Qualcomm

Datacenter Chipset Program Manager

Qualcomm$171K — $256K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field preferred.
  • 7+ years in Program Management or related experience.
  • 3+ years working with digital SOC, mixed-signal, or RF chips.
  • 3+ years interacting with senior leadership
  • 2+ years in a large matrix organization.
  • 2+ years experience with program management tools.
  • 2+ years in Engineering related to AI products.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute chipset plan of record including schedules and budgets.
  • Monitor chip and program delivery milestones and budget adherence.
  • Establish routine updates for status and risk management.
  • Develop program indicators and present at program reviews.
  • Coordinate with multiple internal departments and ensure alignment on priorities.
  • Lead interdepartmental meetings to define tasks and allocate resources.
  • Troubleshoot issues and develop mitigation plans as needed.

Benefits

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

General Summary:

General Summary:

The Qualcomm Datacenter team is developing hardware and software solutions spanning the data center, edge, infrastructure markets. Qualcomm's Cloud products are currently deployed at several large organizations. We are rapidly expanding for large scale deployments and are hiring across many disciplines.

**Must be in San Diego full time, 5 days a week

Job Overview:

Develops, defines, and executes chipset (digital IC / HW / SW) plan of record, including schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables, and risks. Monitors and drives the chip/chipset/HW programs from initiation through delivery, interfacing with internal and external stakeholders across functions on technical matters. 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 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
  • 3+ years of experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Director 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.
  • 2+ years of Engineering experience on AI products or applications
  • Note: Only candidates with direct experience in semiconductor development and/or manufacturing experience will be considered.


Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Establish stable Plan of Record (POR): ensure roadmap/requirements baseline, project priorities, requirements change control, driving synchronization across several development teams, coordinate and synchronize external deliverables, and schedules among many worldwide design centers, etc.
  • Drive planning/scheduling: develop the execution schedule to include staffing needs and interdependencies. Coordinates department schedules, resources etc. and develops program master schedule, work plans, checklists, design reviews, and resource requirements
  • Establish routine update & communications process: update status, schedule trends vs baseline, risk management, mitigation and recovery actions, etc.
  • Develop program indicators to push information to internal customer teams and management, develop content and present at monthly program reviews
  • Partner with other functional areas to establish critical processes to support disciplined product development and decision making and to ensure quality.
    Interfaces with internal company departments, (contracts, legal, design and product engineering, manufacturing, technical publications, product support, etc.), to be aware of each department's priorities, available resources etc.
  • Coordination across multiple development sites will be required. This includes different Qualcomm sites as well as contractors, both domestic and international. International travel to other development and customer sites may also be required
  • Organizes and leads interdepartmental meetings (i.e. leads meetings with engineering, foundry, technical publications and/or product support), to set project milestones, define project tasks, establish program policies and processes and allocate resources
  • Responsible for establishing project milestones, definition of project tasks, establishing program policies and processes and allocation of resources. Delegates project assignments to internal departments where required.
    Develops control systems and methods to accurately monitor and measure program progress, identify potential problems for each internal department, identify risks, and to then develop and maintain risk matrix with mitigation and contingency strategies, monitor adherence to program master plans and schedules
  • Troubleshoots program issues and helps to develop alternative program tasks, schedules, milestones, processes etc. to resolve program issues.
    Communicates project status, issues, and recommended mitigation plans to cross-functional core and executive teams
  • Participate in design reviews and coordinate or assure compliance to design or department checklists and procedures. May interface with customer or supplier directly on a regular basis throughout the life cycle of program


Ideal Candidate Will Have:
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer Science, or related field.
• 4+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
• 3+ years of working with operating budgets, resources, and/or project financials.

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

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$171,200.00 - $256,800.00

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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