Technical Program Manager

About the role

Altera is seeking a Technical Program Manager to coordinate and drive the engineering execution behind next-generation FPGA device rollouts. In this highly cross-functional role, you will orchestrate complex development efforts spanning silicon, IP, software, firmware, validation, and manufacturing readiness, ensuring alignment across geographically distributed teams in North America and Asia. As a member of Altera's Execution Alignment Team , you will implement best-in-class program management practices, drive schedule and risk transparency, and ensure successful delivery of industry-leading FPGA products.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage large, complex technical programs supporting FPGA device development from definition through production rollout.
• Coordinate execution across multiple engineering disciplines including silicon design, IP, software, firmware, validation, and system enablement.
• Develop and maintain detailed program plans, schedules, milestones, and dependency tracking for multi-threaded development efforts.
• Drive alignment across global teams in North America and Asia, ensuring clear ownership, accountability, and communication.
• Identify program risks, critical path issues, and resource constraints; proactively develop and execute mitigation plans.
• Partner closely with engineering, product management, quality, and operations teams to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery.
• Implement and continuously improve best-in-class project and program management processes, tools, and reporting mechanisms.
• Facilitate executive-level communication by providing clear status updates, issue escalation, and data-driven decision support.
• Support silicon bring-up, validation, sampling, and production readiness milestones by ensuring cross-functional execution alignment.
• Salary Range
• The pay range below is for Bay Area California only. Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings , etc. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.
• $113,700 - $164,700 USD
• We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations .

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Program Management, or Engineering Program Leadership roles.
• 3+ years of technical experience in one of the following areas: Transceivers, Embedded Systems (particularly ARM), Config and Security, PCIe, Ethernet or ASIC Design / DV
• 2+ years of experience managing complex, cross-functional hardware and software development programs.
• 5+ years of experience leading programs that integrate silicon, hardware, software, firmware, IP, and validation teams.
• 3+ years of experience managing programs across multiple organizations and geographically distributed international teams.
• Experience with full product development lifecycle, including definition, development, verification, sampling, and production rollout.
• Experience building detailed execution plans, manage dependencies, and drive teams to meet aggressive schedules.
• Experience with project and program management tools used for schedule tracking, risk management, and reporting.
• 5+ years of experience working directly on FPGA, ASIC, or silicon-based product development programs.
• Hands-on technical background in silicon design, validation, or software/firmware engineering.
• Experience supporting silicon bring-up, validation, or manufacturing readiness phases.
• Familiarity with Agile, hybrid Agile/Waterfall, or scaled execution frameworks in hardware-centric environments.
• Experience presenting program status and execution metrics to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Job Type:
• Regular
• Shift:
• Shift 1 (United States of America)
• Primary Location:
• San Jose, California, United States
• Additional Locations:
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