Technical Program Manager, Hardware Engineering - CA, Santa Clara, United States
Originally posted 10 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves managing program planning and execution for the development, deployment, and application of methodologies for power analysis and optimization, and for logic design verification and emulation within hardware engineering.
What you'll do
- Define, plan, and drive projects and program plans based on management priorities and technical guidance.
- Apply project management principles across projects of varying size and complexity.
- Identify issues and risks throughout the project lifecycle and develop, implement, and track appropriate action and mitigation plans.
- Create and maintain project management artifacts such as project dashboards, schedules, resource forecasts, and risk and issue logs.
- Provide project status information to engineering teams, cross-functional stakeholders, and senior leaders, and facilitate cross-team collaboration.
- Collaborate with methodology and execution teams to identify risks, issues, dependencies, and potential solutions.
What you'll need
- Experience as a Program Manager with strong analytical, problem-solving, program planning, and risk management skills.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
- Experience involving relevant team members in planning, decision-making, and execution activities.
- Engineering or technical experience in hardware, software, or methodology development.
- Experience leading programs or initiatives within a matrixed or cross-functional organization.
- Experience with technical program management and stakeholder or customer relationship management.
Nice to have
- People management or demonstrated cross-functional leadership experience.
- Experience developing and maintaining indicators for schedule, quality, risk, and overall program health.
- Knowledge of Jira, Confluence, or Microsoft Office Suite.
Skills: program manager, power analysis, logic design verification, emulation, methodologies, hardware engineering
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 51-day median for Technical Program Management roles.
Technical Program Management · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
162
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$220k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (162 roles · 47 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 19 | 162 |
| Median days open | 29 d | 51 d (−22 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $220k |
Skills observed across this category: program manager, power analysis, logic design verification, emulation, methodologies, hardware engineering
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 26 open roles · median 46 d
- AMD (this employer) · 17 open roles · median 37 d
- NVIDIA · 17 open roles · median 44 d
- Synopsys · 13 open roles · median 51 d
- Arm Holdings · 10 open roles · median 77 d
- Astera Labs · 5 open roles · median 108 d
How we counted: 162 open Technical Program Management (SOC Architecture) roles from 47 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 11 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.