Technical Program Manager, Custom Silicon Development

OpenAI; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Hardware Chips Programs Manager to drive the hardware roadmap for ML acceleration. Based in San Francisco, CA, the role supports a hybrid work model with relocation assistance for new employees.

You will manage design and implementation planning, coordinating cross-functional teams and external partners. You will lead scheduling with strategic partners, marshal internal resources, and ensure effective collaboration across vendors.

Qualifications

• Experience as a technical program manager for data center hardware products (server, GPU, TPU, networking, storage).
• Knowledge of end-to-end system program management from concept, design, production to deployment in data centers.
• Experience with System SW programs through NPI.

Responsibilities

• Manage the design and implementation planning of ML acceleration hardware across stakeholders and vendors.
• Lead planning and scheduling of chip hardware designs with strategic partners and vendors.
• Coordinate and marshal internal resources and communication for efficient interaction with partners and vendors.

Skills

Technical program management

Data center hardware products

Cross-functional collaboration

End-to-end system program management

NPI system software programs

Job description

About the Team OpenAI’s Hardware organization develops AI-native silicon and system-level solutions for the unique demands of advanced AI workloads. Building on efforts like Jalapeño, the team is developing future generations of AI-native silicon and tightly integrated systems to power the next generation of frontier models. By co-designing chips, systems, tools, and methodologies, the team helps deliver faster, more efficient, and production-ready hardware for OpenAI’s supercomputing platform.

About the Role As a Hardware Chips Programs Manager at OpenAI, you will help bring our chips hardware roadmap to life, navigating an array of technical and partnership challenges. We’re looking for people excited to push the frontiers of computing by navigating technical explorations and are passionate about building. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

In this role, you will:

• Manage the design and implementation planning of our ML acceleration hardware, working across technical, cross-functional and external stakeholders
• Lead planning and scheduling of chip hardware designs with our strategic partners and vendors
• Coordinate and marshal internal resources and communication for efficient interaction with partners and vendors

You might thrive in this role if you:

• Have experience as a technical program manager for data center hardware products (server, GPU, TPU, networking, storage and so on)
• Know the whole end-to-end system program management from concept, design, production, deployment into the data center
• Have some experience with System SW programs through NPI
• Want to help design some of the world’s largest supercomputing systems, working at the edge of complex hardware challenges
• Enjoy working with and enabling world-class AI Researchers and Engineers
• Are passionate about the technical program function, and enjoy independently owning and delivering on your tea