Qualcomm

Chipset Program Manager, Senior

Qualcomm • $159K — $239K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 7+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
  • 3+ years managing digital SOC or mixed-signal chip programs.
  • 3+ years engaging with senior leadership (VP level and above).
  • 2+ years in a large matrixed organization.
  • Experience with program management tools like dashboards and Gantt charts.
  • Direct experience in semiconductor development or manufacturing required.

Responsibilities

  • Build strong understanding to drive global teams from concept to commercialization.
  • Establish program baseline by collaborating on requirements, schedules, and resources.
  • Manage stakeholder expectations and drive consensus on schedules and processes.
  • Establish execution discipline including risk management and tracking schedule trends.
  • Participate in architecture and design reviews and ensure compliance with procedures.
  • Support process improvement opportunities within respective programs.
  • Communicate complex information effectively to various audiences.

Benefits

  • Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
  • Opportunities for annual RSU grants.
  • Comprehensive benefits package supporting work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Job Area:
Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Program Management

General Summary:

Develops, defines, and executes plans of record, including schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables, and risks. Monitors and drives the program from initiation through delivery, interfacing with internal and external stakeholders across functions on technical matters, as needed. Monitors budget/spending, on-time delivery, and achievement of program milestones. Represents the program and drives alignment across stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 7+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
  • 3+ years of experience working with digital SOC and/or mixed-signal baseband and/or RF chips in a chip or chipset program management role.
  • 3+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., VP level and above).
  • 2+ years of experience working in a large matrixed organization.
  • 2+ years of experience with program management tools such as dashboards, Gantt charts, etc.
  • Note: Only candidates with direct experience in semiconductor development and/or manufacturing experience will be considered.


Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Build strong technical and program understanding to drive large cross-functional global teams across program life cycles from product concept to commercialization.
  • Establish program baseline by partnering with Product management and Engineering for product requirements, external deliverables, schedule, resources, cost, project priorities etc.
  • Manage stakeholder expectations, channel requirements to respective development teams, and drive consensus on development schedules, plans and processes. Interface with various internal departments, (Design, Test, Software, IP tech, Power, Performance, Process tech, Packaging, Platform hardware, Operations, Sales etc.).
  • Establish execution discipline and communication processes, including risk management, escalation, mitigation, tracking schedule trends vs. baseline, lessons learnt and executive reporting. Develop program indicators to manage program health, including quality and timelines.
  • Participate in architecture and design reviews and coordinate or assure compliance with design or department checklists and procedures. Drive pre and post Silicon debug, test, reliability, production ramp and customer sampling.
  • Support the adoption of processes by applying best practices and identifying and recommending process improvement opportunities within respective programs.
  • Use verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information to multiple audiences requiring strong negotiation and alignment skills.
  • Work independently with little supervision.


Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 4+ years of Program Management or related work experience.

*Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master's = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$159,400.00 - $239,000.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer - and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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