Qualcomm

Technical Program Manager - Software, Firmware, Emulation, and Validation (Vancouver)

Qualcomm$125K — $175K *
Information 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 relevant work experience.
  • Master's Degree in Engineering or related field preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience in firmware development preferred.
  • PMP and/or Agile Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Drive requirements scoping, analysis, and planning with technical teams.
  • Establish a clear Plan of Record and prioritize deliverables.
  • Apply best practices throughout the program lifecycle.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to develop program goals and priorities.
  • Establish communication processes for risk management and reporting.
  • Develop program indicators and KPIs to manage health and timelines.
  • Promote program vision and ensure objectives are met.

Benefits

  • Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
  • Opportunity for annual RSU grants.
  • Comprehensive benefits package to support work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Company:
Qualcomm Canada ULC

Job Area:
Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Program Management

General Summary:

Qualcomm is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead planning, development, execution, and delivery of software, emulation, and silicon validation for Networking Products within the Datacenter BU. You will develop, define, and execute plans, including schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables, and risks. You will oversee programs from start to finish, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders on technical matters. You will ensure on-time delivery and achieve program milestones while driving alignment across stakeholders.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the growing Datacenter Networking Business Unit organization. You will drive the end-to-end software, firmware, emulation, and validation lifecycle across our next-generation Connectivity Products. Expect collaboration during all phases of development, working alongside designers and pre/post-silicon leaders to ensure timely delivery of software that powers the world's most advanced connectivity technology for AI datacenters!

Responsibilities
  • Drive requirements scoping, analysis, and planning including interdependencies, staffing constraints, and schedule optimization across technical teams and customers.
  • Establish a clear Plan of Record and drive prioritization across the organization.
  • Apply consistency and best practices through program initiation, planning, execution, and closing phases, enabling business outcomes and benefits tracking.
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders and program sponsors to develop program goals, set priorities for deliverables, discuss involvement of business processes, and drive decisions to ensure on-time delivery.
  • Establish execution discipline & communication process: risk management and mitigation, tracking, schedule trends vs baseline, recovery actions, executive reporting and stakeholder communication.
  • Develop program indicators and KPIs to manage program health including quality and timelines.
  • Promote program vision and objectives within the team, ensure program objectives are met or exceeded, present vision to management, and gain buy-in from stakeholders.
  • Own project schedule and track overall execution of baseline software development, ensuring milestones align with program commitments and customer expectations.
  • Develop and manage the execution of the program Plan of Record (e.g. on time, on budget, within scope) for multiple software programs which include schedule and resource forecasting, stakeholder identification, method and frequency of communication, scope, and prioritization.
  • Drive teams to identify program issues/risks and create a risk mitigation plan for multiple medium-sized or single complex program(s). Maintain and update the risk tracker.
  • Establish key program success metrics and manage action plans to ensure program success when metrics deviate from Plan of Record.
  • Define and drive process frameworks across teams for efficient and consistent execution and quality deliverables.
  • Communicate clearly with executives, engineers, and stakeholders, balancing transparency with thoughtful trade-off discussions.
  • Co-manage multi-year software roadmaps and coordinate across silicon, firmware, software, and emulation teams.


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:
  • Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 5+ years Program Management experience or related work experience.
  • 5+ years in firmware development.
  • PMP Certification and/or Agile Certification.
  • Experience with agile program management tools such as Jira and Confluence.
  • Experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g. Director level and above).
  • Experience working in a large matrixed organization.
  • Highly organized, adaptable, with excellent verbal and written skills.


Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$125,700.00 - $175,700.00

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.

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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