NVIDIA

Technology

SeniorTechnicalProgramManager-VLSI

$168–322k Santa Clara, California, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Senior Technical Program Manager - VLSI at NVIDIA. Skills: Technical Program Management, Silicon development, Schedule management. Orchestrate end-to-end execution. Manage top-level silicon schedules”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver world-class silicon; Meet SOL schedules; Maintain highest quality deliverables

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Critical thinking; Risk identification; Mitigation strategies

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

BS in Engineering or Applied Sciences, 8+ years semiconductor design experience, 6+ years semiconductor design experience, 3+ years Technical Program Management, Experience all stages ASIC/SoC development, Demonstrate critical thinking, Synthesize complex technical data, Proficient leading rapid development cycles, Embracing change, Maintain flexibility, Composure in uncertain situations, Align different teams, Influence technical trade-offs, Outstanding negotiation ability, Outstanding presentation ability

Nice to Have

Masters degree preferred, Direct background pre-silicon development, Direct background hardware validation, Expertise in Smartsheet, Proficiency in Python

What You'll Do.

Orchestrate end-to-end execution

Manage top-level silicon schedules

Manage complex dependencies

Align cross-functional program schedules

Maintain roadmap synchronization

Liaise between VLSI and partners

Handle input/output dependencies

Maintain Plan of Record

Document scope changes

Communicate scope changes

Document schedule changes

Communicate schedule changes

Identify critical path

Develop mitigation strategies

Advance issues to leadership

Provide program status updates

Quantify Program Health

Take learnings from prior programs

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Multidisciplinary teams; VLSI and partners; ASIC; Architecture; Software; Systems; Operations

Communication Scope

Presentation; Negotiation

Process & Methodology

Program management, Schedule management, Roadmap synchronization, Dependency management, Risk management, Process improvement

Full Job Description

NVIDIA is leading the way in groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing and Visualization. The GPU, our invention, serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services. Our work opens up new universes to explore, enables outstanding creativity and discovery, and powers what were once science fiction inventions from artificial intelligence to autonomous cars. NVIDIA is looking for extraordinary people like you to help us accelerate the next wave of artificial intelligence. We serve as the central program management function for NVIDIA’s VLSI Engineering organization, providing the structure and insight needed to deliver world-class silicon. We align roadmaps across all silicon product lines, enabling technical leads to focus on engineering while we accelerate end-to-end execution. Through the integration of domain-specific workflows and intelligent infrastructure, we deliver automated schedule tracking, resource planning, and program health visibility across the full lifecycle—from Arch/RTL handoff through silicon bring-up and productization. We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to serve as a pivotal horizontal lead, orchestrating the end-to-end execution of our most ambitious silicon development projects. **What You 'll be Doing**: As a Senior TPM, you would be responsible for the top-level silicon schedules and help manage complex dependencies across multidisciplinary teams to meet SOL (Speed of Light) schedules. * Align cross-functional program schedules into a single, integrated source of truth and maintain roadmap synchronization * Act as the primary liaison between VLSI and partners in ASIC, Architecture, Software, Systems and Operations to handle input/output dependencies at the highest level * Maintain Plan of Record (POR) ensuring all scope and schedule changes are documented and communicated * Proactively identify risks and critical path, develop mitigation stra

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