Physical Design Project Manager (Japanese)

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1. Project Planning & Execution

• Communicate with Japanese customer on project management
• Lead end-to-end physical design projects from netlist handoff to tape-out.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, deliverables, and resource plans.
• Track project progress, identify schedule risks and dependencies, and drive mitigation actions.
• Coordinate activities across Physical Design, STA, DFT, Synthesis, RTL, CAD, and Signoff teams.
• Drive project execution according to agreed quality, schedule, and technical requirements.

2. Physical Design Technical Coordination

• Understand the complete IC physical design flow
• Coordinate technical issues across different engineering teams and drive issues to closure.
• Review project status and key technical metrics, including timing, congestion, power, area, DRC/LVS, IR/EM, and other signoff criteria.
• Support technical decision-making and escalation for critical project issues.

3. Customer / Cross-functional Communication

• Serve as a technical project interface between customers and internal engineering teams.
• Participate in customer technical meetings and design reviews.
• Clarify technical requirements, project scope, deliverables, and priorities.
• Communicate project status, risks, issues, and recovery plans to customers and management.
• Drive timely resolution of customer issues and requests.

4. Risk & Issue Management

• Proactively identify technical, schedule, resource, and dependency risks.
• Establish mitigation and contingency plans for critical project risks.
• Lead cross-functional issue resolution and escalation.
• Track action items and ensure timely closure.

5. Project Reporting

• Prepare regular project status reports for management and customers.
• Track key project KPIs, milestones, technical metrics, and deliverables.
• Provide clear visibility of project health, schedule risks, and resource requirements.

6. Team Coordination & Leadership

• Coordinate and prioritize work across PD engineers and related engineering teams.
• Facilitate technical discussions and project reviews.
• Ensure clear ownership and accountability for project deliverables.
• Support team planning, resource allocation, and workload balancing.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Japanese language capability is MUST for customer-facing roles. N1 is preferred
• 8+ years of experience in semiconductor IC design, with strong experience in Physical Design.
• 2+ years of experience as Project Manager 
• Hands-on understanding of the ASIC physical design flow from netlist to tape-out.
• Strong knowledge of timing closure, CTS, routing, physical verification, and signoff.
• Experience working with EDA tools such as Synopsys Fusion Compiler/ICC2, Cadence Innovus, PrimeTime, or equivalent.
• Strong project management, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Japanese (N1/N2)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working directly with overseas customers or semiconductor partners.
• Experience with advanced process nodes and high-performance SoC designs.
• Experience in STA, synthesis, CDC, or other related ASIC design areas.
• Experience with tape-out planning and signoff.
• PMP or other project management certification is a plus.

BENEFITS:

• Competitive salary, commensurate with qualifications and experience
• Cutting-edge SoC/ASIC projects
• Strong technical mentorship & career growth
• Own complex blocks, work on top-level implementation
• Work with global semiconductor customers
• Professional, friendly, and supportive working environment
• Annual bonus, paid twice per year
• Annual performance review with clear growth and development discussions
• Full benefits in accordance with Vietnamese labor law
• Premium insurance for employees and family (spouse, children)
• Team-building activities, internal events, and company-wide engagement programs