Technical Program Manager, SoC Development – TeraWave

Blue Origin; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Senior or Principal Technical Program Manager to lead SoC program development for TeraWave digital beamforming applications. You will own execution from requirements through tapeout, bring-up, and production, coordinating IC architecture, analog/mixed-signal and digital design, verification, and OSAT partners to deliver hardware on schedule.

The role requires strong technical PM discipline, cross-functional collaboration across hardware, software/firmware, and supply chain,

Qualifications

• Lead end-to-end technical programs with formal PM discipline.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across IC architecture, analog/mixed-signal, digital design, and systems engineering.
• Align third-party IP, OSAT, and manufacturing partners to meet milestones.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical program execution for SoC/IC developments targeting digital beamforming and satcom applications.
• Drive planning across all development phases: requirements, architecture, IP selection, and implementation planning.
• Oversee verification, tapeout, bring-up, qualification, and production ramp.
• Coordinate OSAT selection, packaging, test, and risk mitigation plans.
• Align internal and external partners to deliver hardware on schedule.
• Provide executive-level reporting on status, risks, decisions, and mitigation.

Skills

Technical PM

Cross-functional leadership

Systems engineering

IC design knowledge

Satellite comms

OSAT coordination

Risk management

Program reporting

Job description

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

Blue Origin is pioneering the future of space-based communications with TeraWave, a revolutionary satellite communications network designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth. This multi-orbit constellation will consist of optically interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO), providing enterprise-grade connectivity for critical operations worldwide.

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior or Principal Technical Program Manager to lead the development and execution of advanced system-on-chip SoC programs for TeraWave digital beamforming applications. These highly integrated devices include complex analog/mixed-signal, RF-adjacent, and digital designs, as well as third-party IP blocks, and will support high-performance satellite communications and beamforming systems.

This role will own program execution from early requirements definition through architecture, design execution, tapeout, silicon bring-up, qualification, OSAT engagement, and production transition. The ideal candidate combines formal technical program management discipline with enough IC design and/or satellite communications system knowledge to effectively drive cross-functional technical teams, manage dependencies, identify risks, and align internal and external partners to deliver hardware on schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical program execution for TeraWave SoC/IC developments targeting digital beamforming and satcom applications.
• Drive planning and coordination across all development phases, including:
• Market/product requirements definition
• MRD / SRD / system requirements alignment
• Architecture and implementation planning
• IP selection and integration planning
• Analog/mixed-signal and digital design execution
• Verification, validation, and DFT readiness
• Tapeout planning and signoff readiness
• Silicon bring-up
• Characterization and qualification
• OSAT selection, packaging, test, and production ramp
• Establish and maintain integrated program schedules, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risk registers, and execution dashboards.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including IC architecture, analog/mixed-signal design, digital design, verification, physical design, systems engineering, hardware, software/firmware, supply chain, quality, manufacturing, and operations.
• Align third-party IP deliverables with the overall SoC program, including licensing milestones, integration schedules, verification collateral, documentation, support models, and risk mitigation plans.
• Identify, evaluate, and coordinate with OSAT partners for packaging, assembly, test, qualification, yield improvement, and production readiness.
• Partner with engineering leads to ensure technical readiness at major program gates, including architecture reviews, design reviews, tapeout readiness reviews, bring-up readiness reviews, qualification reviews, and production readiness reviews.
• Manage critical path execution and proactively resolve schedule, resource, technical, supplier, and operational risks.
• Translate technical complexity into clear executive-level reporting, including status, risks, decisions needed, and mitigation plans.
• Ensure alignment between IC deliverables and higher-level TeraWave system objectives, including performance, power, cost, manufacturability, quality, reliability,