Senior Technical Program Manager - VLSI

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Santa Clara, CA, USA
In-Office
168K-322K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Computer Vision • Hardware • Robotics • Metaverse
The Role
The Senior Technical Program Manager will manage VLSI engineering program schedules, ensuring synchronization across teams while identifying risks and proposing solutions. They will communicate updates and improve processes for silicon development projects.
Summary Generated by Built In

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.

We serve as the central program management function for NVIDIA’s VLSI Engineering organization, providing the structure and insight needed to deliver world-class silicon. We align roadmaps across all silicon product lines, enabling technical leads to focus on engineering while we accelerate end-to-end execution. Through the integration of domain-specific workflows and intelligent infrastructure, we deliver automated schedule tracking, resource planning, and program health visibility across the full lifecycle—from Arch/RTL handoff through silicon bring-up and productization. We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to serve as a pivotal horizontal lead, orchestrating the end-to-end execution of our most ambitious silicon development projects.

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.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until June 15, 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

  • 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)
  • minimum 3+ years of direct Technical Program Management experience
  • Strong experience across all stages of the ASIC/SoC development from architecture to productization
  • Outstanding negotiation and presentation skills; ability to influence senior engineering staff without direct authority

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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