Technical Program Manager
Amphenol Communications Solutions · Santa Clara, CA · 1 mo ago
On-siteInformation Technology$100k–$189k/yrFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Lead execution of high-value or technically complex programs supporting GPU clusters for AI training and inference.
- Own selected elements of the solution, including individual components, cable assemblies, integrated cartridges, test systems, or manufacturing ramp activities.
- Cook up component development and delivery while managing interfaces and dependencies with the complete cartridge solution.
- Manage applicable program requirements, schedules, milestones, qualification, system testing, and production readiness.
- Support or lead the development and deployment of dedicated Bit Error Rate Test (BERT) systems for validating data performance.
- Support factory-readiness and automation-line ramp plans, including equipment, capacity, materials, process qualification, and production milestones.
- Align customer requirements with Engineering, Product Management, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Sales, and test-development teams.
- Identify and resolve technical, manufacturing, supply-chain, capacity, and cross-program risks before they affect delivery.
- Provide customers and leadership with a clear view of status, dependencies, business impact, risks, decisions required, and recommended actions.
- Drive assigned commitments, issues, and escalations through to closure.
Skills And Attributes
- Strong judgment and ability to prioritize what matters most to the customer and business.
- Leadership and influence across functions, business units, and locations without direct authority.
- High ownership, urgency, responsiveness, and commitment to closure.
- Strong customer and executive stakeholder management.
- Integrated planning, scheduling, milestone, and dependency management.
- Able to anticipate risks and determine when to push, escalate, or involve leadership.
- Technical curiosity and ability to connect technical details with customer and business impact.
- Understanding of hardware development, interconnect assemblies, GPU compute, networking, rack integration, manufacturing, and supply-chain dependencies.
- Clear executive communication, reporting, and program governance.
Experience
- Experience leading complex hardware, electronics, interconnect, networking, or infrastructure programs.
- Demonstrated leadership of product-development, qualification, NPI, and manufacturing-ramp activities.
- Proven ability to manage major customers and coordinate multiple internal functions or business units.
- Engineering, operations, or related technical background preferred.
Measures of Success
- Customer commitments and program milestones delivered as agreed.
- Risks identified and resolved before affecting execution.
- Clear accountability and timely closure of actions and decisions.
- Successful transition from development through qualification and production.
- Increased customer confidence in Amphenol’s execution and strategic value.
Pay
The base salary range for this position is $100,000 - $189,260 USD annually. In determining rate of pay, Amphenol considers a variety of nondiscriminatory factors, including but not limited to geographic location, relevant industry experience, qualifications, skills, and education. It would be rare for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for a given role.