NVIDIA
Senior Technical Program Manager – DFX Software Methodology
$168K–$322K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years combined, including a minimum of 3 years in technical program management.
- Education
- BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience; advanced degree a plus.
About the job
Leads DFX software methodology programs and process improvements to support chip testability, debug, and manufacturing from development through silicon bring-up.
What you'll do
- Manage methodology program lifecycles, roadmaps, schedules, releases, deployment, and adoption across engineering teams.
- Coordinate requirements, verification and validation, infrastructure dependencies, risks, and silicon bring-up tooling needs.
- Build program health, adoption, and efficiency metrics; drive process improvements and report status to leadership.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of combined experience, including at least 3 years of technical program management experience, built on a software engineering or computer science foundation.
- Understanding of ASIC/SoC design, verification, bring-up/productization, and DFX topics including DFT insertion, scan/ATPG/MBIST, pattern verification, ATE and in-system test, and post-silicon debug.
- Experience managing software, tooling, or methodology programs, including release cycles, quality gates, infrastructure dependencies, and user adoption.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with DFX methodologies; Python scripting and automation.
- Knowledge of APIs and data analytics for program management and metrics dashboards; mentorship experience.
Pay
168,000 USD - 258,750 USD base salary (Level 4); 200,000 USD - 322,000 USD base salary (Level 5)
Tools
Python, APIs, DFT, ATPG, MBIST, ATE
AI focus
The role leads DFX software methodology programs; the posting states NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
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