Technical Program Manager
Originally posted October 28, 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Technical Program Manager, you will own hardware-software co-development across the test chip program, coordinating between silicon, architecture, systems, and software teams. The team tapes out test chips every four months to validate new AI architectures.
What you'll do
- Drive test chip programs from architecture exploration through tapeout, bring-up, and characterization across 4-month tapeout cycles.
- Own hardware-software co-development schedules and dependencies, keeping software, compilers, and system integration synchronized with silicon decisions.
- Build and maintain program infrastructure for tracking experiments, capturing learnings, managing risk, and surfacing tradeoffs.
- Coordinate across AI theory, system modeling, and silicon teams to translate research directions into executable program plans.
- Prepare the organization for product execution by transitioning program discipline from prototyping to production readiness.
What you'll need
- 10+ years of technical program management experience in silicon, systems, or ML infrastructure.
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience with hardware-software codesign programs covering AI accelerators, novel compute architectures, or research silicon.
- Strong written and verbal communication across highly technical teams.
Nice to have
- Understanding of the chip development lifecycle, including architecture, RTL, tapeout, bring-up, and validation.
- Familiarity with compiler/runtime development and system software integration.
- Fluency with agentic tools and AI-assisted workflows.
- Technical depth to engage credibly with chip architects, compiler engineers, and ML researchers.
- Track record shipping in fast-moving environments such as startups, research labs, or skunkworks programs.
Skills: tapeout, test chip, program management, hardware-software codesign, bring-up
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First seen in our index 0 days ago, well below the 86-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
55
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Median days since first seen
86 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$236k
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| Metric | Unconventional AI | All employers we track in this specialty (55 roles · 16 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 55 |
| Median days since first seen | 0 d | 86 d (+86 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $236k |
Skills observed across this category: tapeout, test chip, program management, hardware-software codesign, bring-up
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 16 open roles · median 110 d
- Micron Technology · 8 open roles · median 31 d
- Qualcomm · 5 open roles · median 99 d
- AMD · 4 open roles · median 16 d
- Lam Research · 4 open roles · median 96 d
- Tenstorrent · 4 open roles · median 77 d
How we counted: 55 open Technical Program Management (AI ML Hardware) roles from 16 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.