Central Program Management Program Manager, Staff

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
$175,300–$262,900 / yr
Posted
40 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Mar 16, 2027

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Above market

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Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.

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TL;DR · Central Program Management Program Manager, Staff

The Central Program Management (TPE) - Program Manager, Staff joins the Engineering Services Group to support 5G/6G technologies for Infra base station chipset products. This role involves developing and executing the plan of record, including schedules, budgets, resources, and risks for digital and mixed-signal IC chips. The Staff Program Manager drives large cross-functional engineering teams across baseband, RF, antenna, and power domains from product conception through commercialization. Key responsibilities include monitoring program health metrics, managing stakeholder expectations, and integrating silicon, systems, and software. The ideal candidate possesses expertise in semiconductor development, wireless cellular industry standards, and program management tools like Gantt charts and dashboards. This position solves complex technical integration problems to deliver high-performance infrastructure products to new customers in the telecommunications market.

What you'll do

  • Develop and execute the plan of record including schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables, and risks for IC chipsets.
  • Drive large cross-functional engineering teams through the full product life cycle from conception to commercialization.
  • Establish rigorous execution discipline for risk management, schedule tracking, and executive reporting.
  • Monitor program health metrics and escalate significant deviations from the plan of record with corrective actions.
  • Develop and maintain resource plans to identify gaps and create mitigation strategies to meet business objectives.
  • Streamline development cycles by integrating multiple plans, dependencies, and deliverables across various technical teams.
  • Manage stakeholder expectations and drive consensus on development schedules, plans, and processes.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
  • Direct experience in semiconductor development and/or manufacturing experience.
  • Master’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field (preferred).
  • 10+ years of Program Management or related work experience (preferred).
  • 5+ years of experience working with digital SOC and/or mixed-signal baseband and/or RF chips (preferred).
  • 5+ years of experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (preferred).
  • 3+ years of experience working in a large matrixed organization (preferred).

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