Principal Silicon Technical Program Manager

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Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • Semiconductor
The Role
The Principal Silicon Technical Program Manager leads silicon development programs, coordinating technical teams and ensuring projects align with corporate goals, providing technical guidance and mentorship through execution, risk management, and communication.
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About Groq

Groq delivers fast, efficient AI inference. Our LPU-based system powers GroqCloud™, giving businesses and developers the speed and scale they need. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, we are on a mission to make high performance AI compute more accessible and affordable. When real-time AI is within reach, anything is possible. Build fast.

Principal Silicon Technical Program Manager

Mission: Lead, Plan and execute HW Silicon and Systems programs at Groq

Responsibilities & opportunities:

  • We are looking for a talented Technical Program Manager who is well versed in Silicon development and post silicon system bring up
  • Lead Programs: Drive and manage end-to-end projects involving the Silicon design, development, post Si validation, Systems bring up and performance testing
  • Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate with Silicon, Hardware Systems, Validation and software engineering teams, product management, operations, and other cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on technical specifications, project goals, and deliverables
  • Technical Expertise: Provide deep technical guidance on AI chip architectures, interconnects, memory hierarchies, and thermal management to optimize performance and efficiency in datacenter deployments
  • Communications: Drive communication internal and external to the engineering teams including leadership reviews, Core team meetings, etc
  • Define and track clear goals, priorities, and milestones, ensuring alignment with overall Groq’s corporate goals
  • Provide Programmatic guidance, mentorship, and foster a culture of execution within Silicon and HW System teams
  • Monitor project execution, identify risks, and proactively implement mitigation strategies

Ideal candidates have/are:

  • 7+ years of Technical program management in Semiconductor, Hardware System design in AI domains
  • B.S. in engineering, computer science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
  • Have hands-on experience with either logic design, design verification, or physical design
  • Demonstrated ability to create, maintain, manage complex programs involving multiple technical teams using both ASIC and COT silicon development paradigms
  • Demonstrated experience working with external vendors (foundries, IP, etc.), including negotiation of deadlines, holding all parties accountable, etc.
  • Understanding of silicon-oriented technologies, methodologies to speak with engineers in their own language
  • Experience in managing silicon product cycle from concept to delivery
  • Understanding of hardware and software integration challenges
  • Experience with project & program management tools and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, JIRA)
  • Expertise with schedule tools like MS Project or Smartsheet
  • Comfortable with ambiguity but actively seek clarity

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd:

  • Extensive experience in Silicon and/or System Design leading AI chip development, First silicon bring-up and production enablement.
  • Custom Silicon Design experience
  • Deep Knowledge of ASIC development and validation using prototyping/emulation platforms
  • Experience with AI data center and cloud markets, technological and business trends, requirements, and ecosystem partners

Attributes of a Groqster:

  • Humility - Egos are checked at the door
  • Collaborative & Team Savvy - We make up the smartest person in the room, together
  • Growth & Giver Mindset - Learn it all versus know it all, we share knowledge generously
  • Curious & Innovative - Take a creative approach to projects, problems, and design
  • Passion, Grit, & Boldness - no limit thinking, fueling informed risk taking

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Compensation: At Groq, a competitive base salary is part of our comprehensive compensation package, which includes equity and benefits. For this role, the base salary range is $226,000 to $336,000, determined by your skills, qualifications, experience and internal benchmarks.

Location: Some roles may require being located near or on our primary sites, as indicated in the job description.  

At Groq: Our goal is to hire and promote an exceptional workforce as diverse as the global populations we serve. Groq is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and belonging in all aspects of our organization. We value and celebrate diversity in thought, beliefs, talent, expression, and backgrounds. We know that our individual differences make us better.


Groq is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.  We also take affirmative action to offer employment opportunities to minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.

Groq is committed to working with qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants who would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or who need special assistance or a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact us at:  [email protected].  This contact information is for accommodation requests only.  Evaluation of requests for reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Top Skills

Agile
Asic
Cot Silicon Development
JIRA
Ms Project
Scrum
Smartsheet
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The Company
HQ: Mountain View, California
205 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

Groq is an AI solutions company delivering ultra-low latency AI inference with the world's first Language Processing Unit™. With turnkey generalized software and a deterministic Tensor Streaming architecture, Groq offers a synchronous ecosystem built for ultra-fast inference at scale. Groq solutions maximize human capital and innovative technology performance, having been proven to reduce developer complexity and accelerate time-to-production and ROI. Designed, engineered, and manufactured completely in North America, Groq offers domestically-based and scalable supply that is available now, capable of delivering 390 racks in 6-12 months and ramped lead times of 6-12 weeks. Learn more at groq.com.

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