Post-Silicon Validation Technical Program Manager

Qualcomm; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 158,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA is seeking an Engineering Services Program Manager to drive post-silicon validation for the Oryon CPU Engineering team, supporting Snapdragon Elite X laptop CPUs.

The role requires coordinating cross-functional teams, managing IP-SoC/SW relationships, and delivering data-driven project milestones to senior leadership. Strong communication and problem-solving are essential for success in this fast-paced program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
• Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan, drive, and deliver CPU post-silicon validation and integration into key Qualcomm silicon products.
• Drive cross-functional teams to debug technical issues on various platforms, both pre-silicon and post-silicon.
• Determine risks, develop mitigation strategies, and communicate information to internal and external key stakeholders.
• Roll up and report regularly to senior management-executives on key validation milestones, metrics, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Responsible for IP-SoC/SW relationship & partnership program management.
• Be an advocate for the program in cross-functional and stakeholder meetings.
• Troubleshoot program issues and help to develop alternative program tasks, schedules, milestones, resource plans, processes etc. to resolve program issues and conflicts.
• Develop processes to increase the productivity and efficiency of the team.
• Manage teams through design, development, validation, test, manufacturing, deployment and sustaining activities for hardware products.
• Lead the creation and maintenance of credible and data-driven schedules and project milestones.
• Organize and lead interdepartmental meetings to set project milestones/schedules, plans of records, define project tasks, establish program policies and processes.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Program Management

General Summary:

The successful candidate will provide development and validation technical program management support for the Oryon CPU Engineering team, the team behind the Snapdragon Elite X laptop CPU. Responsibilities will include:

• Plan, drive, and deliver CPU post-silicon validation and integration into key Qualcomm silicon products.
• Drive cross-functional teams to debug technical issues on various platforms, both pre-silicon and post-silicon. Support software, product/test engineering, and customer engineering teams.
• Determine risks, develop mitigation strategies, and communicate information to internal and external key stakeholders. Must be able to proactively drive and solve problems to solutions.
• Roll up and report regularly to senior management-executives on key validation milestones, metrics, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Responsible for IP-SoC/SW relationship & partnership program management.
• Be an advocate for the program in cross-functional and stakeholder meetings.
• Troubleshoot program issues and help to develop alternative program tasks, schedules, milestones, resource plans, processes etc. to resolve program issues and conflicts.
• Develop processes to increase the productivity and efficiency of the team.
• Manage teams through design, development, validation, test, manufacturing, deployment and sustaining activities for hardware products.
• Lead the creation and maintenance of credible and data-driven schedules and project milestones.
• Organize and lead interdepartmental meetings to set project milestones/schedules, plans of records, define project tasks, establish program policies and processes.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years of Program Management or related work experience.

*Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

Preferred qualifications

• MS or PhD degree in Engineering
• Experience in post-silicon bring-up and debug, working with cross-functional teams like software and product/test engineering. Experience with silicon development methodologies, leading tape‑outs and silicon validation. Experience as an engineer in chip development and integration into hardware or software systems.
• A successful candidate requires a strong IP core (preferably CPU) design & debug background including Project Management of IP team working on multiple programs.
• Technical domain expertise in all aspects of VLSI development cycle and IP delivery process, including silicon bring-up. Knowledge of emulation / FPGA prototyping / virtual platforms a plus.
• You will help coordinate and support methodology deployment and play a key role in planning future IP validation and development initiatives.
• Ability to drive teams towards long-term challenging goals and intermediate milestones, as well as navigating teams through short-term, highly visible priorities.
• Track record of successful planning and execution within resource and schedule constraints.
• Knowledgeable on program management tools and processes to increase productivity across engineering teams.
• Proven skills: communication, negotiation, motivation, dealing and resolving difficult and complex situations, thinking on the fly, and drive to meet the business need

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$158,400.00 - $237,600.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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