Onsemi

onsemi is seeking a Director, Program Management Operations (PMO) to lead program execution across the Intelligent Sensing Group (ISG). ISG develops advanced image sensing technologies and system-level solutions for automotive, industrial, commercial, aerospace and defense, and intelligent edge applications.

This is a senior execution leadership role for a technically credible program leader who can improve schedule predictability, strengthen cross-functional accountability, and drive disciplined execution from concept through architecture, design, verification, tape-out, validation, qualification, production ramp, and post-launch support.

Position Summary

The Director, PMO will lead the ISG program management function across Automotive Sensing Devices (ASD) and Industrial and Commercial Sensing Devices (ICSD). This leader will be responsible for program governance, execution cadence, schedule discipline, customer milestone management, risk management, escalation, and cross-functional alignment for major new product development, customer, technology, and product transfer programs.

The successful candidate must be able to operate as an active program leader who understands semiconductor product development, can challenge assumptions constructively, can connect technical tradeoffs to business impact, and can drive teams to committed outcomes. The leader will partner closely with chip leads, engineering, product definition, product marketing, applications, operations, quality, supply chain, finance, sales, and customers.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related technical field.
• 15+ years of experience in the semiconductor industry, including significant experience in program management, product development, engineering leadership, product engineering, test engineering, design engineering, or related technical execution roles.
• Hands-on experience managing or leading complex ASIC, mixed-signal IC, CMOS image sensor, sensor interface, or semiconductor product development programs from concept through launch and production support.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor new product development flows, including requirements definition, architecture, design, verification, tape-out, silicon bring-up, validation, test, qualification, packaging, product engineering, manufacturing ramp, and production release.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment, influence without direct authority, resolve execution conflicts, and drive accountability across global teams.
• Strong technical and analytical problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand root cause, evaluate tradeoffs, assess schedule and quality impact, and drive corrective actions.
• Ability to communicate program status, risks, decisions, and tradeoffs clearly to engineering teams, business leaders, executives, customers, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect program execution to revenue timing, roadmap delivery, customer commitments, cost, quality, margin, and resource utilization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced technical degree, MBA, or program management certification preferred.
• Experience with image sensing, CMOS image sensors, mixed-signal ASICs, sensor interfaces, automotive and industrial product requirements, customer milestone management, and quality expectations.
• Demonstrated success building or improving PMO capability, including governance, metrics, talent development, execution cadence, and schedule predictability.
• Experience managing programs through tape-out, silicon bring-up, validation, qualification, production release, customer deliverables, and post-production support.
• Ability to operate at both detailed technical execution level and executive business review level.
• Track record of improving execution systems, simplifying processes, reducing overhead, and creating a culture of ownership, transparency, and predictable delivery.
• Self-driven, responsive, and comfortable operating in high-accountability environments with multiple stakeholders, complex dependencies, and customer-visible commitments.

Travel

Travel is expected to be approximately 10%. Occasional domestic and international travel to customer sites, development locations, and onsemi offices may be required.

onsemi is excited to share the base salary range for this position is $178,135.00 to $320,505.00 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

onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.

More details about our company benefits can be found here:

https://www.onsemi.com/careers/career-benefits

We are committed to sourcing, attracting, and hiring high-performance innovators, while providing all candidates a positive recruitment experience that builds our brand as a great place to work.

onsemi is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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