Senior Hardware Product Manager - IoT Wireless

As a member of the Hardware Product Management team, you will be responsible for the Silicon Labs IoT products starting from concept to plan and customer alphas. You will be required to interact with a wide range of cross functional teams including silicon design, product test, validation, software product management & engineering, project management and business management to ensure the best of the products come to the market.

As a team, hardware product management:

Provides leadership and vision on IC product roadmap and requirements.

Continuously improves our portfolio offering, balancing business needs with R&D efficiency.

Creates product roadmaps based on various segment inputs to meet the requirements for a diverse range of applications

This is one of the few functions where you will have the great opportunity to discuss with top executives regarding strategy and execution on a day-to-day basis, thus having invaluable amount of learning.

Come and join us in our goal to become the undisputed leader in wireless connectivity for IoT!

Responsibilities

Define SoC product requirements, features, specifications, and system KPIs for core CPU, co-processors, accelerators, power management, digital and analog peripherals, security sub-system, radio sub-system, and packages.

Map market systems application requirements to product use cases, including system block diagrams, compute and peripheral requirements, and protocol stack features and performance requirements for Wi-Fi, Matter, Thread, ZigBee, Bluetooth Low Energy, Bluetooth Classic, Sidewalk, Wi-SUN, and proprietary protocols.

Define hardware and evaluation tools for customers, including debug interfaces such as JTAG, SWD, ETM trace, PTI, virtual communication port requirements, and user interfaces such as push buttons, LCDs, LEDs, analog joysticks, and RHT sensors.

Collaborate with leaders and individual contributors across functional teams such as IC design, product test, software development, product and segment marketing, applications, operations, and sales to develop long-term innovation ideas, roadmap, and silicon definition.

Drive the product development process from concept through definition and pitch the most promising product ideas to executive staff.

Conduct key competitive analysis, including tear-down at the die level and various spec analyses, to provide conclusive takeaways for design, specification, and fighting guides.

Manage the entire portfolio of scalable products with clear mapping to targetapplications.

Skills You Will Need

Minimum Qualifications

BSEE/BSCS (or equivalent) and 6+ years of experience in semiconductor product management or IoT industry

Core development experience in IC front end / architecture / verification / embedded systems

Knowledge of key architectural considerations for PPA, including power estimation, die size estimation, and fundamental process node technology principles.

Knowledge of Wireless Modem and RF Design principles for any of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 802.15.4, and other Low Power Wireless standards

Proven ability to work successfully at a technical level with cross-functional engineering teams, including hardware and software engineers

Experience developing business cases for Technology investments working with Business Unit partners, sensitivity analysis of business case to variables under consideration.

Excellent communication and presentation skills, especially to executive management

The following qualifications will be considered a plus:

Development experience in either wireless or wired communication protocols

MBA or equivalent business graduation

Budapest Perks & Benefits

You would be working from our office in Budapest, in Graphisoft Park, next to the riverbank of the Danube.

We also offer:

Annual Budapest travel card or parking in the office garage

Great cafeteria system

Opportunity to join Employment Stock Purchase Plan

Private health care access

Life and accident insurance for every employee

Contribution to a voluntary private pension fund

AYCM card option

Paid days for philanthropy

Silicon Labs is an equal opportunity employer and values the diversity of our employees. Employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications and job-related criteria without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.