Technical Program Manager, Silicon Product Definition - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$148,000 - $287,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 14 October 2026 by the employer.
Join NVIDIA to lead the end-to-end lifecycle of semiconductor and system development projects, focusing on silicon product definition.
About the role
This role is responsible for leading all aspects of and coordinating the end-to-end lifecycle of semiconductor and system development projects. This includes leading the product plan from bring-up to production release.
What you'll do
- Lead and manage the entire silicon-based products lifecycle, including planning, delivery of key milestones, and ramp of products into mass production.
- Collaborate with engineering, design, and marketing teams to define project objectives, requirements, and deliverables.
- Provide technical expertise in product (chip, board and systems) development, guiding teams through technical/execution challenges.
- Own technical requirement collateral, datasheets, and feature POR.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and work to ensure timely and within-budget project execution.
- Monitor project progress, identify potential risks, and implement mitigation strategies to ensure project success.
What you'll need
- BS/MS degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 7+ years (with BS), 5+ years (with MS) in semiconductor, board, and system program management.
- Proven track record of managing complex projects in the microelectronics and closely coordinated system fields from concept to delivery.
- Hands on experience in development of silicon-based products.
- Deep understanding of silicon product development, board development, software and PDE.
- Demonstrated ability of having driven hardware product feature tradeoffs (preferably GPU product related).
Skills: silicon product definition, chip, board and systems, project plans, GPU product related, semiconductor
This role has been open 0 days — well 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 | 18 | 175 |
| Median days open | 41 d | 47 d (−6 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $219k |
Skills observed across this category: silicon product definition, chip, board and systems, project plans, GPU product related, semiconductor
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.