Technical Program Manager

Company Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

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

General Summary Qualcomm Data Center team is developing High performance, Energy efficient server solution for data center applications. We are looking for highly talented, innovative, teamwork-oriented individuals for our cutting-edge technology work!

**This position can be located in either Santa Clara, San Diego or Austin**

Our Mission We are dedicated to transforming the industry by reimagining silicon and developing next-generation computing platforms. By joining our team, you’ll collaborate with world-class engineers to create innovative solutions that push the limits of performance, energy efficiency, and scalability. Our focus is on developing reference platforms based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon SoC, delivering a comprehensive solution that includes hardware, software, reference designs, user guides, SDKs, and more.

Position: Server Technical Program Manager (TPM) As an experienced Server Technical Program Manager (individual contributor), you will partner on technical program management for the platform team, reporting to the TPM lead, collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams, including SoC, software, firmware, SIPI, and packaging.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute technical program management for next-generation server platforms within a matrixed organization across multiple teams and global locations.
• Provide hands-on program management across analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and post-implementation phases.
• Define and manage program requirements, scope, schedules, and deliverables with engineering teams, partners, and stakeholders.
• Conduct risk assessments, implement mitigation strategies, manage change, actively communicating with stakeholders to drive solutions.
• Oversee daily activities and quality assurance by establishing and tracking milestones, plans, and project tasks, managing feature requests, and balancing schedules with product value.
• Drive process improvements across teams and functions.
• Coordinate platforms’ supply and demand across teams within program constraints and priorities.
• Communicate regularly with project leads and internal teams, providing senior management with updates on milestones, budgets, metrics, risks, and mitigation plans.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in systems or hardware engineering, hardware project lifecycle management, and technical product/program management
• Experience with server hardware systems and interfaces.
• Proven experience working with technical teams to develop systems, solutions, and products.
• Strong ability to build working relationships across multidisciplinary teams and global time zones.
• Experience managing technical programs across cross-functional teams, establishing processes, and coordinating release schedules, and working in large, matrixed organizations.
• Demonstrated excellence with MS Office apps, SharePoint, JIRA/Confluence & other bug tracking tools.
• Strong communication, organizational, coordination, multi-tasking, and documentation skills.
• Expertise in enterprise servers and components (e.g., CPUs, FPGAs, memory) and data center architecture.
• Experience with server technologies, including board design, SIPI, thermal and mechanical aspects, BIOS, BMC, and networking.
• Familiarity with platform hardware architectures, server BOM’s & build configurations, test / debug workflows, SW stacks, product development life cycle & NPI milestones.
• Familiarity with Agile methods and practices.
• Experience working with CMs, OEMs, ODMs, and suppliers in product development.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills, with experience managing complex program lifecycles, building sustainable processes, and coordinating release schedules.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

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Pay Range And Other Compensation & Benefits $154,400.00 - $263,300.00

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