Program Manager

Sapsf; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

HCL Technologies is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead Silicon Infra Enablement efforts supporting Meta. You will oversee validation activities for custom ASIC programs, drive AI-tool adoption, and coordinate multi-timezone teams across US and India.

This role requires deep experience in silicon validation, CI/CD for hardware, and strong leadership. The ideal candidate will manage vendor relationships, drive process improvements, and interface with senior stakeholders across multiple Meta

Qualifications

• 15+ years in software development, validation, and software delivery management.
• 8+ years in silicon validation, test engineering, or hardware infrastructure; 3+ years in engineering management.
• Deep understanding of ASIC/SoC validation methods: PVT, frequency binning, power/thermal, production test.
• Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines for hardware validation.
• Proven track record managing distributed teams across time zones and vendors.
• Strong operational discipline; data-driven decision making.
• Familiarity with Python-based test automation, Presto/data warehousing, and dashboards.
• Excellent communication with silicon design teams, platform engineers, and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own CI/CD pipeline for silicon test operations, incl. triage and dashboards.
• Coordinate across silicon design, firmware, platform engineering, and test ops.
• Manage vendor engineering teams, including billing reviews and delivery tracking.
• Participate in on-call rotations and drive root-cause analysis.
• Champion AI tool adoption (Claude Code, CodeCompose, Devmate) and track metrics.
• Coordinate global teams across US PST and India IST with daily standups.

Skills

Software delivery management

Team management

Python-based test automation

Data querying

Dashboard reporting

Communication skills

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Python

Job description

Job Description: Engineering Manager Looking for an experienced manager to lead and coordinate deliverables from HCL’s Silicon Infra Enablement teams supporting the Meta account. This role will oversee validation efforts for Meta’s custom ASIC programs, ensuring comprehensive test coverage across silicon characterization, qualification, PVT testing, and emulation infrastructure tool development for utilization metrics. The manager will also drive the development of AI‑agentic tools to be leveraged across multiple Meta projects. The role involves engaging with multiple Meta leads to understand their problem statements and leading the execution of process‑improvement initiatives across the team.

Roles and Responsibilities

• CI/CD Infrastructure & Automation: Own the CI/CD pipeline for silicon test operations -- including daily triage, dashboard monitoring, test result analysis, and continuous improvement of build/test/release flows. Drive automation coverage to reduce manual validation cycles.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Serve as the connective tissue between silicon design, firmware, platform engineering, and test operations. Participate in daily syncs across 6+ workstreams and weekly leadership reviews with senior management.
• Vendor & Partner Management: Manage vendor engineering teams (HCL), including weekly billing reviews, resource forecasting, and deliverable tracking. Ensure vendor output meets Meta's quality and velocity standards.
• On-Call & Incident Response: Participate in on-call rotations for Silicon Squad DE and Silicon Failure Analysis. Drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions for silicon-related production issues.
• AI-Driven Engineering Productivity: Champion AI tool adoption across the team -- including Claude Code, CodeCompose, and Devmate. Track and report on AI-assisted development metrics, driving adoption from baseline to 90%+ across the organization.
• Global Team Operations: Coordinate effectively across US (PST) and India (IST) time zones with regular late-evening syncs. Maintain team cadence through daily standups, weekly reviews, and cross-timezone alignment meetings.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in Software development, validation and software delivery management aspect. Experience in managed services team management.
• 8+ years of experience in silicon validation, test engineering, or hardware infrastructure, with 3+ years in engineering management.
• Deep understanding of ASIC/SoC validation methodologies, including PVT characterization, frequency binning, power/thermal analysis, and production test flows.
• Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines for hardware validation (not just software).
• Track record of managing distributed teams across multiple time zones and vendor organizations.
• Strong operational discipline -- comfortable with daily triage, incident response, and data-driven decision making.
• Familiarity with Python-based test automation frameworks, Presto/data warehouse querying, and dashboard/reporting tools.
• Excellent communication skills for interfacing with silicon design teams, platform engineers, and senior leadership.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Meta's internal tools ecosystem (Buck, Phabricator, Scuba, Workplace).
• Exposure to AI/ML accelerator silicon (training or inference ASICs).
• Hands‑on coding ability for firmware-level test tooling and automation scripts.

A Typical Week Looks Like

Activity Team syncs & daily standups (6+ daily meetings) 1:1s, leadership reviews & cross-org alignment CI/CD triage, test results review & incident response Vendor management & bil

Key Responsibilities

• To ensure value creation in the engagement
• To manage key Program Partners / Stakeholders interests for smooth integration and implementation of the program and achievement of its objectives.
• To manage engagement profitability by managing various variables
• To proactively engage with the client to understand the business engagements
• To lead| manage| develop and engage the team
• To proactively identify and mitigate risks & issues (including escalations) for delivery of the program