# Pawini Mahajan

> Product @ Nvidia | Product Strategy Certified

Location: Saratoga, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/pawini

As a result-driven product manager and technical lead, I possess 14 years of experience in various stages of Product/Hardware Design Life Cycle, from Design and Test to competitive analysis and go-to-market strategy. Throughout my career, I have managed hardware/software-based projects effectively with cross-functional teams, prioritizing customer orientation, strategic partnerships, and achieving targets while fostering a collaborative team environment. My key competencies include product/project management, resource management, employee development, mentoring, delivering high-quality results, effective communication, quick decision-making, problem-solving, analytical thinking, and leadership skills.

## Work Experience
### Sr. Product Marketing Manager @ NVIDIA
Jan 2026 – Present | Santa Clara, California, United States
• Orchestrating full-lifecycle GTM strategies for EDA tools and semiconductor IP that bridge the gap between complex computational engineering and high-volume manufacturing.
•Translating intricate silicon roadmaps and industrial manufacturing innovations into compelling value propositions that resonate with hardware architects and C-suite stakeholders alike.

### Sr. Staff Product Manager @ Synopsys Inc
Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Sr Staff Product Manager @ Synopsys Inc
Jan 2021 – Jan 2026 | Mountain View, California, United States
Pawini Mahajan is a Staff Product Manager within the Hardware Analytics and Test group at Synopsys, specializing in silicon life cycle management solutions for Automotive. In this role she is responsible for Automotive Go-to-Market activities, understanding and communicating SLM-based solutions for automotive applications to the broad automotive ecosystem.

### Senior Product Marketing Manager @ Synopsys Inc
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Mountain View, California, United States
Develop marketing strategy, plans, and forecasts for company DFT tools, technologies, and solutions using technical knowledge of IC design and test processes and concepts

### Manager SoC Design @ Intel Corporation
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Santa Clara, California

### DFX Architect @ Intel Corporation
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
Research & Development							              Santa Clara, June 2015 to Present
Successfully led various design teams and external vendors in identifying, analyzing, developing methodology, deploying and automating tool to address the current gaps in SCAN coverage.

### IP Logic Design Engineer @ Intel Corporation
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area
Research & Development							              Santa Clara, June 2015 to Present
Successfully led various design teams and external vendors in identifying, analyzing, developing methodology, deploying and automating tool to address the current gaps in SCAN coverage.

### Component Design Engineer @ Intel Corporation
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area/Chandler AZ
Logic IP Design Engineer                                                                                                              Santa Clara, January to June, 2015           
Responsible for analyzing the various PVT corners to reduce redundancy in pre-silicon timing. 

Component Design Engineer                                                                                           Chandler, AZ, July 2013 to December 2014                                       
Responsible for the maintenance of power rollup documentation for all SOC based projects using MS Excel

### Graduate Technical Intern @ Intel Corporation
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013
Graduate Technical Intern                                                                                                       Santa Clara, May 2012 to April 2013
Owned competitive analysis and benchmarking of Intel Hard IPs vs best in class industry products
•	Defined, created and owned a database focusing on competitive analysis of leading market vendors against internal Intel IP areas like Display, USB, GPIOs and LPDDR. 
•	Developed competitive summaries by studying and scaling chip area sizes to current process nodes using AutoCAD/Visio.
•	Database is now automated, has valuable competitive data, is easily searchable and can be leveraged by design teams for benchmarking and designing cost-effective solutions.


## Education
### Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Arizona State University

### Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Amity University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/pawini

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Last updated: 2026-04-13