Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a FORTUNE 500® company, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom® products seamlessly deliver voice, video, data and multimedia connectivity in the home, office and mobile environments. With the industry’s broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and embedded software solutions, Broadcom is changing the world by Connecting everything®.
Job Req ID: 546141
Job Posting Title: Sr. Principal Program Manager
City: Irvine
State: California
Country: USA
Alternate Location: US – California, Northern – Bay Area; US – California, Southern – Irvine
Percent of Travel Required: 25% – 50%
Job Function: Engineering
Discipline: ENG-Mktg, Mgmt, Project-Program Mgmt
The ASIC marketing team is seeking a Technical Program Manager to manage and facilitate the development of custom ASIC solutions for strategic customers. ASIC programs will typically include IC development, emulation and reference design board, and firmware, driver, interface, and application software needed by customers to develop, test, and manufacture their products. As a Technical Program Manager, you will leverage your extensive ASIC design experience and familiarity with the best tools and program management methodologies to ensure that top quality products are delivered on-time and within budget.
You will maintain excellent working relationships with cross-functional teams, executives, and customers through consistent communication that is both timely and appropriately detailed. You will work with customers in order to develop robust schedules and development plans, and risk-mitigation strategies consistent with internal capabilities and Broadcom company goals.
– In addition to the technical program management tasks listed above, the candidate must have excellent verbal and written communication skills with at least 8 years of experience in technical program management and/or ASIC design, and a BSEE or MBA (or equivalent)
– PMI certification experience is preferred. The ideal candidate would have experience managing IC projects through to full production processes, and must be able to manage, document, and follow rigorous development process flows
– Experience both developing and managing development in one or more of the following disciplines: IC design, backend design, mixed signal design, and embedded firmware
– Experience working with and understanding multiple program management processes such as Agile, Scrum, and the waterfall development model
– Expertise in a broad range of tools such as MS Project, Excel, Sharepoint, Confluence and Twiki is a strong plus
– Develop a good understanding of internal capabilities, customer requirements and schedules in order to create solid plans and risk-mitigation strategies
– Strong leader and facilitator and be able to keep expectations aligned. The candidate must be able to manage and coordinate deliverables between multiple teams both internal as well as external customers to ensure on time delivery of the end product
– Be comfortable learning Broadcom engineering program management processes, exploring new tools, and suggesting improvements
– “Can do” attitude that challenges development teams to reach beyond what they think is possible
– A passion for continual process improvement is essential
Additional responsibilities for this role are as follows:
Key Internal Program Management:
• Own and drive programs from kickoff to production
• Develop program schedule, track key milestones through daily or weekly core team meetings
• Manage risks and develop mitigation plans
• Interface and coordinate with BU Engineering as well as various Central Engineering teams
• Drive approval meetings and reviews
• Manage in-process material, samples allocation, and board logistics
• Develop processes to improve program efficiency
External/Customer Program Management:
• Manage key programs; serve as primary interface between internal teams and customers to resolve both technical and logistical issues
• Participate in weekly meetings tracking schedule, deliverables and actions. Mobilize internal team where is necessary to drive closure on issues
• Manage the communications regarding the delivery of enabling components (e.g., chips, hardware, software, regulatory, manufacturing, documentation, etc.)
• Manage internal in-process material, samples allocation, and system logistics
• Manage program risks and develop mitigation plans
• Develop processes to improve program efficiency
Requirements:
– BSEE plus 8 years in program or project management and/or ASIC development, or equivalent experience
– Specific knowledge and experience in ASIC, HW, and SW development, integration verification and operations
– Proven track record in delivering quality products on-time with global development teams while applying program management principles
– Experience managing customer focused programs
– Position requires excellent communications and organization skills, influencing without authority, and initiative
Broadcom is an equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans)
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