Principal Analyst (Physical AI Semiconductors, IOT, Market Intelligence, Forecast/ Market Sizing models)

Role Overview

As a Principal Analyst, you will equip leaders across the semiconductor and Physical AI ecosystems with indispensable insights, advice, and tools to achieve their mission-critical priorities and build the successful organizations of tomorrow. You will own the authoritative quantitative view of the MCUs, sensors, and edge AI SoCs enabling Physical AI and convert system adoption, semiconductor content, and architecture shifts into decision-useful forecasts, market shares, and competitive intelligence.

What You Will Do

Develop and maintain global forecasts for MCUs, AI-enabled MCUs, edge AI SoCs, embedded AI accelerators, and selected sensor semiconductor markets, including units, revenue, ASPs, and vendor market share. Quantify semiconductor demand across industrial automation, robotics, automotive, drones, machine vision, smart cameras, intelligent edge systems, and other major Physical AI applications.

Why It Might Be a Fit

To thrive in this role, it helps if you are obsessed with your topic! Gartner analysts are correctly viewed as THE experts. This means that: You know your technologies, markets, vendors, trends, management practices, etc., well and be able to see the forest and the trees. You are an excellent collaborator with the ability to quickly build rapport and gain client trust.

Requirements

• BE/BTech from Grade A engineering colleges with specialization in Electronics, or Semiconductors, or software engineering.
• Graduate + MBA (Marketing or Ops) from leading A & B-schools is desirable.
• 5-7+ years minimum experience in semiconductor market intelligence, MCU/embedded processors, sensors, edge AI, product planning, business planning, forecasting, or industry research.
• Strong expertise in one or more of MCUs, embedded processors, sensors, or edge AI SoCs, with the ability to develop credible quantitative coverage across the broader Physical AI semiconductor stack.
• Strong understanding of embedded and edge AI architectures, end-market demand, semiconductor content, technology transitions, and competitive dynamics.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain quantitative market models, market-share analysis, and forecasts.
• Experience with semiconductor vendors, market-research firms, industrial/robotics ecosystems, automotive suppliers, or relevant electronics supply-chain organizations preferred.
• Awareness of the major issues across the IT, technology, semiconductor, and electronics industry affecting embedded AI and Physical AI markets, and an eagerness to learn more.
• Ability to design, develop, and maintain large Excel models for market share analysis and forecasting, and strong working knowledge of other MS Office tools such as Word and Power Point for writing and presenting analysis.
• Project management skills: Ability to manage time, keep projects on schedule, and resolve issues and deliver all client deliverables in a timely manner.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex market data into clear implications.
• Problem Solving: Strong analytical skills and the ability to think creatively, independently, and efficiently to diagnose and contextualize issues, exhibit critical-thinking and problem-solving capabilities, including working on estimation problems and provide insightful and original analysis.
• Interpersonal skills: Ability to communicate, engage, and develop cordial professional relationships with analysts, key initiative leaders, team managers, and clients with a compelling and enthusiastic attitude that drives clients to action and guides them to success.

Benefits

• World-class benefits
• Highly competitive compensation
• Disproportionate rewards for top performers
• Flexible work environment
• Opportunities for growth and development
• Inclusive and diverse work culture

Tagged as: Data Analysis, Excel, Forecasting, Project Management