Program Manager Design Platform Infrastructures

The EU’s Design Platform will provide access to EDA tools and IP libraries (proprietary and open source), as well as services, in a secure, interoperable, scalable, and flexible environment – with the goal of a faster, cheaper design process, particularly for SMEs. The platform will reduce barriers to entry e.g. cost and licensing, and facilitate access to the Pilot Lines for steps from prototyping to tape out. More widely, the platform should foster collaboration and enable training on EDA tools. Moving ahead, it will also support quantum technologies and integration of AI (including to address the shortage of skills in design). 

What you will do

• As a Program Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination of the Design Platform consortium and to develop the long-term strategy for the Design Platform.  
• You will be responsible for building partnerships between design tool vendors, design & IP houses and the European designer ecosystem. This will include building connections with the Pilot Lines and the competence centers in the various EU member states. Your open communication, enthusiasm and drive will be key to create a strong network and reach your goals. 
• You will be advocating the Design Platform services towards European SMEs and startups, also in close collaboration with the EUROPRACTICE program. 
• You will be contributing to the overall strategy of imec.IC-link. You will report directly to the Strategic Development Director of the unit. 
• You will seek for constant improvements of both the quality and speed of our innovations and services. We will count on you to bring new ideas and help implementing them. 

What we do for you

We offer you the opportunity to join one of the world’s premier research centers in nanotechnology at its headquarters in Leuven, Belgium. With your talent, passion and expertise, you’ll become part of a team that makes the impossible possible. Together, we shape the technology that will determine the society of tomorrow.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and proud of our open, multicultural, and informal working environment with ample possibilities to take initiative and show responsibility. We commit to supporting and guiding you in this process; not only with words but also with tangible actions. Through imec.academy, 'our corporate university', we actively invest in your development to further your technical and personal growth. 

We are aware that your valuable contribution makes imec a top player in its field. Your energy and commitment are therefore appreciated by means of a market appropriate salary with many fringe benefits. 

Who you are

• You have a PhD degree (or equivalent by experience) in the area of microelectronics, electrical engineering, physics, applied physics, or a closely related discipline.  
• Knowledge of ASIC design. Experience in the use of multiple design flows/tools is an asset. 
• Enthusiastic and “always improving” mentality.  
• Customer driven.  
• Excellent networker and communicator with good presentation skills, and ability to work with varied audiences. 
• Strong analytic skills, flexible and result driven. 
• Fluent in English. Other languages are an asset. 
• Willingness to travel frequently (10 % of your time) mostly in Europe. 
• The position is based in Leuven, Belgium. You either live in Belgium, or are willing to relocate.  

IMEC and its affiliates will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. IMEC will consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes submitted by vendors such as search firms, staffing agencies, professional recruiters, fee-based referral services and recruiting agencies (hereafter “Agency”) to have been referred by the Agency free of charge. IMEC will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have a prior written agreement with IMEC, validated by its HR department, in place regarding a specific job opening and allowing to submit resumes.