Senior NPI Program Manager

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Santa Clara, CA, USA
In-Office
168K-259K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Computer Vision • Hardware • Robotics • Metaverse
The Role
Lead manufacturing support for data center AI accelerator boards, coordinate engineering, diagnostics, supply chain, and factory handover for NPI to mass production. Drive risk mitigation, process improvements, customer qualifications, budget tracking, and cross-functional alignment to ensure production ramp and issue resolution.
Summary Generated by Built In

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Lead the manufacturing support for Data Center AI accelerator boards, solving complex problems. Assist in delivering advanced AI accelerators across various industries in collaboration with Operations Program Managers.

What you'll be doing:

  • Planning, coordinating, and tracking manufacturing progress to the stated program  goals.

  • Collaborating with Engineering and Diagnostics teams to coordinate product Firmware and test diagnostics upgrades.

  • Coordinating and managing customer qualifications where significant product changes are necessary, in collaboration with customer PMs and engineering.

  • Devise and implement an NPI handover strategy for ramping new designs into mass production, in close consultation with NPI OPMs and Product Development Engineering.

  • Using strong communication and influencing skills to drive regular alignment and succinct updates to the factory network.

  • Ensuring continuous alignment between the factory and key collaborators on production execution strategy and engineering work progress.

  • Leading and coordinating teams, materials, and resources to proactively minimize production risks and swiftly resolve day-to-day issues.

  • Driving systemic process improvement, owning technology issue resolution, and developing risk mitigation strategies with the Platform Design Engineering teams.

  • Coordinating the supply chain and manufacturing plan of record for revenue products.

  • Maintaining project budgets and tracking procurement and delivery of bring-up hardware to facilitate the engineering teams.

What we need to see:

  • BS degree or equivalent experience in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering preferred.

  • 8+ years of experience in program management/production within the server industry.

  • Leadership – ability to influence and drive the correct behaviors, negotiate your position, and make and defend solid data-driven decisions.

  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to detail and clearly articulate the status and final project deliveries at all levels of the organization.

  • Prior work involvement in technical program, project, or product management position within the server domain is favored.

  • Pragmatic problem-solving skills, comfortable with making informed decisions or escalating, as necessary.

  • Fast issue resolution through out-of-the-box thinking.

  • Ability to thrive and adapt in a fast-paced environment.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Project Management Professional Certification a plus.

  • Technical depth in hardware and software development techniques.

  • In-depth knowledge of factory production techniques and test strategies.

  • Direct experience delivering complex products to cloud-based customers.

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.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until July 28, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

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.

Skills Required

  • 8+ years of program management/production experience within the server industry
  • Leadership ability to influence, negotiate, and make data-driven decisions
  • Excellent communication skills to articulate status and project deliveries across levels
  • Pragmatic problem-solving and fast issue resolution skills
  • Ability to thrive and adapt in a fast-paced environment
  • BS degree or equivalent experience in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
  • Prior technical program/project/product management experience within the server domain
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
  • Technical depth in hardware and software development techniques, factory production techniques, and test strategies
  • Direct experience delivering complex products to cloud-based customers

NVIDIA Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about NVIDIA and has not been reviewed or approved by NVIDIA.

  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity awards and a discounted ESPP are highlighted as core parts of total compensation, enabling employees to share in the company’s success. Stock-based compensation and the two-year lookback ESPP are consistently described as especially valuable.
  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is portrayed as robust, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options alongside mental health support and on-site care resources. Employer HSA contributions and wellness perks reinforce the depth of the offering.
  • Retirement Support Retirement programs are depicted as strong, featuring a meaningful 401(k) match with Roth options and support for Mega Backdoor Roth contributions. These elements position long-term savings as a notable advantage of the total rewards package.

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The Company
HQ: Santa Clara, CA
21,960 Employees
Year Founded: 1993

What We Do

NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, NVIDIA is increasingly known as “the AI computing company.”

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