Program Manager, SR

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 277,000; Full time

Job summary

QUALCOMM, Inc. in Santa Clara seeks a Technical Program Manager to own the Oryon CPU Engineering program, driving development and delivery of CPU IP into Qualcomm SoCs. You will coordinate cross-functional teams to meet milestones and ensure timely execution across silicon projects.

The role requires strong semiconductor domain knowledge, IP management experience, and the ability to craft data-driven schedules while reporting progress to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 4+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
• Advanced degrees may substitute for up to two years of experience.
• Strong semiconductor domain knowledge and IP management experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan, drive, and deliver CPU IP development and integration into silicon products across Qualcomm’s roadmap.
• Lead the creation and maintenance of credible, data-driven schedules and milestones.
• Organize interdepartmental meetings to set milestones, define tasks, and establish policies.
• Manage IP-SoC relationships and partnership programs.
• Troubleshoot issues, develop alternative tasks and resource plans, and resolve conflicts.
• Assess risks, develop mitigation strategies, and communicate with stakeholders.
• Roll up and report to senior executives on milestones, budget, metrics, and risks.
• Develop processes to increase team productivity and efficiency.
• Oversee design, development, validation, test, manufacturing, deployment, and sustaining activities for hardware products.
• Advocate for the program in cross-functional and stakeholder meetings.

Skills

Semiconductor domain knowledge

IP project management

IP core design & debugging

VLSI development cycle

AI for data-driven decisions

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Education

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

Tools

Program management tools

Job description

General Summary:

The successful candidate will own technical program management for the Oryon CPU Engineering team’s development and delivery to key Qualcomm SoCs. This is the team behind the Snapdragon X Series and Snapdragon 8 Elite / Gen 5. Work alongside the smartest minds in the industry to deliver best-in-class, efficient, high-performance CPUs.

Responsibilities

• Plan, drive, and deliver CPU IP development and integration into silicon products across Qualcomm’s roadmap.
• 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.
• Responsible for IP-SoC relationship & partnership program management.
• Troubleshoot program issues and help to develop alternative program tasks, schedules, milestones, resource plans, processes etc. to resolve program issues and conflicts.
• 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 development milestones, budget, metrics, risks, and mitigation plans.
• 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.
• Be an advocate for the program in cross-functional and stakeholder meetings.

Preferred qualifications

• Required: Strong semiconductor domain knowledge and experience managing complex silicon development programs. Preferred: Familiarity with Physical Design flows, implementation processes and design closure (signoff)
• 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.
• Experience applying AI solutions to integrate enterprise data, automate metric generation, build executive-ready dashboards, and support data-driven program and business decisions.
• 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.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently transports between offices, buildings, and campuses up to ½ mile.
• Frequently transports and installs equipment up to 5 lbs.
• Performs required tasks at various heights (e.g., standing or sitting).
• Monitors and utilizes computers and test equipment for more than 6 hours a day.
• Continuous communication which includes the comprehension of information with colleagues, customers, and vendors both in person and remotely..

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 4+ 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.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$184,800.00 - $277,200.00

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