Senior NPI Technical Program Manager - Operations

Job Title

Senior NPI Technical Program Manager - Operations

Role Summary

Individual contributor responsible for managing Operations NPI schedules and milestones to take silicon products from tape-out to production release within NVIDIA's Silicon Operations Group. The role coordinates cross-functional engineering, test, system, software, planning and operations teams to ensure product readiness for production.

This position focuses on execution discipline, risk mitigation, supply/sample management, and process improvement across NPI and production ramp activities.

Experience Level

Senior — requires 7+ years of engineering or technical/program management experience.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate cross-functional activities required to move products through NPI into production; track schedule, risks, and metrics.

• Track and communicate key results, constraints, risks, dependencies and critical paths across ASIC, product, test, system, software engineering and planning teams.
• Manage cross-functional communications and report progress and roadblocks to upper management.
• Coordinate development and maintenance of the Plan of Record (POR), qualification plans, checklists and specifications to support production release.
• Develop engineering wafer and hardware risk plans and own internal and external sample supply.
• Lead and attend NPI meetings; identify and drive resolution of operational issues to ensure production readiness.
• Define and own metrics for NPI supply commits, production ramp, release turning points, and NPI OPEX/budgets.
• Drive process improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and speed to market for new products.
• Develop processes and metrics for Ops planning, engineering, logistics and quality teams.

Requirements

Essential skills and experience required to perform the role.

• 7+ years in engineering or technical/program management roles supporting product bring-up or manufacturing operations.
• Strong knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing flow and processes.
• Proficiency with program management and planning tools; ability to analyze and improve supply chain processes.
• Experience owning schedules, risks, dependencies and critical-path management for complex technical programs.
• Demonstrated leadership, problem-solving, decision-making and cross-functional influencing skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to work independently and navigate ambiguous situations.
• Experience managing budgets/OPEX for NPI and coordinating internal/external sample supply.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience; Master's degree preferred. PMP or other project/program management certification is a plus. Equivalent experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.

About the Company

Company: NVIDIA

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA

NVIDIA is a global leader in accelerated computing, renowned for its innovative solutions in AI and digital twins that transform diverse industries. The company specializes in networking technologies, providing end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet solutions for servers and storage that optimize performance and scalability. NVIDIA serves sectors such as high-performance computing, enterprise data centers, and cloud computing, constantly reinventing its products and services to stay ahead in the market.