Contract Manufacturing Program Manager - San Jose, California, United States
$165,000 - $200,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 10 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves owning outsourced production and acting as the primary link between SambaNova and its third-party manufacturing partners, managing program schedules, product cost, quality metrics, and supply chain continuity for the RDU chip, built on a dataflow architecture, and SambaRack, rack-scale hardware.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) and drive them to on-time delivery and performance goals.
- Align internal teams with external factory floors and translate internal product requirements into executable direction for CM partners.
- Track production milestones against committed build plans and manage program budgets.
- Identify and mitigate supply chain disruptions and own engineering change orders (ECOs) through the product lifecycle.
- Ensure manufactured goods meet regulatory guidelines and SambaNova quality standards, partnering with quality assurance on yield, containment, and corrective action.
- Monitor KPIs across delivery, quality, and cost, and lead quarterly business reviews (QBRs) with CM partners.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, business, or a related technical field.
- 7+ years of experience in contract manufacturing, electronics, or hardware production operations.
- Direct experience in electronics manufacturing from PCBA through rack integration.
- Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP) and Lean manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies.
- Advanced negotiation, leadership, and multi-vendor program management capabilities.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
Nice to have
- Experience managing global CM partners and suppliers for L10–L12 assemblies.
- Knowledge of NPI processes and scaling manufacturing operations through volume ramp.
- Experience with BOM structures and ECO, MCO, and deviation processes.
- Background in data center, server, or AI infrastructure hardware.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally to CM partner sites as needed.
Skills: contract manufacturing, program schedules, product cost, supply chain continuity, vendor management
This role has been open 67 days — well above the 49-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
372
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Median days open
49 d
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Median salary
$148k
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| Metric | SambaNova | All employers we track in this specialty (372 roles · 41 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 372 |
| Median days open | 67 d | 49 d (+18 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $148k |
Skills observed across this category: contract manufacturing, program schedules, product cost, supply chain continuity, vendor management
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 105 open roles · median 38 d
- Lam Research · 71 open roles · median 35 d
- Micron Technology · 39 open roles · median 126 d
- ASML · 22 open roles · median 59 d
- Teradyne · 18 open roles · median 29 d
- KLA Corporation · 13 open roles · median 92 d
How we counted: 372 open Technical Program Management (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 41 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 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.