Qualcomm
Chipset Program Manager, Senior
$159K–$239K
San Diego, California · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years minimum; 7+ years preferred. Relevant advanced degrees may substitute for up to two years of work experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
About the job
Leads cross-functional chipset programs from product concept through commercialization, managing plans, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, milestones, and stakeholder alignment.
What you'll do
- Set program baselines and coordinate requirements, schedules, resources, costs, and priorities across product and engineering teams.
- Track program health, risks, milestones, and spending; drive mitigation, escalation, communication, and executive reporting.
- Coordinate architecture and design reviews, silicon debug, testing, reliability, production ramp, and customer sampling.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- 4+ years of Program Management or related work experience; advanced degrees may substitute for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years).
- Direct experience in semiconductor development and/or manufacturing; only candidates with this experience will be considered.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- 7+ years of Program Management or related work experience; 3+ years in chip/chipset program management involving digital SOC, mixed-signal baseband, and/or RF chips; senior leadership interaction and large matrixed organization experience; program management tools such as dashboards and Gantt charts.
Pay
$159,400.00 - $239,000.00 (base salary)
Tools
digital SOC, mixed-signal baseband, RF chips, dashboards, Gantt charts
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