Technical Program Management Lead

Jobtailor

Arizona

On-site

USD 180,000 - 230,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States is seeking an experienced Engineering Program Manager to lead end-to-end silicon IC and hardware development projects from planning to production release.

You will drive cross-functional execution across ASIC/SoC design, verification, physical design, firmware, hardware, validation, operations, and manufacturing teams, while managing schedules, risks, and external partners. Strong communication and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
10+ years of program management experience in semiconductor, ASIC/SoC, or hardware development environments.
Strong understanding of silicon IC development flows including architecture, design, verification, physical design, tapeout, bring-up, and production.
Experience managing hardware development programs including PCB/system development and validation activities.
Proven experience coordinating and driving execution with third-party vendors, design houses, manufacturing partners, and suppliers.
Strong project planning and schedule management skills with the ability to manage complex cross-functional dependencies.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end engineering program management 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 proactively identify and resolve program risks, bottlenecks, and execution gaps.
Drive alignment between engineering teams and external partners on priorities, schedules, deliverables, and issue resolution.
Lead 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

Silicon IC development

Hardware development

Risk management

Project planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Smartsheet

MS Project

Job description

Lead end-to-end engineering program management 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 closely with third-party vendors, design partners, contractors, and manufacturing suppliers to ensure deliverables meet schedule, quality, and cost targets.
Track critical path items and proactively identify and resolve program risks, bottlenecks, and execution gaps.
Drive alignment between engineering teams and external partners on priorities, schedules, deliverables, and issue resolution.
Lead 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
10+ years of program management experience in semiconductor, ASIC/SoC, or hardware product development environments.
Strong understanding of silicon IC development flows including architecture, design, verification, physical design, tapeout, bring-up, and production.
Experience managing hardware development programs including PCB/system development and validation activities.
Proven experience coordinating and driving execution with third-party vendors, design houses, manufacturing partners, and suppliers.
Strong project planning and schedule management skills with the ability to manage complex cross-functional dependencies.
Experience managing aggressive development schedules and multiple concurrent deliverables.
Strong risk management, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management abilities.
Experience using program management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, MS Project, or equivalent.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading end-to-end engineering program management for silicon IC and hardware development, with a strong focus on cross-functional execution, risk management, and effective communication across teams and external partners.

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