Senior Technical Program Manager – Silicon Co-Design
NVIDIAJob Title
Senior Technical Program Manager – Silicon Co-Design
Role Summary
The Senior Technical Program Manager in NVIDIA's Silicon Co-Design Group (SCG) owns SoC program outcomes from architecture through tape-out, bring-up, and productization. The role drives cross-functional alignment across silicon, systems, software, operations, and product to deliver validated silicon at scale.
This role operates within a hybrid, on-site team in Santa Clara and requires hands-on judgment on validation, bring-up, logistics, and schedule trade-offs to keep programs unblocked and on time.
Experience Level
Senior — typically 12+ years in technical roles with at least 5 years in technical program management, ideally with direct ownership of SoC programs through bring-up and productization.
Responsibilities
Primary accountabilities include end-to-end program ownership, risk management, cross-functional coordination, and continuous process improvement.
- Define and manage program schedules; surface and track dependencies before they block work; be accountable for delivery outcomes.
- Participate in critical design reviews, identify scope and integration risks early, and make trade-off decisions to maintain schedule and quality.
- Act as the technical liaison across silicon, system, software, operations, and GTM teams to keep objectives aligned.
- Identify technical and schedule risks, develop mitigation plans with engineers, and drive risks to closure.
- Capture lessons learned and implement process changes that improve speed, quality, and predictability on subsequent programs.
- Coordinate silicon hardware logistics — movement, tracking, and availability of silicon, boards, and peripherals to prevent bring-up and validation delays.
Requirements
Must-have skills and experience required to perform effectively in this role, plus desirable qualifications that improve candidacy.
Must-have
- 12+ years in technical roles with at least 5 years in technical program management owning SoC or similar hardware programs.
- Deep, hands-on understanding of SoC bring-up, validation, and productization processes and common failure modes.
- Ability to work across silicon, system, and software boundaries and to spot integration risks without being the domain expert on every topic.
- Proven track record of driving fast development cycles and creating program transparency under uncertainty.
- Clear, direct communication tailored to technical and non-technical audiences.
- On-site presence in Santa Clara, CA a minimum of three days per week.
Nice-to-have
- Experience using AI-powered program management tools (automated status, risk flagging, dependency tracking) and the ability to assess their impact on outcomes.
- Experience aligning multi-functional work with go-to-market timing for AI/ML and inference infrastructure products.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted logistics tracking or productivity tools and practical judgment on where they add value.
Education Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. A master's degree is a plus. (Equivalent experience language is accepted.)
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.
