Engineering Project Manager - San Jose, California, United States
Originally posted 13 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As an Engineering Project Manager, you will be responsible for driving Persimmons' chip and systems programs from kickoff to delivery, keeping hardware, software, and every cross-functional team aligned and on schedule.
What you'll do
- Lead end-to-end planning and execution of complex engineering programs spanning silicon design, firmware, and software, tracking milestones, dependencies, and critical path from kickoff through tape-out and launch.
- Drive cross-functional coordination across hardware, software, validation, and manufacturing teams, resolving blockers fast and keeping every workstream pointed at the same deadline.
- Manage program risk by spotting issues early, building mitigation plans, and escalating decisions before they turn into fire drills.
- Build and maintain program schedules and dashboards that give engineering leadership a clear, real-time view of status, dependencies, and resourcing.
- Partner with external vendors, foundry partners, and contract manufacturers to keep fabrication, assembly, and test schedules on track.
- Communicate program health, risks, and key decisions to engineering leadership through clear, concise updates.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 3-6 years of experience as a technical program or project manager driving complex engineering programs, spanning both hardware and software delivery.
- Working knowledge of the semiconductor development lifecycle, from architecture and design through verification, tape-out, and bring-up, along with how software and firmware teams integrate around silicon.
- Fluency with program management tools like Smartsheet, MS Project, Jira, or Asana.
- A track record of keeping cross-functional teams aligned, unblocking engineers, and shipping on time without cutting corners on quality.
Skills: chip and systems programs, silicon design, firmware, tape-out, semiconductor development lifecycle
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 48-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
167
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Median days open
48 d
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Median salary
$219k
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| Metric | persimmons | All employers we track in this specialty (167 roles · 46 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 167 |
| Median days open | 1 d | 48 d (−47 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $219k |
Skills observed across this category: chip and systems programs, silicon design, firmware, tape-out, semiconductor development lifecycle
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 26 open roles · median 49 d
- NVIDIA · 19 open roles · median 47 d
- AMD · 18 open roles · median 36 d
- Synopsys · 13 open roles · median 54 d
- Arm Holdings · 10 open roles · median 80 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 6 open roles · median 33 d
How we counted: 167 open Technical Program Management (SOC Architecture) roles from 46 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 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.