Technical Program Manager – DFX Productization
NVIDIA
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About the opportunity
NVIDIA is looking for a hands-on, execution-focused Technical Program Manager to drive the DFX programs of our groundbreaking chip designs from plan of record through production release.
This role sits at the junction of chip design, manufacturing test, and product quality, and is accountable for getting our silicon test-ready, production-ready, and released on schedule.
We are seeking someone with a strong background in silicon bring-up and productization, with a focus on testability.
You will own DFX program execution across the full lifecycle, keeping deliverables on track to milestones, surfacing risks early, and ensuring smooth execution from first silicon through production ramp.
Key responsibilities
- Work closely with DFX engineering managers and engineers, as well as cross-functional partners in silicon design, physical design, verification, post-silicon validation, test engineering, operations, and software to drive DFX execution across multiple concurrent programs.
- Own the integrated DFX execution schedule for assigned programs from plan of record through production release, tracking dependencies and deliverables against key milestones including tapeout, first silicon, bring-up, qualification, and release.
- Drive pre-silicon test readiness, ensuring DFX features, test patterns, and ATE test programs are ready ahead of tapeout and silicon arrival.
- Lead post-silicon DFX bring-up execution, coordinating SCAN, MBIST, IO, and other test content debug across DFX, validation, and test engineering teams.
- Track and drive productization milestones partnering with Operations, including ATE test time reduction, test coverage, yield learning, and DPPM/quality targets required for qualification and production release.
- Coordinate handoffs to Operations and support production ramp readiness, including system-level and datacenter test needs.
- Run regular program execution reviews, capture decisions, actions, and owners, manage scope changes, and drive items to closure.
- Proactively identify schedule and quality risks, partner with engineering on mitigation plans, and provide clear, data-driven status and recommendations to leadership for trade-off decisions.
- Assemble lessons learned and apply standard methodologies from one program to another to continuously improve DFX execution.
Qualifications
- BS (Masters preferred) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience.
- 6+ years of experience in semiconductor technical program management, test engineering, DFX, or post-silicon validation.
- Hands-on knowledge of the ASIC/SoC development flow, with working familiarity with DFX concepts (SCAN, ATPG, MBIST, JTAG) and post-silicon bring-up, test, and productization.
- Demonstrated ability to drive execution with multi-functional teams and concurrent programs while keeping sophisticated schedules on track.
- Understands and deals well with rapid development cycles and constant change; remains flexible and calm in the face of uncertainty.
- Self-motivated and proactive with strong attention to detail and demonstrated critical thinking capabilities.
- Proficient with program management tools and data (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet, Confluence).
Nice to have
- Scripting experience in Python.
- Experience with ATE platforms and production test flows.
- Exposure to datacenter testability challenges, including system-level and in-field test.
- Experience with yield analysis and manufacturing quality metrics.
Benefits
- Highly competitive salaries.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- Eligibility for equity and benefits.
Job details
- Location: Hybrid (Match #LI-Hybrid)
- Base salary range: 168,000 USD - 258,750 USD for Level 4, and 200,000 USD - 322,000 USD for Level 5 (determined based on location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions).
- Application deadline: Applications will be accepted at least until October 18, 2026.
About the company
NVIDIA is building the world’s most groundbreaking and innovative compute platforms for the world to use, enabling scientists, researchers, and engineers to advance their ideas.
We pioneered a supercharged form of computing loved by the most fast-paced computer users in the world, including scientists, designers, artists, and gamers.
Due to unprecedented growth, our world-class engineering teams are expanding fast with forward-thinking and hardworking people. If you are a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.
Additional information
- NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
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