Program Manager

Engineering Manager

Looking for an experienced manager to lead and coordinate deliverables from HCL's Silicon Infra Enablement teams supporting the Meta account. This role will oversee validation efforts for Meta's custom ASIC programs, ensuring comprehensive test coverage across silicon characterization, qualification, PVT testing, and emulation infrastructure tool development for utilization metrics. The manager will also drive the development of AI-agentic tools to be leveraged across multiple Meta projects. The role involves engaging with multiple Meta leads to understand their problem statements and leading the execution of process-improvement initiatives across the team.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• CI/CD Infrastructure & Automation: Own the CI/CD pipeline for silicon test operations -- including daily triage, dashboard monitoring, test result analysis, and continuous improvement of build/test/release flows. Drive automation coverage to reduce manual validation cycles.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Serve as the connective tissue between silicon design, firmware, platform engineering, and test operations. Participate in daily syncs across 6+ workstreams and weekly leadership reviews with senior management.
• Vendor & Partner Management: Manage vendor engineering teams (HCL), including weekly billing reviews, resource forecasting, and deliverable tracking. Ensure vendor output meets Meta's quality and velocity standards.
• On-Call & Incident Response: Participate in on-call rotations for Silicon Squad DE and Silicon Failure Analysis. Drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions for silicon-related production issues.
• AI-Driven Engineering Productivity: Champion AI tool adoption across the team -- including Claude Code, CodeCompose, and Devmate. Track and report on AI-assisted development metrics, driving adoption from baseline to 90%+ across the organization.
• Global Team Operations: Coordinate effectively across US (PST) and India (IST) time zones with regular late-evening syncs. Maintain team cadence through daily standups, weekly reviews, and cross-timezone alignment meetings.

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience in software development, validation, and software delivery management aspect.
• Experience in managed services team management.
• 8+ years of experience in silicon validation, test engineering, or hardware infrastructure, with 3+ years in engineering management.
• Deep understanding of ASIC/SoC validation methodologies, including PVT characterization, frequency binning, power/thermal analysis, and production test flows.
• Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines for hardware validation (not just software).
• Track record of managing distributed teams across multiple time zones and vendor organizations.
• Strong operational discipline -- comfortable with daily triage, incident response, and data-driven decision making.
• Familiarity with Python-based test automation frameworks, Presto/data warehouse querying, and dashboard/reporting tools.
• Excellent communication skills for interfacing with silicon design teams, platform engineers, and senior leadership.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Meta's internal tools ecosystem (Buck, Phabricator, Scuba, Workplace).
• Exposure to AI/ML accelerator silicon (training or inference ASICs).
• Hands-on coding ability for firmware-level test tooling and automation scripts.

A Typical Week Looks Like:

• Team syncs & daily standups (6+ daily meetings)
• 1:1s, leadership reviews & cross-org alignment
• CI/CD triage, test results review & incident response
• Vendor management & billing

Key Responsibilities:

• To ensure value creation in the engagement
• To manage key Program Partners / Stakeholders interests for smooth integration and implementation of the program and achievement of its objectives.
• To manage engagement profitability by managing various variables
• To proactively engage with the client to understand the business engagements
• To lead| manage| develop and engage the team
• To proactively identify and mitigate risks & issues (including escalations) for delivery of the program

Skill Requirements: null

Other Requirements: null

Maximum Salary (US): 204000

Minimum Salary (US): 133000

Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first. HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 226,300 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending December 2025 totaled $14.5 billion.

Compensation and Benefits

A candidate's pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.