Technical Program Manager - Hardware Engineering

Untether AI Corp.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A rapidly growing Toronto-based startup, Untether AI Corp. is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead projects at the intersection of AI and hardware. This role involves managing project milestones, collaborating with engineers, and defining best practices while enjoying comprehensive perks including unlimited sick days and stock options.

Benefits

20 vacation days

Strong health and extended health benefits

Unlimited sick days

Stock options

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in silicon and hardware development.
• Strong understanding of ASIC development process.
• Knowledge of silicon characterization, firmware, and product testing desirable.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage project milestones, scope, and resources.
• Update stakeholders on project status and recommend actions.
• Establish best practices around documentation and metrics.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Problem-solving

Project management

Education

Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Untether AI is building the world’s highest performance, energy-centric AI inference accelerator. We are a rapidly growing Toronto-based startup with employees across Canada and the US (and even a few outside North America).

To help grow our organization, we are looking for a Technical Program Manager to collaborate with a bright group of engineers to tackle complex and interesting problems at the intersection of AI and hardware.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage project milestones, scope, and resources
• Define project metrics, measure progress, anticipate issues and detect roadblocks
• Regularly update stakeholders and leaders on project status and recommend actions
• Manage and interact with 3rd party vendors and resources
• Help define Untether’s project management function. Establish best practices around documentation, metrics, requirements tracking and processes. Drive continuous improvement
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Requirements

• Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related degree
• At least 10+ years of experience working in silicon and hardware development
• Strong technical understanding of the ASIC development process including architecture, design, verification, synthesis, timing closure, physical design, packaging and boards
• Knowledge of silicon characterization and qualification, product test, firmware and software development and new product introduction highly desirable
• Interest in problem-solving within highly structured and tightly constrained environments
• Knowledge of project management tools

What are some of the perks that you will receive being part of Untether AI?

• Aligned to Untether’s philosophy, our employees enjoy the same perks, regardless of role or level. In part, these include:

• 20 vacation days
• Strong health and extended health benefits from day 1
• Unlimited sick days
• Stock options
• Being part of building chips and software that will change the world

Thinking about applying?

• We’re a pretty welcoming bunch of people. If we’ve piqued your interest, you’re passionate about the same things we are but you aren’t sure if you check all the boxes, please apply anyway. We’re a great place to work, an even better place to learn and we focus on both capability and potential!
• Besides being a pretty friendly group, we’re also pretty diverse - ethnically, experientially and in our physical and mental abilities. If you are someone who needs accommodation during the interview process and/or in the workplace, please send a note along with your resume to [e-mail] and we’ll be in touch.

A little bit more about Untether AI:

Untether AI has developed a groundbreaking new architecture that brings neural net inference to new levels of performance and efficiency. We’ve already sold our product to smart clients who want to get in at ground zero. We’ve done this while continuing to improve our technology creating ultra-efficient, high performance AI chips that eliminates the data movement bottleneck that costs energy and performance in traditional architectures. We’re a team made up of scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs and have the support of tier one investors. Join us to be part of something big - a chance to create the future of AI.