Technical Program Manager

About SiFive

As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications in the world. SiFive’s unrivaled compute platforms are continuing to enable leading technology companies around the world to innovate, optimize and deliver the most advanced solutions of tomorrow across every market segment of chip design, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, automotive, data center, mobile, and consumer. With SiFive, the future of RISC-V has no limits.

At SiFive, we are always excited to connect with talented individuals, who are just as passionate about driving innovation and changing the world as we are.  

Our constant innovation and ongoing success is down to our amazing teams of incredibly talented people, who collaborate and support each other to come up with truly groundbreaking ideas and solutions.  Solutions that will have a huge impact on people's lives; making the world a better place, one processor at a time. 

Are you ready?  

To learn more about SiFive’s phenomenal success and to see why we have won the GSA’s prestigious Most Respected Private Company Award (for the fourth time!), check out our website and Glassdoor pages.

Job Description:

 

The Role

This position is for a Technical Program Manager (TPM), within the Program Management Office (PMO) at SiFive. The primary charter for this group is to plan and manage the execution of processor core IP development programs from initial engineering scoping through product release.  As a TPM at SiFive, you will work with engineers passionate about designing industry-leading CPU cores and the tools, software and infrastructure to realize that vision, as well as a product marketing team focused on bringing RISC-V to new markets.  SiFive is a fast-paced, dynamic environment with lots of opportunities, and we are looking for people who are as excited as we are about bringing new IP and complete solutions to market predictably, quickly, and at a high level of quality. An ideal candidate will have experience with bringing processor IP to production, as well as familiarity with the software development and release process.  Experience managing hardware development programs using AGILE methodology is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders/technical leads in cross-functional teams to develop schedule, resourcing allocation, and overall plan to meet program goals.

• Build a plan for effective execution, monitoring/tracking and identifying critical paths, program risks and issues, from planning through execution, delivery, and support phases.

• Co-ordinate cross-functional group activities, track dependencies. Drive teams to meet schedules and goals.

• Participate in technical discussions, be able to resolve high-level project issues.

• Lead tasks, issues reporting and resolution.

• Responsible for effective and consistent communication and reporting of overall program status.

• Participate in developing, improving project, program management, and product life cycle processes.

Requirements:

• Experience with CPU technology and associated software and tools development.

• Ability to facilitate technical discussions and can drive engineering decisions.

• Proficiency with Git/Github, JIRA, Confluence.

• Excellent organization, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.

• Experience with project and program management tools and processes for effective, efficient planning and execution is a strong plus.

• BS/MS degree in EE, CE, CS or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience. 

Additional Information:

This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in:

Taiwan

Any offer of employment for this position is also contingent on the Company verifying that you are a authorized for access to export-controlled technology under applicable export control laws or, if you are not already authorized, our ability to successfully obtain any necessary export license(s) or other approvals.

SiFive is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.