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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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The Senior Technical Program Manager – Silicon Co-Design joins the Silicon Co-Design Group to lead complex SoC programs from architecture through tape-out, bring-up, and productization. This role involves owning end-to-end program outcomes, managing schedules, and driving multi-functional alignment across silicon, systems, software, and operations. You will identify technical dependencies, resolve scope risks, and manage hardware logistics for boards and peripherals to ensure validation remains unblocked. The position requires deep hands-on knowledge of SoC bring-up and validation within the silicon-system-software boundary. Key skills include managing fast development cycles under uncertainty and using AI-powered program management tools for automated status and risk signaling. Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science and have over 12 years of technical experience.
What does a Technical Program Manager earn in California?
Median $201650 from 110 postings across 25 companies.
Own end-to-end program outcomes by defining schedules, surfacing dependencies, and driving multi-functional alignment from architecture through tape-out.
Participate in critical design reviews to flag scope risks early and make technical trade-off calls.
Act as the primary technical link between silicon, systems, software, operations, and marketing teams.
Identify technical and schedule risks early to build engineering-led mitigation plans and move work forward.
Implement process changes based on post-program lessons to improve speed, quality, and predictability.
Coordinate the movement, tracking, and availability of silicon, boards, and peripherals to keep validation unblocked.
Utilize AI-powered program management tools to automate status, risk, and dependency signals.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Master’s degree in a related field (preferred).
12+ years of experience in technical roles.
At least 5 years of experience in technical program management.
Experience driving SoC programs from bring-up through productization.
Deep, hands-on understanding of SoC bring-up, validation, and productization.
Ability to work across the silicon–system–software boundary to spot integration risks.
On-site presence in Santa Clara, CA, a minimum of three days per week.
Experience using AI-powered program management tools (preferred).
Experience working with AI/ML teams on inference infrastructure (preferred).
Experience with AI-assisted logistics tracking (preferred).
Ability to evaluate and roll out AI productivity tools like coding assistants (preferred).