Technical Program Manager, Hardware

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program management for major hardware workstreams including schedule, dependencies, and risk from architecture through tapeout and silicon bring-up
• Drive cross-functional execution across silicon, board/system hardware, and software teams
• Bridge hardware and the systems-software stack by coordinating firmware, device drivers, and bring-up software
• Run the program operating cadence including planning, milestone tracking, and executive communication
• Identify critical-path risks and drive them to resolution
• Translate low-level technical blockers into program decisions and help the team triage issues
• Build lightweight tracking and processes that scale with the team

Requirements

• 5+ years of technical program/project management in hardware, silicon, or deeply technical software
• Strong technical fluency in chip-design and software dependencies (RTL/PD/DV/packaging and compiler/runtime/bring-up)
• Systems-programming background in C/C++, Rust, Linux internals, firmware, or device drivers
• Demonstrated ownership of schedule and risk on large multi-team programs, ideally through silicon tapeout
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to operate in ambiguity at startup pace

Preferred Qualifications

• Silicon program experience through tapeout/bring-up
• ASIC/SoC development lifecycle experience
• Hardware/software co-development experience
• Proficiency with Jira/Confluence, PMP, or Agile
• Experience in AI/ML or accelerator domains

About the Company

DensityAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer focused on driving the cross-functional execution of AI accelerator hardware programs.