Technical Program Manager, Pre-Silicon Development

Amd

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$160,000–$240,000 / yr
Posted
93 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Jun 10, 2027

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About Amd

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is a semiconductor company that develops high-performance processors, graphics cards, and adaptive computing solutions for gaming, data centers, and embedded markets. Industry: Semiconductors

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TL;DR · Technical Program Manager, Pre-Silicon Development

Technical Program Manager, Pre-Silicon Development joins the Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group as a silicon-savvy leader within the pre-Silicon program management organization. This role involves driving the execution of key development programs from concept to tape out while managing the entire product stack across various engineering functions including Product Planning, Architecture definition, IP design, SoC Integration, Verification, and SW co-development. The successful candidate will coordinate dependencies among global teams, manage project artifacts like schedules and risk logs, and resolve technical issues to meet scope, schedule, and spend targets. Required expertise includes silicon and SoC design development involving RTL, Functional and Performance verification, and Physical design. Experience with FPGA HW/SW development is highly preferred. This role solves complex problems in the pre-Silicon space by ensuring rigorous execution across cross-functional engineering project areas.

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

  • Drive the execution of key development programs from initial concept through to tape out.
  • Coordinate and resolve dependencies between diverse engineering teams across the entire product stack.
  • Manage project artifacts including schedules, resource forecasts, risk logs, and issue tracking.
  • Monitor program metrics to ensure projects meet defined scope, schedule, and budget requirements.
  • Develop and implement processes to improve program management rigor and organizational efficiency.
  • Resolve technical issues and manage escalations with a sense of urgency and proactive problem-solving.
  • Prepare and present detailed status reports and risk analyses to executive leadership.
  • Align cross-functional teams on shared goals and communicate project insights across the organization.

What we're looking for

  • Hold a BS or MS engineering degree or demonstrate equivalent competency in relevant technical areas.
  • Possess depth and breadth in silicon and SoC design development, including RTL, verification, and physical design.
  • Demonstrate experience performing complex work involving new or constantly changing difficult problems.
  • Apply thorough knowledge of project management principles to both small and large scale projects.
  • Experience with FPGA hardware and software development is highly preferred.
  • Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, including presenting status and insights to executive leadership.
  • Proven ability to lead technical issues to resolution and collaborate across global cross-functional teams.
  • Demonstrate the ability to work independently to complete projects on schedule under general guidance.

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