Senior Technical Program Manager, Pre-Silicon Software Enablement and Workload Studies

What You'll Be Doing Own and drive NVIDIA's software left‑shift program, ensuring software teams have the environments, interfaces, and infrastructure they need to begin development earlier in the silicon lifecycle. Partner with architecture, modeling, and software teams to identify and resolve dependency blockers that prevent software from moving left. Define program structure, milestones, and success criteria for pre‑silicon software readiness across multiple concurrent chip programs. Lead executive‑level program reviews, surface risks early, and drive cross‑functional decision‑making with clarity and data. Build feedback loops between software findings on models and the architecture and modeling teams — turning SW‑on‑model results into actionable pre‑silicon improvements. Drive alignment across hardware and software organizations on new chip features — ensuring teams collectively understand architectural changes and their downstream software impact. Translate complex technical dependencies into structured plans that enable teams to implement with confidence. What We Need to See BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field (or equivalent experience). 8+ years of technical program management experience in the semiconductor or computing industry. Demonstrated experience managing programs at the hardware‑software boundary — you understand both sides and can hold credible conversations with silicon architects and software engineers alike. Background in pre‑silicon environments — familiarity with architectural models, simulation infrastructure, or equivalent. Track record of driving complex, multi‑org programs from ambiguity to execution across large engineering organizations. Strong executive communication skills — you know how to distill complexity into decisions, not status updates. Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd Hands‑on experience in architecture enablement or driver software engineering role before moving into program management. Familiarity with GPU or compute chip architecture — specifically how software interacts with the hardware stack pre‑tape‑out. Experience driving software readiness programs where the deliverable was an environment or infrastructure for software teams, not silicon delivery itself. Exposure to UMDs, KMDs, timing models, or application‑level analysis in a pre‑silicon context. Prior experience at a GPU, CPU, or AI accelerator company where pre‑silicon SW enablement was a first‑class priority. Benefits We offer highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is $168,000USD–$258,750USD for Level4, and $200,000USD–$322,000USD for Level5. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Equal Opportunity Employer NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate (including in hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr NVIDIA Gruppe