Senior NPI Technical Program Manager - Operations

at Nvidia

📍 Santa Clara, United States

USD 168,000-322,000 per year

SENIOR

✅ On-site

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Details

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior NPI Program Manager (Operations) to support the Silicon Operations Group. The role is responsible for the Operations NPI schedule and related milestones involved in taking products from tape-out through production release. Products may support deep learning, artificial intelligence, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), high-performance computing, enterprise graphics, and gaming.

The role requires a strong engineering background and an interest in program management. The successful candidate will work in a dynamic environment, manage both high-level objectives and detailed follow-up, represent Operations as the person in charge for assigned products, and improve processes and efficiency across the organization.

Responsibilities

Track and communicate key results, constraints, risks, dependencies, and critical paths while working with ASIC, product, test, system, software engineering, planning teams, and other program managers.
Independently handle cross-functional communications within a matrixed general management team and report progress and roadblocks to upper management.
Bring diverse teams together to address complex problems and drive them to closure.
Collaborate on the Plan of Record (POR), ensuring qualification plans, checklists, and specifications are in place to support production release.
Develop engineering wafer and hardware risk plans and own internal and external sample supply.
Lead and attend cross-functional NPI meetings, highlight Operations issues, and ensure product readiness for production.
Drive NPI process-improvement initiatives across Operations and cross-functional teams to improve efficiency and accelerate time to market.
Own metrics for NPI supply commitments, production ramp, and release turning points.
Manage bring-up budgets and OPEX for NPI.
Develop processes and metrics for Operations planning, engineering, logistics, and quality teams.

Requirements

7+ years of proven experience in an engineering or technical/engineering program management role.
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience; a master's degree is preferred.
PMP or another project/program management certification is a plus.
Excellent leadership, problem-solving, decision-making, and cross-functional influencing skills.
Proficiency with program management and planning tools.
Ability to analyze and develop solutions for supply chain processes.
Excellent knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing flows and processes.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work independently and navigate ambiguous situations.

Compensation And Benefits

The base salary range is USD 168,000–258,750 for Level 4 and USD 200,000–322,000 for Level 5. Base salary is determined by location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The role also includes eligibility for equity and benefits.