Qualcomm Sr Program Manager - CPU IP 

United States, California 

15623361

Job Area:

Engineering Services Group, Engineering Services Group > Program Management

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing technical program management support to our Custom CPU Engineering team including the following responsibilities:

• Work with Physical Design (PD) team to plan/track project execution from Synthesis through GDSII including domain signoffs (Timing, PDN, PDV)

• 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.

• Work closely with Release management team to ensure Physical Design Quality of the different designs delivered to customers and drive necessary automation around it

• Work with CAD team to scope/track new PD flow development and help tracking flow issues through Jira isue management

• Responsible for IP-SoC relationship & partnership program management.

• Troubleshoot physical design 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 scalable processes to increase the productivity and efficiency of the team.

• Work on multiple programs with teams across geos.

• 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.

• 3+ years of working with operating budgets, resources, and/or project financials.

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.

• Experience in one or more aspects of PD such as sign-off (PnR, timing), physical verification, IR/EM is strongly preferred

• 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.

• Expert user of Atlassian suite (Jira/Confluence/Structures/JQL)

• 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.

Education Requirements:

Required: Bachelor's, Computer/Electrical Engineering

Preferred: Master’s, Computer/Electrical Engineering

Physical Requirements

• Frequently transports between offices, buildings, and campuses up to ½ mile.

• Frequently transports and installs equipment up to 5 lbs.

• Performs required tasks at various heights (e.g., standing or sitting).

• Monitors and utilizes computers and test equipment for more than 6 hours a day.

• Continuous communication which includes the comprehension of information with colleagues, customers, and vendors both in person and remotely.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

Pay range:

$147,000.00 - $246,000.00