Senior Staff Technical Program Manager, Custom Silicon
Mountain View, CA, USA · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Experience
- 10 years required; preferred qualification states 14 years. Must have driven 2 full-cycle custom SoC programs.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads two concurrent custom SoC programs from planning through manufacturing and launch, coordinating engineering teams, schedules, budgets, risks, and executive decisions.
What you'll do
- Establish program governance and lead executive phase-gate reviews for two SoC programs.
- Coordinate engineering teams and integrated schedules, managing dependencies, milestones, and critical-path risks.
- Track program budgets and communicate status, risks, and decisions to executive leadership.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience in technical program management or engineering management leading semiconductor, ASIC, or custom SoC programs.
- Experience driving two full-cycle custom SoC programs from concept through tapeout, post-silicon bring-up, qualification, and mass production.
- Experience with the ASIC/SoC development lifecycle, including milestones, technical risks, and communication with specialized engineering teams.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in a related field, MBA, Master’s in Engineering Management, or PMP certification.
- 14 years leading high-volume tier-1 consumer electronics SoC/ASIC programs at advanced process nodes.
Pay
USD 240000 - 333000 base salary; 25% bonus target + equity + benefits (no total-pay range stated)
Tools
ASIC, SoC, 5nm, 3nm, 2nm/GAA/FinFET
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