Drimva

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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First seen Oct 16, 2026 · Last verified Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)