Senior Technical Program Manager - VLSI

Location: US, CA, Santa Clara

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

NVIDIA is leading the way in groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing and Visualization. The GPU, our invention, serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services. Our work opens up new universes to explore, enables outstanding creativity and discovery, and powers what were once science fiction inventions from artificial intelligence to autonomous cars. NVIDIA is looking for extraordinary people like you to help us accelerate the next wave of artificial intelligence.

What You'll be Doing:

As a Senior TPM, you would be responsible for the top-level silicon schedules and help manage complex dependencies across multidisciplinary teams to meet SOL (Speed of Light) schedules.

• Align cross-functional program schedules into a single, integrated source of truth and maintain roadmap synchronization

• Act as the primary liaison between VLSI and partners in ASIC, Architecture, Software, Systems and Operations to handle input/output dependencies at the highest level

• Maintain Plan of Record (POR) ensuring all scope and schedule changes are documented and communicated

• Proactively identify risks and critical path, develop mitigation strategies and advance issues to leadership

• Provide regular updates on program status, highlighting challenges and proposing options to facilitate informed decision-making

• Quantify Program Health through real-time KPIs and metrics

• Continuously improve processes by taking learnings from prior programs, optimize workflows to maintain highest quality deliverables

What We Need to See:

• BS in Engineering or Applied Sciences or equivalent experience (Masters preferred)

• 8+ years of overall experience in semiconductor design or datacenter/consumer electronics (6+yrs if Masters), with minimum 3+ years of direct Technical Program Management experience

• Strong experience across all stages of the ASIC/SoC development from architecture to productization

• Demonstrate critical thinking with the ability to synthesize complex technical data into actionable project plans

• Proficient in leading rapid development cycles and embracing change, maintaining flexibility and composure in uncertain situations

• Ability to align different teams on a unified execution path and influence technical trade-offs.

• Outstanding negotiation and presentation skills; ability to influence senior engineering staff without direct authority.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Direct background in pre-silicon development or hardware validation

• Expertise in Smartsheet for building project trackers and dashboards

• Proficiency in Python to automate data-driven project management tasks

NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. We have some of the most brilliant and talented people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our world-class engineering teams are growing fast. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 168,000 USD - 258,750 USD for Level 4, and 200,000 USD - 322,000 USD for Level 5.Applications for this job will be accepted at least until June 15, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

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NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.