Chip Engineering Operations Program Manager - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$136,000 - $258,750 USD yearly
Originally posted 6 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Chip Engineering Operations Program Manager is responsible for managing the silicon schedule from bring-up to production release within NVIDIA's Engineering Operations group. This includes developing wafer forecasts, handling prototype demand, and driving engineering deliverables across the new product introduction phase.
What you'll do
- Own the silicon bring-up schedule from power-on to production release. - Negotiate silicon and board demand with teams and drive a bottom-up forecast. - Oversee and manage chip and board allocations across the company, leading prototype chip delivery to internal customers. - Track and coordinate engineering deliverables, key milestones, and qualification/validation tasks in the new product introduction phase. - Identify and mitigate programmatic and schedule risks while communicating status to cross-functional teams and upper management. - Evaluate internal tools and processes, and drive the implementation of software tools for data analytics and process evaluation.
What you'll need
- BS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience). - 5+ years of experience in semiconductor program management, ASIC product engineering, or ASIC design. - Deep understanding of ASIC technology and productization requirements. - Proficiency with MS Project and Excel. - Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently and coordinate across technical and business teams.
Skills: silicon bring-up, production release, ASIC Technology, wafer forecasts, engineering deliverables
This role has been open 13 days — well below the 49-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
175
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Median days open
49 d
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Median salary
$220k
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| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (175 roles · 49 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 20 | 175 |
| Median days open | 35 d | 49 d (−14 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $220k |
Skills observed across this category: silicon bring-up, production release, ASIC Technology, wafer forecasts, engineering deliverables
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 25 open roles · median 49 d
- AMD · 20 open roles · median 27 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 20 open roles · median 35 d
- Synopsys · 14 open roles · median 49 d
- Arm Holdings · 10 open roles · median 86 d
- Astera Labs · 6 open roles · median 70 d
How we counted: 175 open Technical Program Management (SOC Architecture) roles from 49 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 20 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.