Senior Technical Program Manager, AI Acceleration

Nvidia

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Santa Clara, CA
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Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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TL;DR · Senior Technical Program Manager, AI Acceleration

As a Senior Technical Program Manager - AI Acceleration, you will join the team building next-generation AI-powered simulation tools to accelerate hardware and silicon development. You will lead end-to-end planning and execution for AI for Chip Design initiatives, driving multi-functional programs to integrate chatbots, agents, and assistant intelligence into hardware workflows. Your daily responsibilities include defining timelines, leading technical discussions between AI engineers and hardware teams, and operationalizing the evaluation of internal and third-party AI tools. You must possess expertise in chip design workflows, RTL design, simulation, formal verification, and software engineering fundamentals. You will translate user requirements into actionable roadmaps for scalable infrastructure, ensuring that AI capabilities improve performance and efficiency across the ASIC and research organizations during the silicon design and production process.

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What you'll do

  • Lead end-to-end planning and execution of AI initiatives for chip design to ensure scalable and timely delivery.
  • Define program plans, timelines, and risk assessments while reporting progress and status to leadership.
  • Lead technical discussions between AI engineers, hardware teams, and third-party providers to align on architecture and requirements.
  • Operationalize the evaluation, availability, and adoption of internal and external AI tools across hardware teams.
  • Translate user requirements from silicon design teams into actionable roadmaps for internal AI platform teams and external partners.
  • Establish and monitor key program metrics to identify bottlenecks and ensure delivery meets quality and performance targets.
  • Partner with engineering leaders to prioritize initiatives that improve impact for silicon development and hardware workflows.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of technical program management experience spanning AI and ASIC chip design.
  • Strong understanding of RTL design, simulation, formal verification, software engineering fundamentals, system architecture, and scalable infrastructure.
  • Hands-on experience building, deploying, integrating, or enabling AI agents, LLM-powered systems, or AI productivity tools in engineering workflows.
  • Proven ability to lead complex, multi-functional technical programs from concept through production at scale.
  • Ability to gather and prioritize requirements from technical users and communicate them clearly to internal and external partners.
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills to translate complex technical concepts into clear program direction.
  • Experience in hardware or silicon development environments, including RTL, verification, and pre-silicon workflows (preferred).

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