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Senior Technical Program Manager – DFX Software Methodology

NVIDIA· Program Mgr, Technical
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Santa Clara, CA$168k - $258.8kfull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Senior Technical Program Manager to lead DFX software methodology programs across infrastructure, implementation, verification, and silicon bring-up within NVIDIA’s VLSI Engineering organization.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end program lifecycle for DFX software methodology across infrastructure, implementation, verification, and bring-up — from requirements and specification through release, adoption, and continuous improvements
  • Build and lead roadmaps, schedules, and dependencies for DFX flow, tool, and infrastructure releases, aligning methodology drops to chip program milestones through development, tapeout, fab out, and bring-up
  • Drive the release and deployment process for DFX flows and tooling: version planning, regression and quality gates, migration paths, and user adoption across design teams
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to define requirements and document architecture, interfaces, and workflows; participate in key design reviews and handle scope changes efficiently
  • Coordinate license, and data infrastructure needs with CAD and IT partners so methodology programs scale with the portfolio
  • Lead verification and validation planning for methodology — pattern coverage, regression health, and sign-off criteria — and support silicon bring-up by prioritizing lab and field debug tooling needs
  • Proactively identify technical, resource, and schedule risks; develop mitigations in partnership with engineering, and provide clear status to leadership with recommendations that support tough trade-offs
  • Build metrics and dashboards for methodology health, adoption, and efficiency; capture takeaways, and drive process improvement through automation

Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience (advanced degree a plus)
  • 8+ years of combined experience, built on a software engineering or computer science foundation, including a minimum of 3 years of technical program management experience
  • Solid understanding of the ASIC/SoC design, verification, and bring-up/productization flow, and a clear understanding of where DFX fits: DFT insertion, scan/ATPG/MBIST, pattern verification, ATE and in-system test, and post-silicon debug
  • Experience managing software, tooling, or methodology programs — release cycles, quality gates, infrastructure dependencies, and user adoption — not just implementation schedules
  • Strong collaborative and interpersonal skills, specifically a proven track record to effectively guide and influence within a dynamic environment
  • Deep understanding of technology and passionate about what you do, with excellent judgment, strong problem solving skills, and strong communication — written and verbal
  • Understands and deals well with rapid development cycles and constant change; remains flexible and calm in the face of uncertainty

Skills

Required:DFX software methodologyproject planning and roadmapping

Benefits

  • equity
  • benefits (per company benefits)
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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