Senior Technical Program Manager – Hardware & Silicon

Powerlattice Technologies Inc; Vancouver (WA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock option grant

Health benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Powerlattice Technologies Inc. is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead complex silicon IC and hardware development programs from concept to production.

You will partner with engineering, operations, supply chain and external vendors to ensure on-schedule, high-quality results. The role requires 8+ years in semiconductor hardware program management, a solid understanding of silicon development flows, and excellent cross-functional leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
• 8+ years of program management in semiconductor, ASIC/SoC, or hardware environments.
• Strong understanding of silicon IC development flows across architecture, design, verification, tapeout and production.
• Experience coordinating with third-party vendors, design houses, manufacturing partners and suppliers.
• Strong planning and scheduling skills with the ability to manage complex dependencies.
• Experience managing aggressive development schedules and multiple concurrent deliverables.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Management of end-to-end engineering programs for silicon IC and hardware development projects from planning through production release.
• Drive cross-functional execution across ASIC/SoC design, verification, physical design, firmware, hardware, validation, operations, and manufacturing teams.
• Develop and maintain program schedules, milestones, dependencies, resource plans, and risk assessments.
• Coordinate with third-party vendors, design partners, contractors, and manufacturing suppliers to meet schedule, quality, and cost targets.
• Track critical path items and identify and resolve program risks, bottlenecks, and execution gaps.
• Drive alignment between engineering teams and external partners on priorities, schedules, deliverables, and issue resolution.
• Perform regular program reviews, status meetings, and executive updates.
• Manage silicon development milestones including specification freeze, RTL release, tape-out, package development, board bring-up, validation, and production readiness.
• Coordinate hardware development activities including PCB design, prototype builds, lab validation, and system integration.
• Support engineering change management, issue tracking, and escalation management processes.
• Ensure effective communication and coordination across geographically distributed teams and external vendors.
• Drive continuous improvement in program management processes, execution methodologies, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Smartsheet

MS Project

Job description

Powerlattice Technologies Inc. is seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead complex silicon IC and hardware development programs from concept to production.

You will partner with engineering, operations, supply chain and external vendors to ensure on-schedule, high-quality results. The role requires 8+ years in semiconductor hardware program management, a solid understanding of silicon development flows, and excellent cross-functional leadership and communication skills.