Qualcomm

Sr, Technical Program Manager

Qualcomm$154K — $263K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 4+ years of Program Management or related work experience.
  • Advanced degrees in relevant fields can substitute for up to two years of work experience.
  • Experience in chip development and integration into hardware or software systems.
  • Strong IP core design & debug background, particularly with CPU.
  • Knowledge in VLSI development cycle and IP delivery process.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and deliver CPU IP development into Qualcomm's silicon products.
  • Lead creation and maintenance of project schedules and milestones.
  • Organize interdepartmental meetings to align on project tasks and policies.
  • Manage IP-SoC partnership program and relationship.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve program issues with alternative strategies.
  • Develop risk mitigation strategies and communicate to stakeholders.
  • Report regularly to senior management on development milestones and risks.
  • Develop processes to enhance team productivity and efficiency.

Benefits

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

General Summary:

The successful candidate will own technical program management for the Oryon CPU Engineering team's development and delivery to key Qualcomm SoCs. This is the team behind the Snapdragon X Series and Snapdragon 8 Elite / Gen 5. Work alongside the smartest minds in the industry to deliver best-in-class, efficient, high-performance CPUs.

Responsibilities
• Plan, drive, and deliver CPU IP development and integration into silicon products across Qualcomm's roadmap.
• Lead the creation and maintenance of credible and data-driven schedules and project milestones.
• Organize and lead interdepartmental meetings to set project milestones/schedules, plans of records, define project tasks, establish program policies and processes.
• Responsible for IP-SoC relationship & partnership program management.
• Troubleshoot program issues and help to develop alternative program tasks, schedules, milestones, resource plans, processes etc. to resolve program issues and conflicts.
• Determine risks, develop mitigation strategies, and communicate information to internal and external key stakeholders. Must be able to proactively drive and solve problems to solutions.
• Roll up and report regularly to senior management-executives on key development milestones, budget, metrics, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Develop processes to increase the productivity and efficiency of the team.
• Manage teams through design, development, validation, test, manufacturing, deployment, and sustaining activities for hardware products.
• Be an advocate for the program in cross-functional and stakeholder meetings.

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.

Preferred qualifications
• MS or PhD degree in Engineering
• Experience as an engineer in chip development and integration into hardware or software systems. Experience with silicon development methodologies, leading tape-outs and silicon validation.
• A successful candidate requires a strong IP core (preferably CPU) design & debug background including Project Management of IP team working on multiple programs.
• Technical domain expertise in all aspects of VLSI development cycle and IP delivery process.
• You will help coordinate and support methodology deployment and play a key role in planning future IP validation and development initiatives.
• Ability to drive teams towards long-term challenging goals and intermediate milestones, as well as navigating teams through short-term, highly visible priorities.
• Track record of successful planning and execution within resource and schedule constraints.
• Knowledgeable on program management tools and processes to increase productivity across engineering teams.
• Proven skills: communication, negotiation, motivation, dealing and resolving difficult and complex situations, thinking on the fly, and drive to meet the business need.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$154,400.00 - $263,300.00

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.

About Qualcomm

Qualcomm Ventures is the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated. Founded in 2000, Qualcomm Ventures is a corporate venture capital fund with over 150 active portfolio companies and more than 20 exits over a billion dollars, including 99 Taxis, Cruise Automation, Fitbit, Invensense, NQ Mobile, Waze, and more. As a global investor, Qualcomm Ventures helps connect entrepreneurs to the resources, relationships, and deep industry expertise they need to succeed in the mobile technology ecosystem.

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Net Income
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1985
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