational lifecycle—from contract execution and PDK/IP alignment to milestone tracking, quality assurance, and tapeout delivery for Q4 2027 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 1. FOUNDRY PARTNERSHIP & TAPE-OUT MANAGEMENT - Vendor & Commercial Strategy: Drive strategic relationships, NDAs, MSAs, and Foundry Access Agreements with a global leading Foundry and its ecosystem partners (IP vendors, EDA tool providers, and OSATs). - Business & Technical Interface: Act as the primary single point of contact for the Foundry’s Customer Engineering (CE) and business development teams. Lead regular business/technical reviews. - Capacity & Shuttle Planning: Evaluate MPW runs vs. dedicated full-mask schedules to optimize cost, lead times, and risk profile. 2. ASIC TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT (TPM) - Tapeout Lifecycle Ownership: Build, manage, and drive the detailed multi-phase schedule from RTL freeze, synthesis, and P&R to final DRC/LVS sign-off and GDSII submission. - Cross-Functional Coordination: Align internal design teams (RTL, Architecture, DV, Physical Design) with external foundry support teams to address technical blockers proactively. - Risk Management: Establish contingency strategies…
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