Manager, Silicon Operations Production Planning - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$144,000 - $299,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 28 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
NVIDIA is seeking a Manager, Silicon Operations Production Planning to lead the networking silicon operations and supply planning team in Santa Clara. In this role, you will own operations supply commitments for multiple networking silicon chip product families and align wafer supply with finished goods build plans.
What you'll do
- Build and lead a team of operations supply planners, setting priorities and supply strategies across Operations, Engineering, and Business Units. - Own supply commitments for multiple networking silicon chip product families relied upon for customer and revenue commitments. - Create optimized production schedules across multiple products and SKUs, factoring in die availability, priorities, materials availability, and constraints. - Drive decisions on dependent demands of substrates and other materials to support build plans. - Collaborate with wafer planning, datacenter systems planning, and business units to align supply strategies and resolve alignment issues between wafer supply and finished goods build plans. - Coordinate with program managers and engineers to facilitate ramp plans from early-stage sampling through high-volume production.
What you'll need
- 7+ overall years of working experience in semiconductor operations (Supply Planning, Supply Chain, or relevant areas), with 3+ years managing teams with direct reports. - Degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent experience in semiconductor planning. - Experience with business software applications including Microsoft Office, Excel VBA, SAP, SAP APO, IBP, Windchill, or Advanced Planning software. - Experience balancing granular details with executive summaries to guide decisions with senior management.
Skills: production planning, supply commitments, production schedule, die availability, materials availability
This role has been open 56 days — slightly above the 54-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2487
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Median days open
54 d
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Median salary
$99k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (2487 roles · 78 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 22 | 2487 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 50 | 10039 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 40 d | 54 d (−14 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $99k |
Skills observed across this category: production planning, supply commitments, production schedule, die availability, materials availability
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 364 open roles · median 80 d
- Applied Materials · 259 open roles · median 38 d
- Entegris · 217 open roles · median 44 d
- Lam Research · 112 open roles · median 66 d
- Infineon Technologies · 99 open roles · median 47 d
- ASML · 67 open roles · median 52 d
How we counted: 2487 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 78 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 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 — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.