Embedded Software Program Manager (MS-TBD)

For over four decades, Cirrus Logic has been propelled by the top engineers in mixed-signal processing. Our rockstar team thrives on solving complex challenges with innovative end-user solutions for the world's top consumer brands. Cirrus Logic is also known for its award-winning culture, which was built on a foundation of inclusion and fairness, meaningful community engagement, and delivering enjoyable employee experiences at every turn. But we couldn’t do it without our extraordinary workforce – and that’s where you come in. Join our team and help us continue to make Cirrus Logic an exceptional place to grow your career!

The Software Program Manager at Cirrus Logic will be part of a high-performance team delivering cutting-edge products to the world’s largest customers. Creating leading analog and digital signal processing components and software for audio, voice, and adjacent technologies requires the planning and execution of an intricate flow of multiple engineering fields. Cirrus Logic Embedded Software Program Managers partner with domain specialists to decompose system requirements, build up integrated schedules, identify dependencies crossing technical boundaries, drive day-day execution, actively manage risks, and proactively remove obstacles impeding the team. When we’re done, the software is part of the chip. Getting it right the first time is key! Our Program Managers are driving continuous improvement as we strive for flawless execution.

Responsibilities:

• Provide clear, concise communication to management, product development teams and customers
• Lead the team through the identification and negotiation of product scope and schedule
• Develop and own highly integrated execution plans with 10 software, hardware engineering disciplines
• Identify, track and mitigate execution roadblocks and technical risks
• Lead and drive internal, cross-functional teams to meet program milestones and deliverables
• Drive continuous improvement to an established product development process
• Manage the entire program scope of work
  
  

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Software, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
• Must have 8 years of experience as a Program Manager within the Semiconductor industry
• Proficiency with tools such as Microsoft Project & Excel, Atlassian JIRA & Confluence
  
  

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Ability to be a catalyst that makes any team better
• Possess a strong sense of ownership - Anything you work on you treat like your name will be on it
• Proactive problem solver
• Believe everything can always be improved
• Ability to negotiate critical situations to a positive outcome
• Able to communicate with anyone
• Able to break complex problems down in a way people can understand and execute on
• Proven track record of making commitments and meeting them
• Like building teams, identifying their strengths and weaknesses, and helping them improve to meet their full potential
• Outgoing, highly organized, persistent and tenacious, with the ability to influence without authority
  
  

Export control restrictions based upon applicable laws and regulations would prohibit candidates who are nationals of certain embargoed countries from working in this position without Cirrus Logic first obtaining an export license. Candidates for this role must be able to access technical data without a requirement for an export license. We are unable to sponsor or obtain export licenses for this role.

Cirrus Logic strives to select the best qualified applicant for any opening. Different approaches, ideas and points of view are both valued and respected. Employment decisions are made on the basis of job-related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law.