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Test Technical Program Manager
San Jose · Senior
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About the role
- This highly cross-functional individual contributor role sits at the intersection of hardware engineering, test engineering, manufacturing engineering, firmware, software, supply chain, and operations.
Responsibilities
- Drive end-to-end execution of manufacturing test programs across prototype, EVT, DVT, PVT, and mass production builds.
- Partner with hardware, firmware, software, systems, validation, and manufacturing engineering teams to define manufacturing test strategy, milestones, and deliverables.
- Drive cross-functional execution to ensure manufacturing test hardware, software, fixtures, automation, and infrastructure are ready to support production milestones.
- Partner with contract manufacturers and FATP partners to deploy, validate, and scale manufacturing test processes globally.
- Lead cross-functional resolution of manufacturing test issues during engineering and production builds through structured root cause analysis and execution tracking.
- Drive manufacturing test yield improvements, failure analysis, retest reduction, and continuous optimization of factory test processes.
- Travel to domestic and international manufacturing partners to support production readiness, factory bring-up, and critical builds.
- Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in hardware test engineering, with experience transitioning into a Technical Program Management role.
- Experience managing manufacturing test programs for complex hardware systems from development through production.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing development phases including EVT, DVT, PVT, and production ramp.
- Experience partnering closely with hardware, firmware, software, validation, and manufacturing engineering teams.
- Excellent cross-functional program management skills with the ability to coordinate engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
- $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
- Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
- Track manufacturing test readiness, station bring-up, throughput, capacity, coverage, and factory deployment status for assigned programs.
Company info
- We are the first inference-focused frontier AI system.
- We are a fully in-person team in San Jose (Santana Row), and greatly value engineering skills.
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