Senior NPI Program Manager - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$168,000 - $258,750 USD yearly
Originally posted 28 August 2026 by the employer.
Supporting manufacturing of Data Center AI accelerator boards.
About the role
This role involves leading manufacturing support for Data Center AI accelerator boards and assisting in the delivery of advanced AI accelerators.
What you'll do
- Plan, coordinate, and track manufacturing progress to program goals.
- Collaborate with Engineering and Diagnostics teams on product Firmware and test diagnostics upgrades.
- Coordinate and manage customer qualifications where product changes are necessary.
- Devise and implement an NPI handover strategy for ramping new designs into mass production.
- Drive regular alignment and provide succinct updates to the factory network.
- Lead and coordinate teams, materials, and resources to minimize production risks and resolve issues.
- Drive systemic process improvement, own technology issue resolution, and develop risk mitigation strategies.
- Coordinate the supply chain and manufacturing plan of record for revenue products.
- Maintain project budgets and track procurement and delivery of bring-up hardware.
What you'll need
- BS degree or equivalent experience in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
- 8+ years of experience in program management/production within the server industry.
- Ability to influence and drive behaviors, negotiate position, and make data-driven decisions.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate status and project deliveries.
- Prior work involvement in technical program, project, or product management within the server domain.
- Pragmatic problem-solving skills, comfortable with making informed decisions or escalating.
Nice to have
- Project Management Professional Certification.
- Technical depth in hardware and software development techniques.
- In-depth knowledge of factory production techniques and test strategies.
- Direct experience delivering complex products to cloud-based customers.
Skills: NPI handover, production execution, risk mitigation, supply chain, bring-up hardware
This role has been open 46 days — below the 47-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
47 d
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Median salary
$219k
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| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (175 roles · 47 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 19 | 175 |
| Median days open | 46 d | 47 d (−1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $219k |
Skills observed across this category: NPI handover, production execution, risk mitigation, supply chain, bring-up hardware
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 26 open roles · median 50 d
- AMD · 20 open roles · median 28 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 19 open roles · median 47 d
- Synopsys · 14 open roles · median 44 d
- Arm Holdings · 10 open roles · median 81 d
- Apple · 6 open roles · median 65 d
How we counted: 175 open Technical Program Management (SOC Architecture) roles from 47 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 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.