Chipset/Chip Program Manager

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General Summary:

Develops, defines, and executes plans of record, including schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables, and risks for digital IC (integrated circuit) chips and/or chipsets. Monitors and drives the chip/chipset 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 at all levels

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 departments work 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

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 7 years of Program Management or related work experience
• 3 years of experience design and/or test of digital System-on-a-Chip (SOC), ASIC, or CPU, GPU, Multimedia core Ips
• 3 years of work 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.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to work with teams across a wide variety of geographies and technical disciplines such as IC design, CAD, modeling, fabrication, test and verification, product support, reliability, process control, scheduling, applications, and business/contracts
• Self-starter. Ability to manage, influence, and set direction of multi-faceted, multi-disciplined teams and programs independently with minimal supervision
• Business acumen required. Candidates should have previous high volume, component-level, program management experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to mentor and motivate project teams
• Be able to articulate vision and influence decision making and outcomes both within Qualcomm and with external suppliers
• Have diplomatic leadership skills within a collaborative teamwork environment to accomplish the necessary results
• Sound judgment calls in day-to-day engineering and marketing decisions
• Self-managing and team player with collaboration
• Computer proficient and literate (fluent in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
• 3 years of experience design and/or test of digital System-on-a-Chip (SOC) or CPU, GPU, Artificial Intelligence (AI), or other Multimedia core Ips
• Note: Only candidates with direct experience both designing AND managing semiconductor or chipset development will be considered

Minimum Qualifications:

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

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

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