Senior Technical Program Manager – VLSI

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 322,000; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager for the VLSI group. You will drive end-to-end lifecycle from arch-to-silicon, optimize tape-out schedules, and coordinate across VLSI, architecture, ASIC, and operations teams.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in TPM for semiconductor design, strong VLSI fluency, and expert Smartsheet proficiency. This role emphasizes leadership, negotiation, and the ability to influence without direct authority in a hybrid work

Qualifications

• 8+ years TPM experience in semiconductor design and the full ASIC/SoC lifecycle.
• Strong technical fluency in VLSI design cycle, silicon validation, and correlation.
• Ability to align different teams on a unified execution path and influence trade-offs.
• Outstanding negotiation and presentation skills; ability to influence senior staff without direct authority.
• Expert-level Smartsheet proficiency with automation and visual dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Bridge the gap between architectural concepts and physical silicon, accelerating tape-out cycles.
• Develop high-fidelity schedules and manage complex dependencies across design, verification, and tape-out validation.
• Serve as the primary liaison between CSG and cross-functional partners including VLSI, Architecture, ASIC, Operations and Systems.
• Lead design reviews and manage change control to balance scope with schedule impact.
• Orchestrate post-silicon test plans to ensure coverage of architectural requirements and PVT corners.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Smartsheet

Python

Job description

## Senior Technical Program Manager – VLSIApplylocations: US, CA, Santa Claratime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: JR2013354NVIDIA is leading the way in groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing and Visualization. The GPU, our invention, serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services. Our work opens up new universes to explore, enables amazing creativity and discovery, and powers what were once science fiction inventions from artificial intelligence to autonomous cars. NVIDIA is looking for phenomenal people like you to help us accelerate the next wave of artificial intelligence. We serve as the central program management function for NVIDIA’s VLSI Engineering organization, providing the structure and insight needed to deliver world-class silicon. We align roadmaps across all silicon product lines, enabling technical leads to focus on engineering while we accelerate end-to-end execution. Through the integration of domain-specific workflows and intelligent infrastructure, we deliver automated schedule tracking, resource planning, and program health visibility across the full lifecycle—from Arch/RTL handoff through silicon bring-up and productization.We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead the end-to-end lifecycle for the Circuit Solutions Group (CSG), spanning pre- and post-silicon execution.**What You'll be Doing:**As a Senior TPM, you will bridge the gap between architectural concepts and physical silicon. Your mission is to accelerate tape-out cycles by optimizing engineering workflow schedules and to track Closed-Loop Validation* Drive the "Arch-to-Silicon" lifecycle, developing high-fidelity schedules and handling complex dependencies across design, verification, physical implementation and tape-out validation* Act as the primary strategic liaison between CSG and cross-functional partners, including VLSI, Architecture, ASIC, Operations and Systems* Participate in key design reviews and handle the change control process to ensure scope changes are balanced against schedule impacts.* Lead Closed-Loop Validation schedules by systematically comparing silicon results against simulation assumptions to refine future model accuracy.* Orchestrate post-silicon test plans, ensuring comprehensive coverage of architectural requirements, PVT corners, and critical corner cases* Build expert-level Smartsheet dashboards to provide real-time insight into program health, test plan progress, and prioritization for executive team.* Drive operational excellence by codifying procedures and employing Python to automate the ingestion of lab data into project management tools.**What We Need to See:*** BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience (Masters preferred)* 8+ years of TPM experience with a focus on Semiconductor Design and the full ASIC/SoC lifecycle.* Strong technical fluency in VLSI, specifically regarding design cycle, silicon validation and correlation* Ability to align different teams on a unified execution path and influence technical trade-offs.* Demonstrate critical thinking with the ability to synthesize complex technical data into actionable project plans.* Outstanding negotiation and presentation skills; ability to influence senior engineering staff without direct authority.* Expert-level Smartsheet proficiency is required, including advanced automation and visual dashboarding.**Ways to stand out from the crowd:*** Direct background in circuit design or hardware validation.* Proficiency in Python to automate data-driven project management tasks.* Experience running projects in cutting-edge process nodes.NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. We have some of the most brilliant and talented people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our world-class engineering teams are growing fast. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.#LI-HybridYour base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 168,000 USD - 258,750 USD for Level 4, and 200,000 USD - 322,000 USD for Level 5.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.Applications for this job will be accepted at least until August 9, 2026.This posting is for an existing vacancy.NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.