Senior Technical Program Manager - VLSI

What You'll be Doing

• Align cross-functional program schedules into a single, integrated source of truth and maintain roadmap synchronization
• Act as the primary liaison between VLSI and partners in ASIC, Architecture, Software, Systems and Operations to handle input/output dependencies at the highest level
• Maintain Plan of Record (POR) ensuring all scope and schedule changes are documented and communicated
• Proactively identify risks and critical path, develop mitigation strategies and advance issues to leadership
• Provide regular updates on program status, highlighting challenges and proposing options to facilitate informed decision-making
• Quantify Program Health through real-time KPIs and metrics
• Continuously improve processes by taking learnings from prior programs, optimize workflows to maintain highest quality deliverables

What We Need to See

• BS in Engineering or Applied Sciences or equivalent experience (Masters preferred)
• 8+ years of overall experience in semiconductor design or datacenter/consumer electronics (6+yrs if Masters), with minimum 3+ years of direct Technical Program Management experience
• Strong experience across all stages of the ASIC/SoC development from architecture to productization
• Demonstrate critical thinking with the ability to synthesize complex technical data into actionable project plans
• Proficient in leading rapid development cycles and embracing change, maintaining flexibility and composure in uncertain situations
• Able to align different teams on a unified execution path and influence technical trade-offs
• Outstanding negotiation and presentation skills; ability to influence senior engineering staff without direct authority

Ways to stand out from the crowd

• Direct background in pre-silicon development or hardware validation
• Expertise in Smartsheet for building project trackers and dashboards
• Proficiency in Python to automate data-driven project management tasks