Altera
Lead Technical Program Manager
San Jose, California, United States · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$187k-$271kDetected 16 days ago
Product ManagementProduct StrategyFPGAEmbedded SystemsPLCElectrical EngineeringHardware DesignLeadershipCollaborationMentoring
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About the role
- This is a high-impact, cross-functional leadership role responsible for driving execution across complex, multi-disciplinary engineering programs spanning silicon, architecture, IP, hardware, software, firmware, validation, and manufacturing readiness.
- Provide strategic technical program leadership for complex, high-visibility FPGA product development programs spanning architecture, silicon, IP, hardware, software, firmware, validation, and production.
- Establish and continuously improve program management methodologies, operating mechanisms, tools, and reporting frameworks that increase predictability and execution discipline across engineering.
Responsibilities
- Own program strategy, execution frameworks, critical milestones, and cross-functional alignment from early product definition through silicon bring-up, validation, sampling, and production release.
- Partner with senior engineering and product leaders to translate product and business objectives into integrated technical roadmaps, execution plans, schedules, and measurable milestones.
- Drive alignment across multiple engineering organizations and geographically distributed teams, establishing clear ownership, accountability, dependencies, and decision-making mechanisms.
- Lead cross-functional resolution of complex technical and organizational challenges, including integration issues, schedule constraints, resource conflicts, technical trade-offs, and critical-path risks.
- Establish and manage program-level risk frameworks, proactively identifying issues that could impact product quality, schedule, cost, or business objectives and driving mitigation strategies.
- Coordinate execution across RTL, design verification, architecture, physical design, firmware, software, system engineering, validation, and operations teams.
- Drive technical readiness and execution across pre-silicon and post-silicon phases, including design completion, verification, tape-out, silicon bring-up, validation, debug, customer readiness, and production ramp.
- Facilitate senior leadership reviews and drive timely decision-making on issues requiring organizational alignment or executive escalation.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience leading complex, cross-functional semiconductor, FPGA, ASIC, silicon, or hardware/software development programs involving multiple engineering organizations.
- Proven leadership across the full Product Lifecycle (PLC), from product definition and architecture through development, verification, tape-out, silicon bring-up, validation, debug, sampling, and production.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical and program issues effectively to senior engineering leaders, executives, and cross-functional stakeholders.
- We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
- Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, with 12+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Engineering Program Management, or technical engineering leadership roles.
- Strong silicon/hardware design domain expertise with a deep understanding of HW/FW/SW interactions, enabling effective engagement across architecture, RTL, design verification, physical design, firmware, software, system, and validation teams.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical challenges into structured execution strategies, establish program priorities, manage critical paths and dependencies, and drive organizations toward measurable outcomes.
- 7+ years of experience leading programs across multiple organizations and geographically distributed international teams, with a demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive accountability without direct authority.
- Proven experience identifying and managing technical, schedule, resource, integration, and execution risks, including the ability to evaluate trade-offs and drive mitigation strategies.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 10+ years of experience working directly with FPGA, ASIC, semiconductor, or silicon-based product development.
- Deep experience with pre- and post-silicon execution, including verification, validation, silicon bring-up, debug, characterization, and production readiness.
- Experience leading programs involving next-generation or highly complex semiconductor products with significant technical dependencies and cross-organizational execution challenges.
- Experience establishing program governance, operating mechanisms, and execution frameworks across large engineering organizations.
- Experience mentoring Technical Program Managers or serving as a technical/program leadership resource across an organization.
- Shift 1 (United States of America)
- San Jose, California, United States
Skills
- Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc.
Compensation
- The pay range below is for Bay Area California only.
- Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc.
- We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.
- $187,000 - $270,700 USD
Benefits
- Develop executive-level program reporting that provides clear visibility into schedule, technical health, risks, dependencies, resource requirements, and key decisions.
Company info
- We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.
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