Senior Director, Physical Design & Backend Engineering (HPC)

hophr · Austin, TX

Full-timeSoftware EngineerTransportation$179,000–$241,000/yr

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The Senior Director, Physical Design & Backend Engineering is accountable for end-to-end backend execution across HPC SoC and MCU programs, including implementation, signoff, and convergence from RTL to GDS. This role leads globally distributed engineering teams and ensures delivery of high-quality silicon on schedule, meeting defined power, performance, and area (PPA) targets. The role operates at the intersection of execution, technology enablement, and organizational leadership, driving consistency, scalability, and reliability across multiple sites and concurrent programs.

Salary estimate

$179,000 – $241,000/yr

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Skills for this role

Leadership

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