Senior Technical Project Manager

Job Title

Senior Technical Project Manager

Role Summary

Drive execution and delivery of cross-functional projects spanning ASIC/VLSI and software teams. The role coordinates schedules, risks, procurement, and reporting to ensure on-time delivery of complex hardware and software milestones.

Experience Level

Senior — typically 8+ years of project/program management experience; experience in semiconductor/ASIC/VLSI startups preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage planning, tracking, and reporting for multi-domain engineering projects.

• Plan and maintain project schedules, milestones, and deliverables across ASIC, VLSI, and software domains.
• Run regular project reviews, stand-ups, and cross-functional syncs.
• Identify, track, and mitigate risks, dependencies, and blockers; escalate as needed.
• Coordinate with engineering leads to optimize workflows and resource allocation.
• Manage inventory, procurement, and technical operations for hardware projects.
• Generate dashboards, reports, and KPIs to communicate project health to management.
• Improve project management processes, tools, and methodologies.

Requirements

Must-have technical and management skills for executing hardware/software engineering programs.

• 8+ years of project/program management experience; semiconductor/ASIC/VLSI startup experience preferred.
• Basic Linux and scripting skills (bash, Python, or similar).
• Experience with project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Asana).
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional engineering teams.
• Strong analytical and risk-management skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational abilities.
• Startup mindset: hands-on, flexible, proactive problem-solver.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Speedata

Speedata develops a purpose-built ASIC, the Analytics Processing Unit (APU), to accelerate analytics and AI data workloads (e.g., Apache Spark), improving query performance and reducing infrastructure TCO by executing analytics operations in silicon.