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The Staff product Manager Handset Technology joins the Handset Technology Product Management team to define next-generation mobile experiences across Snapdragon platforms. This individual contributor role involves identifying emerging mobile use cases in areas like AI, gaming, and XR, then translating customer needs into actionable technical requirements. You will develop end-to-end usage models, KPIs, and success criteria for complex systems including CPU, GPU, AI/NPU, Camera, Multimedia, Memory, Connectivity, Security, and Software. The role requires coordinating across multiple IP organizations to resolve dependencies, perform workload characterization, and conduct competitive analysis. You will use structured product thinking and analytical skills to manage workstreams, investigate system bottlenecks, and provide data-driven recommendations to ensure technology investments align with real-world handset workloads and OEM requirements within the semiconductor and mobile platform space.
Identify and analyze emerging mobile use cases across AI, gaming, imaging, and next-generation user interfaces.
Translate customer needs and market trends into actionable technical requirements and platform opportunity statements.
Develop end-to-end usage models, KPIs, and success criteria for CPU, GPU, NPU, and other core subsystems.
Partner with engineering teams to validate technical tradeoffs regarding power, performance, thermal, area, and cost.
Own cross-IP workstreams by defining problems, aligning requirements, and tracking execution across multiple organizations.
Conduct workload characterization and competitive analysis to identify system bottlenecks and technical gaps.
Organize and analyze customer feedback from OEMs and partners to convert platform needs into engineering plans.
Prepare technical briefs and executive-ready materials to communicate risks, decisions, and roadmap recommendations.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
8+ years of experience in semiconductor, mobile platform, system architecture, technical product management, systems engineering, or a related field.
Technical understanding of mobile SoC architecture and depth in at least two domains like CPU, GPU, AI/NPU, Camera, Multimedia, Memory, I/O, Connectivity, or power/performance/thermal management.
Experience translating product or customer needs into technical requirements, usage models, workloads, KPIs, or engineering plans.
Experience working across multiple engineering or product organizations to resolve dependencies and deliver complex technical outcomes.
Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills to structure ambiguous problems and develop evidence-based recommendations.
Ability to influence technical stakeholders without direct authority and communicate tradeoffs clearly.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
CPU Architecture
GPU
NPU
AI
Machine Learning
Mobile System Architecture
Multimedia
Camera
Computational Imaging
I/O Subsystems
Thermal Optimization
Operating Systems
Workload Analysis
IP Roadmap
AI
Mobile Computing Systems
CPU
GPU
NPU
Kernel
System Software
Software Architecture
ChatGPT
Gemini
Software Strategy
Platform Strategy
Mobile Handsets
Software Requirements
Android
AOSP
Mobile Platform Architecture
System Software
AI
Graphics
Multimedia
Connectivity
Security
HALs
Snapdragon
Software Development Lifecycle
Product Roadmap
Data Analysis