As Director Chip Solution you should bridge the gap between customer requirements, product capabilities, and project execution. This role is critical for ensuring end-to-end integration, system architecture consistency, and strategic alignment across all components of our eID and ePP solutions. The role will be accountable for solution design, chip strategy and management (including OS + App Strategy), technical coordination, and decision-making throughout the project lifecycle. Establish and oversee the overarching architecture for complex solutions, ensuring all components (ID & Documents, middleware, personalization – hardware and Software, Verification – field Reader) work seamlessly together.
Your responsibilities:
1. Define the chip strategy and roadmap based on use cases, ensuring product competitiveness in cost, performance, and total cost of ownership (init, pre‑perso, perso)
2. Manage the complete product portfolio throughout its lifecycle
3. Evaluate trade‑offs (throughput, cost allocation, resources) and make informed optimization decisions
4. Consolidate market and customer needs into actionable technical specifications aligned with product capabilities and roadmap
5. Act as technical expert/consultant for sales, proposal management, and delivery to guide optimal solution design
6. Ensure end‑to‑end product certification and qualification, including field performance and system functionality tests (PoC validation included)
7. Serve as key interface with the Solutions Business Line to define and oversee system architecture for complex solutions (ID/Documents, middleware, personalization HW/SW, field verification)
8. Ensure the chip team meets strategic objectives.Manage team budget, resources, and full lifecycle responsibilities: chip strategy, roadmap, P&L, and coordination of chip R&D projects (BRL, cost control, prioritization)
9. Drive the smart/embedded ID product business and steer the portfolio for short‑, mid‑ and long‑term needs to maintain competitiveness
10. Ensure the Chip Team delivers on all strategic and operational objectives, with full responsibility for budget, resource allocation, and lifecycle‑aligned planning
11. Own the end‑to‑end Chip Strategy, Roadmap, and P&L, and coordinate all Chip R&D activities (BRL, cost control, prioritization)
12. Steer the smart/embedded ID product business and guide the portfolio for short‑, mid‑ and long‑term market needs to maintain product competitiveness
Your Qualifications:
13. Engineering degree, ideally in Electronics, Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems, or a related technical field
14. Strong understanding of the Identity business ecosystem, including standards, certifications, and regulatory requirements relevant to ID documents and secure embedded products
15. Project Management Background and strong technical understanding of product, personalization system architecture, and integration principles
16. Proven track record in delivering complex, multi‑component solutions within high‑security environments
17. Strong ability to assess technical, financial, and economic solution options and provide strategic recommendations
18. Familiarity with secure embedded chip technologies, document personalization systems, ICAO standards, NIST guidelines, and secure document testing frameworks; solid knowledge of Chip OS, applications, and cryptography in the ID business
19. Data‑driven decision-making approach with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
20. Excellent coordination capabilities across cross‑functional teams and strong communication skills at all stakeholder levels
21. Solution‑oriented mindset and ability to perform under pressure
22. Fluent in English and willing to travel internationally