Manufacturing Test TPM - Scale AI Hardware

Cerebras Systems; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Cerebras Systems in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive manufacturing test programs from NPI through full production. You will act as the bridge between engineering and the factory, turning new test capabilities into repeatable, high-volume production flows and keeping them on schedule as we ramp.

You will own end-to-end test programs, build and drive plans, coordinate across test, hardware, software, operations, quality, and external partners, and manage risks to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of hardware/manufacturing program management experience.
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional programs to a schedule.
• Knowledge of manufacturing test and NPI-to-production lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing test programs end-to-end—from NPI through qualification, production ramp, and sustaining—for test hardware and software across board, sub-module, and system-level testing.
• Build and drive the plan—milestones, dependencies, critical path, and clear entry/exit gates—and keep it on track as priorities shift.
• Coordinate across teams—test, hardware, and software engineering, manufacturing operations, quality, and external manufacturing partners.
• Work hand-in-hand with program-level TPMs rolling up test readiness, risks, and dependencies into the broader product programs.
• Manage risk proactively—maintain a living risk register, surface issues early, and drive them to closure with clear owners and dates.
• Own the qualification-to-production handoff—ensure test changes are validated, controlled, and cleanly promoted before they reach the line.
• Run the operating cadence—reviews, status reporting, and metrics (yield, test time, throughput, capacity) that drive decisions.
• Plan for scale—keep test capacity and readiness ahead of the production ramp.

Skills

Technical program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Manufacturing test hardware

Test software systems

Job description

Cerebras Systems in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive manufacturing test programs from NPI through full production. You will act as the bridge between engineering and the factory, turning new test capabilities into repeatable, high-volume production flows and keeping them on schedule as we ramp.

You will own end-to-end test programs, build and drive plans, coordinate across test, hardware, software, operations, quality, and external partners, and manage risks to