Technical Program Manager – Chip System Software

Location: Santa Clara, CA | Type: Full-time

About the role

NVIDIA is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager (TPM) to join the Chip System Software team, which focuses on building Linux platform software for AI-RAN and SD-RAN solutions. The TPM will play a crucial role in advising the planning, coordination, and delivery of platform software programs, ensuring alignment across various teams and partners. This position requires strong technical knowledge and program management skills to facilitate collaboration with internal teams and external technology partners. The ideal candidate will thrive in a diverse and innovative environment, contributing to the next era of computing.

Responsibilities

• Work together with Product Management, Engineering, Customers, and external vendors to gather, document, and rank product and platform software requirements.
• Develop and maintain coordinated project schedules, achievements, dependencies, and risk mitigation plans.
• Coordinate activities across Platform Software, Hardware, Silicon, Firmware, Product Management, Quality Engineering, Customer Engineering, and external collaborators.
• Drive software release readiness, ensuring achievements are met for internal development, customer evaluations, and production releases.
• Manage dependencies with external collaborators, including Canonical, Red Hat, silicon vendors, and ecosystem partners.
• Facilitate technical discussions, engineering reviews, build reviews, and program status meetings.
• Define and monitor key program metrics, deliverables, and executive dashboards.
• Support customer engagements by coordinating software deliverables, schedules, and issue resolution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 12+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Engineering Program Management, or Software Development.
• Experience managing complex software programs involving Linux-based platforms.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, Agile methodologies, and software release processes.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, or similar.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• 401(k) with auto-enrollment.
• Generous time off and holidays.
• Donation matching (up to $10,000).
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and commuter benefits.
• Legal and identity-theft protection.
• Pet insurance and wellness discounts.
• Optional programs including student-loan and home-purchase support, family care resources, and expert medical services.

Pay

$200,000 - $322,000 per year