Senior Technical Program Manager, Pre-Silicon Software Enablement and Workload Studies

Job Title

Senior Technical Program Manager, Pre-Silicon Software Enablement and Workload Studies

Role Summary

Senior Technical Program Manager on NVIDIA's Hardware Infrastructure team focused on architectural modeling and functional simulation. The role drives programs that enable software teams to begin development earlier in the silicon lifecycle by delivering modeling, simulation environments, and infrastructure.

The TPM partners with architecture, modeling, and software organizations to surface risks, align priorities, and translate technical dependencies into executable plans that move software left of silicon tape-out.

Experience Level

Senior — typically requires 8+ years of technical program management experience in the semiconductor or computing industry.

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional programs that enable pre-silicon software development and ensure software readiness on models and simulations.

• Own and drive the software left-shift program: provide environments, interfaces, and infrastructure for early software development.
• Define program structure, milestones, success criteria, and deliverables across multiple concurrent chip programs.
• Partner with architecture, modeling, and software teams to identify and resolve dependency blockers.
• Lead executive-level program reviews, surface risks early, and drive cross-functional decision-making using data.
• Build feedback loops from software-on-model findings to architecture and modeling teams for actionable improvements.
• Drive alignment across hardware and software organizations on new chip features and their software impact.
• Translate complex technical dependencies into structured, implementable plans.

Requirements

Must-have technical program management experience and domain familiarity required to manage pre-silicon software enablement programs.

• 8+ years of technical program management experience in the semiconductor or computing industry.
• Proven track record driving complex, multi-organization programs from ambiguity to execution across large engineering organizations.
• Experience managing programs at the hardware-software boundary; able to engage credibly with silicon architects and software engineers.
• Familiarity with pre-silicon environments, including architectural models and simulation infrastructure.
• Strong executive communication and risk-management skills; able to distill complexity into decisions.

Nice-to-have:

• Hands-on background in architecture enablement or driver/software engineering prior to TPM.
• Familiarity with GPU or compute chip architecture and how software interacts with the hardware stack pre-tape-out.
• Experience driving software readiness programs where the deliverable was an environment or infrastructure for software teams.
• Exposure to UMDs, KMDs, timing models, or application-level analysis in a pre-silicon context.
• Prior experience at a GPU, CPU, or AI accelerator company.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field—or equivalent practical experience.

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.