Senior Technical Program Manager

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CAAustin, TXFolsom, CASan Diego, CA
Salary
$154,400–$263,300 / yr
Posted
11 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Feb 27, 2027

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $197k
This role $209k
$135k most similar roles pay here $277k

This role pays more than 66% of similar roles. Most pay $172,838–$220,237 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $209k versus about $197k for comparable roles.

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About Qualcomm

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

Qualcomm currently has 623 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Technical Program Manager

Sr, Technical Program Manager The Sr, Technical Program Manager joins the Oryon CPU Engineering team to manage the development and delivery of high-performance CPUs for key Snapdragon SoCs. This individual is responsible for planning, driving, and delivering CPU IP development and integration into silicon products across the roadmap. Day-to-day duties include creating data-driven schedules, leading interdepartmental meetings, managing IP-SoC relationships, and troubleshooting program issues to develop mitigation strategies. The role involves overseeing teams through design, validation, manufacturing, and deployment while reporting metrics and risks to senior executives. Candidates should possess expertise in the VLSI development cycle, silicon validation, and tape-outs. Required skills include project management of IP teams, negotiation, and complex problem-solving. The role focuses on solving technical challenges related to CPU IP delivery and ensuring efficient integration into hardware systems within defined resource constraints.

What does a Technical Program Manager earn in California?

Median $211325 from 72 postings across 20 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Manage the development and integration of CPU IP into silicon products across the company roadmap.
  • Create and maintain data-driven project schedules and milestones for the Oryon CPU engineering team.
  • Lead interdepartmental meetings to define project tasks, establish policies, and coordinate program plans.
  • Troubleshoot program issues by developing alternative task flows, resource plans, and mitigation strategies.
  • Identify risks and communicate status updates regarding budget, metrics, and milestones to senior executives.
  • Develop new processes to increase the productivity and efficiency of the engineering team.
  • Manage teams through the full lifecycle of hardware products including design, validation, manufacturing, and deployment.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 4+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
  • Master's or PhD degree in Engineering is preferred.
  • Experience as an engineer in chip development and integration into hardware or software systems.
  • Experience with silicon development methodologies, leading tape-outs, and silicon validation.
  • Strong IP core design and debug background, preferably involving CPU projects.
  • Technical domain expertise in the VLSI development cycle and IP delivery process.
  • Proficiency in program management tools and processes to increase engineering team productivity.

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